Pork Chigiri Konnyaku (ちぎりこんにゃくと豚)

Description: Typical ippin-ryori at Japanese style bar “izakaya”. Instead of olives, you may want to try this for your snack with your beer today? Serves: 3 Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Pork belly - cut into bite-size, 100g Konnyaku - torn, 1 piece or 250g Ginger - pureed, 1 teaspoon Chive - chopped, 1 teaspoon Dry chilli … Continue reading Pork Chigiri Konnyaku (ちぎりこんにゃくと豚)

Braised Beef and Tomato (牛肉とトマト煮込み)

Description: Easy and quick to cook. No need to prepare beforehand, cook just right before eating. This goes really well with red wine.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Beef (sirloin, alternatively rib-eye or any other part) - cut in bite size, 150g Onion - chopped, 2 or 300g Tomato - chopped in bite size, 1 … Continue reading Braised Beef and Tomato (牛肉とトマト煮込み)

Agedashi Tofu – 揚げだし豆腐

Description: One of the popular Japanese side dishes. This is served in Izakaya (Japanese bars), Japanese restaurants or even at home. No need to prepare specific ingredients.Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Tofu - 1 box or 300g Spring onion or chive - chopped, 2 tablespoons or 10g, according to personal taste Daikon radish (mooli) … Continue reading Agedashi Tofu – 揚げだし豆腐

Aubergine and tuna ponzu (茄子のツナぽん酢)

Description: Can be served as an appetiser or side dish. Can be served chilled and this can be served as a Japanese izakaya-style dish (similar to Spanish tapas).Serves: 2Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Aubergine - 1 piece or 200g, chopped into small pieces Tuna (tinned) - 1 small tin or 60g Ponzu - 1 tablespoon … Continue reading Aubergine and tuna ponzu (茄子のツナぽん酢)

Asparagus Wrapped in thinly sliced pork belly (Asperges enveloppées dans de la poitrine de porc)

Description: Asparagus wrapped in thinly sliced pork belly. Can be served as canape, finger food for parties or side dishes. Japanese people like to roll vegetables with thinly sliced meat so that kids would eat them :)Serves: 3Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients Thinly sliced pork belly - cut in half, 200g  Asparagus - cut in … Continue reading Asparagus Wrapped in thinly sliced pork belly (Asperges enveloppées dans de la poitrine de porc)

Crispy cheese lotus root (レンコンのチーズ焼き)

Description: Easy to prepare. This can be served as a side dish or canapé. This can be eaten hot or cold.Serves: 2Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients Lotus Roots -  sliced 4-5mm width, 100g Emmental cheese slices - tear into the size of lotus roots, 2 slices or 40g Method 1. Remove the skin of the … Continue reading Crispy cheese lotus root (レンコンのチーズ焼き)