Japanese spinach with soysauce “Ohitashi” – 法蓮草のお浸し 

Description: Simple, easy to prepare and is one of your 5-A-Day. Frozen spinach can be used too.Serves: 2Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients  Spinach - steam or boiled, 160g Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon Bonito flakes (alternatively, ground sesame seeds) - 2 teaspoons Method 1. Steam the spinach briefly.2. When they are soft enough, squeeze and … Continue reading Japanese spinach with soysauce “Ohitashi” – 法蓮草のお浸し 

Sausage and green pepper curry flavour sauteé

Description: It’s so simple and good. Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Sausage - chopped, 4 pieces, 80g Curry powder - 1 teaspoon Garlic - chopped, 2 cloves Ground black pepper - 2 dashes Salt - 1 dash Asparagus -  cut in 4 pieces, 230g Method 1. Steam the asparagus.2. Meanwhile, in a large non-stick frying … Continue reading Sausage and green pepper curry flavour sauteé

Stir-fried pork, potato and green pepper

Description: Just a simple stir-fried vegetable. Use somehow left vegetables at home and cook for no special reason.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients  Pork loin - chopped into thin strips, 100g Baby potatoes - chopped into thin strips, 4 to 5 pieces, 150g Green pepper - chopped into thin strips, 160g Sesame oil (Alternatively, sunflower … Continue reading Stir-fried pork, potato and green pepper

Aglio e olio peperoncino shitake mushroom

Description: Simple but delicious shiitake mushrooms. This can be canape, finger foods or appetiser. Serves: 10 piecesCooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Shiitake mushrooms (alternatively chestnut mushrooms) - 10 pieces or 200g Garlic - chopped in fine pieces, 2 cloves Olive oil - 1 tablespoon Dried chili - chopped, 1 piece Salt - 1 dash Black pepper … Continue reading Aglio e olio peperoncino shitake mushroom

Stuffed green pepper (ピーマンの肉詰め)

Description: Somewhat nostalgic dish. Very common dish that parents prepare to make their children eat vegetables.Serves: 2Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Mincemeat (5%) 200gGreen pepper - cut in half, 5 pieces (small) or 160g Onion, ½ piece or 75gGarlic - chopped, 2 cloves Soy sauce - ⅔ tablespoon Ground black Pepper - ½ teaspoon Sesame … Continue reading Stuffed green pepper (ピーマンの肉詰め)

Beef, lotus roots, chikuwa, and green beans kinpira

Description: One of the Japanese traditional dishes, “kinpira”.You can add your favourite vegetables and meat, and make your own style.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Lotus roots- cut into half moon slices 2-3 mm width, 100g Chikuwa fish cake - chopped diagonally, 160g Green Beans - 80g Thinly sliced beef (rib eye) - 50g Mirin … Continue reading Beef, lotus roots, chikuwa, and green beans kinpira