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)

Stir-fried broccoli (ブロッコリーの茎炒め)

Description: No wasting of broccoli stem.Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Broccoli stem - chopped into thin strips, 80g or 1 stalk Chikuwa fish cake - chopped into thin strips, 32g or 2 pieces Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons Mirin cooking wine - 2 teaspoons Sesame oil - 2 teaspoons Water - 3 tablespoons Method … Continue reading Stir-fried broccoli (ブロッコリーの茎炒め)

Okra Natto Hiyayakko (オクラ納豆冷ややっこ)

Description: Fermented soya beans, natto arranged dish. Simple to prepare and full of important nutrients. We Japanese eat natto, particularly at breakfast. It may not be appealing in smell or appearance… just eat it. Serves: 2Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients Tofu - 150g Natto - 1/2 pack (28.35g) (defrost beforehand if frozen) Okra - chopped, 40g … Continue reading Okra Natto Hiyayakko (オクラ納豆冷ややっこ)

Aubergine, green pepper and pork sauté (ナスピーマン・豚の生姜炒め)

Description: Japanese-style pork sauté. The mixture of the spicy taste of ginger and fresh green pepper makes a nice combination. Not only does it perfectly match with rice, but also it does with quinoa.Serves: 2Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Aubergine - 1 piece or 200g, chopped into small pieces Sliced Pork belly- chopped, 100g Green … Continue reading Aubergine, green pepper and pork sauté (ナスピーマン・豚の生姜炒め)