I cook rice very often and left-over rice is in the fridge almost always. Zōsui (Rice Soup) is a great way to use up the left-over cold rice. This is an Italian ‘Risotto’ inspired version. I sometimes add some milk to make the soup creamy and some shaved OR grated Parmesan Cheese for topping. It’s …
‘Cream Stew’ is a very popular dish in Japan. When the weather is getting cold, we often see TV ads of ready-made cream stew roux and we start to crave for the dish. My children loved it when they were young. And now? They still love it. I don’t use read-made roux. It’s a quite …
It’s getting cold in Melbourne. Warm dishes are more enjoyable. I have posted some Japanese winter dish recipes such as ‘Furofuki Daikon’, simmered Daikon radish with sweet miso sauce. I want to introduce another iconic winter dish. It is ‘Steamed Savoury Turnip Meringue’, which tastes a little bit like Wasabi. This dish can be categorised …
Since my daughter stopped eating dairy products, cooking dinner has become a challenge for me. However, I have created many delicious meals without dairy. Here is one of them. My husband, who loves cream and butter and cheese, actually loved this soup better than the ordinary Creamy Mushroom Soup. And this soup is even healthier! …
As the authentic Kimchi is available form a Korean grocery store in the area where I live, I am using Kimchi for a variety of dishes. This spicy soup is a great dish to warm up on a cold day. Adding rice noodles or Harusame noodles, it can be enjoyed as a noodle soup. This …
This Carrot Soup tastes as good as my Pumpkin Soup, which is my daughter’s favourite. A few humble ingredients turn into such a wonderful soup but ‘Carrot Soup’ seems not very popular at all in Australia. Have you ever tried ‘Carrot Soup’ before? Makes 2 to 4 Servings Ingredients Carrots 2Onion 1 large oneButter 2 …
On a cold day, warm soup for dinner makes my family happy. Last night, I was just about to make Tofu & Egg Soup that is my children’s favourite, but I changed my mind when I saw frozen prawns in my freezer. I made Prawn Wonton Soup instead. We can buy wonton wrappers from most …
Hot soup would be nice for cold night dinner. Chawanmushi (Japanese Savoury Custard Soup) would be perfect! ‘Chawanmushi’ means ‘steamed in a tea cup’ and it is quite easy to make. Here is my family’s home style Chawanmushi recipe. If you don’t have Dashi Stock, why don’t you use Vegetable Stock or Chicken Stock? Use …
Kombu (Kelp) & Katsuobushi Dashi *Katsuobushi (Dried, Fermented and Smoked Bonito Flakes) Ingredients Water 4 cups Kombu (Kelp) 15cm long Katusobushi 1 cup Method 1. Clean the surface of Kombu (Kelp) with wet tea towel or paper towel. Soak the Kombu in the water for about 30 minutes. Put this on a medium to low …
This is a very filling and healthy warm meal for a cold day. If you don’t have Dashi Stock, try with Chicken Stock. Cooking Chicken Balls in the stock adds delicate ginger flavour to it. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 300g Chicken Mince1 small piece Ginger *grated1 to 2 Spring Onions1/4 Carrot2 Shiitake1/2 Egg *Optional1/4 teaspoon …
My mother used to make Zōsui to finish off bits and pieces of leftover Vegetables and Cooked Rice. To make this soup even more filling, she often added some dumplings which I loved. Mochi is also very nice in this soup but they are not available always, so she made simple wheat flour-base dumplings. This …
Clear soup is usually seasoned with Salt and Soy Sauce. Depending on the ingredients, Sake (Rice Wine) and Mirin are also used. The above image is the clear soup with a piece of Cod, Enoki and Spring Onion. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 4 cups Dashi *See ‘Dashi Stock’ page1 teaspoon Salt1 tablespoons Soy Sauce Add two or …