Description: Root vegetable salad. Typical combination of burdock and carrots, but at the same time, it is an amazing combination with tuna-mayo. This can be an appetizer, izakaya-style dish or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Burdock - chopped into thin strips, 100g Carrot - chopped into thin strips, 50g (You may use more … Continue reading Gobo salad (burdock salad) 牛蒡サラダ
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Daikon radish and pork
Description: Japanese-style izakaya dish. This can be served as a starter or a side dish. You can cook a large portion and eat it the next day too. Flavour is well-absorbed into the ingredients, so the next day dish becomes even tastier.Serves: 3Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Pork belly - 100g (1 slice) Daikon radish … Continue reading Daikon radish and pork
Tofu with Negi Shio sauce (ネギ塩豆腐)
Description: Simple and easy to prepare. Tofu can be very nice with seasonings. This can be added into a salad as well. It is healthy and refreshing.Serves: 1 Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Tofu - 150g Spring onion - chopped, 15g Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon or squeeze from 1 wedge … Continue reading Tofu with Negi Shio sauce (ネギ塩豆腐)
Chicken breast and okra salad
Description: Healthy and fresh salad. It is easy to prepare and you can prepare it in advance and keep it in the fridge. One of 5-A-Day dishes and this can be a small appetizer or side dish.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast - 150g Okra - chopped, 160g Sake cooking wine - 2 … Continue reading Chicken breast and okra salad
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
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)
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)
Grilled yam potato with bacon and raclette cheese
Description: Crunchy yam potatoes go really well with bacon and melted cheese. If you do not finish your raclette cheese in your previous meal, this is one of the best ways to use leftover cheese the next day.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Yam potatoes - sliced in 5 mm width, 200g Bacon - sliced … Continue reading Grilled yam potato with bacon and raclette cheese