Hearty Stewed Meat & Potatoes (色々肉じゃが)

Description: Japanese slow cook food. Can be cooked in large portions and kept for the following days.Serves: 4Cooking time: 30+ minutes Ingredients Beef (sirloin, alternatively rib-eye or any other part) - cut in bite size, 150g Onion - chopped, 2 or 300g Baby potatoes - 10 pieces or 250g Green Beans - 80g Carrots - … Continue reading Hearty Stewed Meat & Potatoes (色々肉じゃが)

Simmered chicken and mushroom in Japanese style (鶏ときのこの煮物)

Description: Soft and juicy chicken and mushrooms perfectly matched. You can use any type of mushroom.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Chicken breast (alternatively, thigh) - 160g Mushroom (any type) - 160g Sake cooking wine - 1/2 tablespoon Mirin cooking wine - 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce - 1/2 tablespoon  Ground black pepper - 1 dash … Continue reading Simmered chicken and mushroom in Japanese style (鶏ときのこの煮物)

Slightly simmered Chicken, Chikuwa and Green pepper

Description: Simple, fast but tasty. Nothing really special but still amazing.Serves: 2 Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Chikuwa fish cake - chopped diagonally, 160g Green pepper - chopped, 1 small piece or 80g Mincemeat (chicken or turkey) - 100g Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons Mirin cooking wine - 2 teaspoons Sake cooking wine - 2 teaspoons … Continue reading Slightly simmered Chicken, Chikuwa and Green pepper

Grilled aubergine and green pepper dipped in sauce (ピーマンと茄子の焼き浸し)

Description: You may call it “Japanese ratatouille”. We do not use tomato sauce, but we use soy sauce and soak vegetables in it. You can chill it and serve. It has a smooth and cold texture on the tongue. Wonderful dish in summer or hot weather.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes + (depending on chilling time) … Continue reading Grilled aubergine and green pepper dipped in sauce (ピーマンと茄子の焼き浸し)

Beef and daikon radish (牛大根)

Description: Nothing special but somewhat tastes like a Japanese izakaya dish. Convenient for cooking a large amount and keeping for the following days.Serves: 2Cooking time: 40 minutes Ingredients Thinly sliced beef - 150g Daikon radish - chopped into quarter slice (1cm width), 200g Konnyaku - 1 piece/pack or 250g Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon Mirin … Continue reading Beef and daikon radish (牛大根)