Description: Somen is not just summer food. This can be eaten when it’s cold. Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Somen - 200g (dry) or 540g (cooked) Pork mince (4%) - 50g Green Pepper - chopped, ½ piece or 50g Ginger - pureed, 2g or ½ teaspoon Sesame oil - 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds - 1 … Continue reading Somen with Crumbled Pork Green pepper
Small dishes
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
Green Pepper namul
Description: Homemade green pepper pickle in Korean style. Simple and tasty. This can be served as a side dish or you may eat them as a Japanese izakaya dish (similar to Spanish tapas).Serves: 2 Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Green pepper - chopped, 100g Soy sauce - 2 teaspoon Salt - 1 dash Sesame oil - … Continue reading Green Pepper namul
Cucumber and Tuna Salad
Description: Easy to prepare. When you are bored of eating vegetable sticks, try this recipe for a change. Just adding some seasonings make a dish a little bit more special. You can prepare it in advance and keep in the fridge so that you can save your time for meal preparation later on.Serves: 2Cooking time: … Continue reading Cucumber and Tuna Salad
Enoki Namul Korean Style
Description: Simple and tasty enoki mushroom namul. If you chill them in the fridge before serving, they will be refreshing and crispy.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Enoki mushroom - steamed, 200g Soy sauce - 2 teaspoon Salt - 1 dash Sesame oil - 1 tablespoon Spring onion - chopped, 1 teaspoon Garlic - pureed, … Continue reading Enoki Namul Korean Style
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)