This comforting rice bowl is easy to make. I love the meltingly soft Turnip in this dish, but you can use Daikon (White Radish) instead. Chicken can be replaced with Pork. When I am tired OR not feeling well, this type of dish is what I want to eat. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 1 Turnip …
It looks yummy, doesn’t it? It is yummy! To cook this dish, you need 1/4 of large Wombok and it is about 500g. It looks a lot but the volume will be significantly reduced when cooked. You can enjoy this dish as a soup, but I recommend to pour it over freshly cooked Rice, warmed …
I almost always have cooked Rice, freshly cooked OR leftover. That’s why I often make a rice bowl for my lunch. Today I cooked this simple rice bowl with three ingredients, Egg, Nattō and Spring Onion. Super quick and easy, yet delicious and nutritious, full of protein and vitamins. I added Nori, Crispy Chilli Oil …
When you cook Clams with Sake (Rice Wine), delicious soup is created in the pan. I don’t want to waste it. To enjoy all the delicious soup, I added Harusame Noodles (Bean Thread Noodles) with some extra Stock. This dish is yummy. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 300g Clams OR ‘Pippi’1 cup Salted Water *1 cup …
Today I want to share my embarrassingly quick and easy recipe for this Fried Rice, that is cooked in microwave. It takes less than 5 minutes to cook including preparation time and you don’t need a frying pan. You only need a heat-proof bowl and microwave. Today I used Pork and Spring Onion, but you …
Have you ever used Rice Paper for soup? A few months ago, my daughter gave me 2 large bags of Rice Paper and I have been struggling to use them. The other day, I happened to add some Rice Paper to a soup, and it was surprisingly good. I believe any soup is good, but …
In Japan, there are many rice bowl dishes similar to the popular ‘Oyako Don’. You cook ingredients in soy sauce based sweet sauce, then bind the ingredients with Egg. Today I used ‘Kabayaki’ Eel and Spring Onion. Fishy smell could be reduced by Ginger. Makes 1 Serving Ingredients 1/2 fillet ‘Kabayaki’ Eel *80 to 100g1 …
Nattō, fermented Soy Beans, is a very nutritious and healthy food, but many people hate it because of its smell. I have shared many Nattō recipes on this website. Here is another one you can try. It’s a Spicy Fried Rice cooked with Toban Djan (Chilli Bean Sauce). As Toban Djan is quite salty, DO …
My savoury pancakes made with Plain Flour and Potato Starch are different from the typical pancakes. They have rubbery texture like Mochi. Some people who use my recipes think batter is too thick and they add more water. That will ruin the texture. The batter should be thick, and it binds the ingredients like a …
People often ask me how to cook Miso Soup. The answer is simple. Cook ingredients in Dashi Stock, that can be Katsuo (Bonito), Kombu (Kelp) OR Iriko (Dried Sardines), OR Stock of your choice. Then season the soup with Miso. Miso’s saltiness varies, and everyone has a different taste, so you need to taste the …
In Melbourne where I live, more and more Asian Mushrooms are becoming available. A local green grocer near my home sells a huge variety of Asian Mushrooms and I am happy. Today I used those delicious Mushrooms to make this rice bowl. I used Sugar, Mirin and Soy Sauce to season it. It’s a typical …
Crab Meat Rice Soup is actually a delicacy as it is supposed to be cooked with Crab that is not cheap. However, you can cook it easily and quickly using Canned Crab Meat. Such a simple rice soup is something I occasionally crave, particularly on a cold day OR when I don’t feel well. Makes …