‘Nabe’ (Japanese Hot Pot) dishes are popular winter warmers. One of the most popular ‘Nabe’ dishes is ‘Kimchi Nabe’. You can cook it in a saucepan and serve it like a soup. Today I cooked 1/2 this recipe for my lunch. I enjoyed it with freshly cooked Rice. It was so comforting and warmed me …
The other day, I saw a video of a woman grilling Rice Paper over hot charcoal and making something that looked absolutely yummy. It seems it was a popular Vietnamese street food. I tried to recreate a similar thing using a frying pan. The essentail ingredients are Rice Paper and Egg, then you can add …
This dirty looking Oven-Baked Rice is made with Chicken Giblets (Gizzards and Livers). I think Livers make the dirty colour. It is actually delicious and you know Gizzards and Livers are cheap. It is not hard to make, but you need to work fair bit to prepare Gizzards and Livers. Serve with a refreshing salad. …
Pork Speck is a type of cured, lightly smoked ham. It can create delicious soups. I am using it for many dishes, and this is a very simple one that I often cook with canned Beans. Today I used Cannellini Beans. The other day I used Boiled Soy Beans and it was really good. Please …
I often stir-fry thinly sliced Pork and Enoki, and I season with Soy Sauce. The other day I added Gochujang (Korean Spicy Miso) to make it spicy. I thought I should add Garlic. Then I thought the sauce should be sweeter, then added Sugar. The experimental dish turned out quite delicious. So I wrote down …
Pan-fried Pork and Egg can be a great dish. As I always eat it with freshly cooked Rice, I made it into a rice bowl today. The sauce I used today was one of my favourites, a mixture of Soy Sauce and Oyster Sauce. It’s super easy to make. I often add a small amount …
I used to cook this Baked Pork using a store-bought ‘Char Siu’ Sauce. I usually boil chunky pieces of Pork until soft, marinate them with the sauce, then bake until browned. However, I didn’t have the ‘Char Siu’ Sauce today!!! I thought I had it!!! With no other choice, I made up a sauce adding …
This is the best Gluten-free Okonomiyaki that I have ever made. Glutinous Rice Flour, that is often called ‘Shiratamako’ in Japan, is the essential ingredient to make Mochi desserts and Dango dumplings. I used Glutinous Rice Flour for this Okonomiyaki instead of Wheat Flour. You need to use less Water for this Glutinous Rice Flour …
It takes time to cook Ham Hock until soft and that’s the down side of this soup. However, Ham Hock makes an excellent stock. Cook Vegetables and Beans in the stock until soft. That’s basically how to cook Ham Hock Soup. You can cook Dried Split Peas in the stock to make the popular Pea …
My ‘Mabo Dofu Japanese Style’ is quite different from the authentic Chinese ‘Mapo Tofu’, but it is what my mother used to cook. It is not very spicy and that was important for my family because we could hardly enjoy very spicy food. Today I cooked almost same Pork Mince mixture, but, instead of adding …
There are some methods to cook Broccoli. My favourite method is pan-steam-frying, and I have shared quite a few recipes on this website. Boiling and steaming are popular. Another method is simple stir-frying. If you chop up Broccoli into small pieces, it won’t take very long to cook it. Today I cooked Broccoli with Pork. …
When I need to cook Broccoli for a Spaghetti dish, I usually cook Broccoli in the same salty water that is cooking Spaghetti. I add Broccoli to the water when Spaghetti are half-cooked, and this method works fine. However, for this dish, there is an alternative way and Broccoli tastes much better. It’s my favourite …