Author: Steven

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 14 oz (400 g) medium-firm silken tofu 1/2 cup (60 g) potato starch (or cornstarch) 2 cups (480 ml) neutral oil, for frying 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) dashi 3 tbsp (45 ml) soy…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 hearty bowls Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup Japanese short-grain rice + 1 1/8 cups water 2 boneless pork loin chops (about 6 oz/170 g each), 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 1/4 tsp white or black pepper 1/2 cup all-purpose…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 50 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 8 cups (1.9 L) water 15 g kombu (kelp) 20 g katsuobushi (bonito flakes) 3 tbsp light soy sauce (usukuchi) 3 tbsp mirin 2 tbsp sake 1 tsp sugar, 1/2…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 1 hour curing) Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 skin-on mackerel fillets (5–6 oz/140–170 g each) 2 tsp kosher salt (use 1 1/4 tsp if using Morton) 1 Tbsp sake (optional) 1 Tbsp neutral oil 1…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (16 skewers + 4 cups cooked rice) Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb boneless, skin-on chicken thighs, cut 1–1¼-inch pieces 1 lb ground chicken thigh (for tsukune) 12 oz chicken livers, trimmed 4 large scallions (plus…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 12 oz (340 g) dried soba noodles 1 sheet nori, toasted and cut into thin strips 4 scallions, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup) 2 tsp wasabi paste, plus more to taste Tsuyu: 2 cups…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs (about 750 g total) Salt and black pepper 1/2 cup (65 g) all-purpose flour + 2 large eggs (for coating) Neutral oil for frying (about 3 cups/750 ml) Nanban…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 generous bowls Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 aburaage (fried tofu pouches) For simmering aburaage: 1/2 cup dashi, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sugar 4 cups dashi (from granules or homemade) 2 tbsp soy sauce (preferably…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 36 gyoza (about 6 servings) Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 24 minutes (3 batches) Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) ground pork 2 packed cups (200 g) finely chopped napa cabbage + 1/2 tsp kosher salt 3 scallions, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves,…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 3 servings (1 roll; 10–12 slices) Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10–12 minutes Total Time: 20–22 minutes Quick Ingredients 5 large eggs 3 tbsp dashi (or 1/2 tsp instant dashi in 3 tbsp hot water) 1 1/2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp mirin 1 tsp soy sauce 1/4 tsp fine…