Description: Amazing Japanese pork soup “Butajiru”. It warms you up in winter or when you are ill. This soup has a lot of ingredients, so it is a well-balanced meal. Serves: 8Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Pork Belly - chopped in small pieces, 200g Carrot - chopped into one bite-size, 1 piece Konnyaku - 1 piece … Continue reading Japanese pork soup (豚汁)
Author: Haruka Sugiyama
Lotus Roots and tuna-mayo salad
Description: Easy and fast to prepare. It looks like a small appetiser or a side dish, but this dish fills you up 🙂 Tuna-Mayo is a popular ingredient in Japan. I personally love Tuna-mayo onigiri rice balls 🙂 This was applied to lotus roots this time. Hope you enjoy some popular Japanese flavour. Tuna-mayo matches … Continue reading Lotus Roots and tuna-mayo salad
Pancetta and spinach gigli pasta with pecorino cheese
Description: Enjoyable pasta not only for its amazing taste but also cute appearance. On top of that, spinach boosts the nutritional value of the dish. If you find a funny shape of pasta, you can try it. We eat pasta with our eyes too. If you don’t have any funny shapes, of course, you can … Continue reading Pancetta and spinach gigli pasta with pecorino cheese
Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Description: Fresh homemade carpaccio. It is nice to have as appetizer to share. No need to go to a fancy restaurant. All we need is to slice them, place them and pour dressing over them!Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Boiled octopus (alternatively, 200g of uncooked octopus and boil at home) - thinly sliced, 100g … Continue reading Octopus Carpaccio (たこのカルパッチョ)
Petite Negima – meat and spring onion skewer (ミニねぎま)
Description: A popular Japanese izakaya dish. Simple and easy to cook, it gives a nice flavour of grilled meat and the sweetness of spring onion. You can just eat it with salt and pepper or you can dip them into mayonnaise, cream cheese or ponzu. It will be perfect as a canapé too. Serves: 26 piecesCooking … Continue reading Petite Negima – meat and spring onion skewer (ミニねぎま)
Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Description: Soft and juicy chicken and daikon perfectly matched. It is simple, yet nice when you feel sick or when it is cold. It helps to warm you up.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast - chopped into bite-size, 150g Daikon radish - chopped into thin strips, 150g Spring onions - chopped, 20g Chicken … Continue reading Simmered chicken and daikon radish (鶏肉と大根の煮物)
Salmon Avocado Pasta
Description: Healthy creamy pasta. Using ‘’the butter from the forest’’, it can be served hot or cold. Without using any cream or cheese, this pasta is still very creamy and yet a healthier pasta option. This can be a main or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 25 minutes Ingredients Salmon - cut in small pieces, 300g … Continue reading Salmon Avocado Pasta
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)
Mignonne Nutri-Cuisine 