Fried Tofu is available from many Asian grocery stores. In Melbourne where I live, many supermarkets sell it. Fried Tofu has firm and crunchy outside, and it is suitable for many dishes. Today I cooked this rice bowl, similar to my ‘Scrumptious Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl’. It’s a vegetarian dish that is high in …
This is a very filling soup because there is a lot of Cabbage in it. I added thinly sliced Pork and Corn Kernels today. You may with to add more Vegetables OR Mushrooms. For me, this can be a meal as it is, but you can add some Rice OR Noodles. An absolutely versatile comforting …
Are you looking for a new way to cook Chicken Fillet? Try this super easy recipe. Season with Salt and Pepper, coat with Potato Starch, pan-fry, then add this Sweet & Sour Sauce that can be made with Sugar, Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar and Sesame Oil. Pan-fried Chicken Fillet is a little boring, but this …
I used to cook this dish using Canned Soy Beans, that is commonly available in Japan, but it is impossible to find in Melbourne where I live. I started using Edamame as Edamame are young Soy Beans and they are almost the same thing, although Edamame are crunchy. In Melbourne, frozen Edamame beans that are …
If you are looking for a quick and easy meal that you can use Hoisin Sauce, why don’t you try this one? Beef Mince is inexpensive and it can be cooked very quickly. I used Spring Onion because I always have it, but you can use other green vegetable. Choy Sum OR Bok Choy can …
For a long time I wondered why this dish is called ‘Mongolian Beef’. I recently discovered it has nothing to do with Mongolian cuisine. Anyway, it is popular in Melbourne where I live. When I tried to cook it at home, I looked for recipes and I didn’t like all of them, because they were …
This is what I am most likely cooking when I don’t feel well with a cold or something. If I am very sick and weak, I would wish to eat ‘Okayu’, Japanese Rice Porridge, that is seasoned with only a small amount of Salt, but it is not nutritious. For this Rice Soup, Egg and …
This is the third time I cooked this quick and easy soup of Iceberg Lettuce. Every time I cooked it, I used more Lettuce than last time. Today I added 150g and it looked too much, but it was not. I could have added more. That’s because the volume of Iceberg Lettuce is reduced significantly …
I craved Miso Ramen today, OR, more precisely, I craved a Japanese Instant Ramen called ‘サッポロ一番’ (Sapporo Ichiban) Miso Ramen. It is almost impossible for me to find it where I live, so I cooked this super quick and easy Miso Ramen. It was actually not bad at all. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1 serving …
I know Potato Pancakes such as Hash Browns are not healthy food but I love them. I try to create less unhealthy Potato Pancakes by adding Vegetables OR mashed Chickpeas, etc. Today I added a can of Mackerel and Cheese to this one. These Pancakes are high in calories but seriously delicious. You got to …
If you have some Dried Shelled Shrimps, this fried rice is absolutely easy to cook. What ingredients do you need? You would need Cooked Rice, 1 Spring Onion, 1 small clove Garlic and 1 Egg. Dried Shelled Shrimps are available from most Asian grocery stores. They are not cheap, but it is worth to stock …
Today I was cooking ‘Stir-fried Satoimo (Taro) & Spring Onion’ again. Then I forgot about it. The ‘Satoimo’ were over cooked and too soft for the dish. They were already mashy, so I mashed them, mixed with the finely chopped Spring Onion, added some Corn Starch, and made into these Mochi cakes. It was a …