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Hiyayakko cold tofu
Hiyayakko (cold tofu salad) 4 servingsIngredients Tofu 1 package soft or silken Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) about a small handful 1-2 stalks green onion soy Sauce Grated ginger Directions: Slice green onions very thinly. Grate ginger. Drain tofu. Cut into 4 squares. Place a piece of tofu on a dish and top with some of…
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Edamame & Tomato Salad (Side dish or bento box filler)
Serving size 1-2 people: Ingredients: 1 cup of Edamame fresh or frozen Aprox 6 grape or cherry Tomatoes 1-2 tablespoons of Japanese Mayonnaise 1 Negi or green Onion stalk (1/2 inch of the whites and 1/2 of the top for garnish) Salt and pepper to taste In a small sauce pan add 1 teaspoon of…
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nikujaga (Simmered Potato & ground beef) version 1
Ingredients for 4 1 lb. ground beef 3 thin slices ginger 4 medium size potatoes 1 carrot 1/2 onion (or 1 whole small onion) 1 tbsp. vegtable oil Ingredients for broth 3 cups water/ dashi 1 tbsp. sugar 4 tbsp. mirin 3 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tbsp. Sake (this is my personal add in and can be left out if you want it…
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Spinach Ohitashi
Ingredients: 1 bunch spinach (fresh not frozen) Pinch kosher/sea salt Dashi broth ½ cup water 1 kombu (dried kelp) (about 2″x 2″ ) small hand full of katsuobushi (fish flakes) (IF you want it to be vegetarian sub fish flakes for 2 dried shiitake mushrooms) Seasonings 1 Tbsp mirin 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar 1 Tbsp usukuchi (light-colored) soy sauce Toppings toasted white sesame seeds Directions: In…
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Simmered daikon
Daikon Water *enough to cover Daikon in pan 1/4 teaspoon Dashi added to the water Powder (if using fresh made dasi substitute for the water & dashi powder) 1/2-1 tablespoon Sugar 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Mirin 1 tablespoon Sake InstructionsSlice Daikon about 1/2 inch thickness. Remove skin and cut them in half if…
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Kuwayaki Tori chicken recipe
Ingredients 600 g chicken thigh2 negi (spring onion)Potato starch for coating2 tbsp soy sauce2 tbsp mirin2 tbsp sake2 tsp sugar Instructions: Remove the excess skin and fat from the chicken but skin on the thighs Gently poke both sides with a fork and cut into bite-size pieces, Also cut the onion into bite side pieces…
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Cucumber sunomono aka Japanese quick pickles
1 cucumber Persian cucumbers are best if you can’t find Japanese onesDried seaweed wakame (optional)2 tsp salt Amazu or “marinade”2 tsp rice vinegar2 tsp mirin2 tsp soy sauce (lite not tamari)sesame seeds to sprinkle Wash & Thinly slice the cucumbers, we use a mandolin. Next hydrate the wakame in a bowl of water for 10…
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