Aubergine and pork ginger sauté (茄子と豚肉の生姜炒め)

Description: Japanese dish. It goes really well with rice. The mixture of sweet onions and a bit of spicy taste of ginger make a wonderful dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Aubergine - 1 piece or 200g, chopped into small pieces Sliced Pork belly- chopped, 100g Onion - chopped, ½ piece or 75g Ginger - … Continue reading Aubergine and pork ginger sauté (茄子と豚肉の生姜炒め)

Spicy Burdock and Konnyaku (牛蒡とこんにゃくのピリ辛煮)

Spicy Burdock and Konnyaku (牛蒡とこんにゃくのピリ辛煮) Description: Quick, easy, healthy and filling side dish. It goes well with rice and beer. You can cook a large portion and eat it the next day too. It can be served hot or cold.Serves: 3Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Burdock - chopped diagonally, 200g Konnyaku - chopped and make … Continue reading Spicy Burdock and Konnyaku (牛蒡とこんにゃくのピリ辛煮)

Pan-fried Chicken breast strips (ささみのチーズフライ)

Description: No deep fry but still crispy and tasty. A nice dish for a special occasion such as Christmas. It goes well with white wine, sparkling wine or beer.  Serves: 2 (4 pieces)Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast strips - make an incision or open, 8 strips or 280g Cheese (Swiss, alternatively Emmental) - … Continue reading Pan-fried Chicken breast strips (ささみのチーズフライ)

Spaghetti aglio e olio peperoncino with Octopus

Description: This can be served cold or warm. Parsley gives off great aromas and freshness, and garlic and chilli give a nice punch, perfect for a sunny summer.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Spaghetti - 180g Boiled octopus (alternatively, uncooked octopus and boil at home) - chopped in small pieces, 160g Garlic - chopped, 2 … Continue reading Spaghetti aglio e olio peperoncino with Octopus

Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)

Description: One of Japanese signature dishes. A popular Japanese grilled seasoning “butter ponzu: バターポン酢 / バタポン” was used for this dish. Butter ponzu is an amazing seasoning and it is a mixture of sourness from ponzu and mild flavour from butter. You can use it for other recipes too.Serves: 3Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Daikon … Continue reading Daikon Radish Steak (大根ステーキ)

Beef meatballs with creamy mushroom sauce

Description: Homemade meatball with creamy mushroom sauce. No additional sugar but a sweet and savoury dish. You may keep leftovers and cook some other dishes such as pasta later on.Serves: 3 (15 meatballs)Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredient Meatballs Beef mince (5%) - 500g Onion - chopped in small pieces, 2 pieces or 150g for meatballs … Continue reading Beef meatballs with creamy mushroom sauce

Pork mince steak with lotus roots (蓮根おろしバーグ)

Description: Amazing homemade pork mince steak in Japanese style. It is a very healthy and filling mince steak. You may use chicken or turkey mince instead.  Serves: 4 pieces (200g per piece or smaller size and more numbers)Cooking time: 40 minutes Ingredients Pork mince (4%) - 500g Medium egg - 1 Onion - cut in … Continue reading Pork mince steak with lotus roots (蓮根おろしバーグ)