Category: Recipes

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb (900 g) pork belly, skin-on, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) cubes 1 tbsp neutral oil 2-inch (5 cm) ginger, sliced 6 scallions (green onions), whites and greens separated…

Unadon With Tare-Glazed Eel and Sanshō Over Rice

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 bowls Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (360 g) Japanese short-grain rice + 2¼ cups (540 ml) water 14–16 oz (400–450 g) pre-grilled unagi kabayaki (2 fillets) 1/2 tsp ground sanshō pepper Tare: 1/2 cup (120 ml) soy sauce,…

Juicy Menchi Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (6 patties) Prep Time: 45 minutes (includes chilling) Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 8 oz (225 g) ground beef + 8 oz (225 g) ground pork 1 small onion (about 150 g), finely diced 3/4 cup (35 g) panko + 2…

Kinpira Gobo with Carrot and Sesame

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 side-dish servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 250 g burdock root (gobo), lightly scraped and julienned (2-inch matchsticks) 200 g carrots, julienned (matchstick size to match gobo) 1 1/2 tbsp neutral oil (canola, rice bran, or grapeseed) 2 tbsp soy…

Hayashi Rice with Beef, Onions, and Mushrooms

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups Japanese short-grain rice (400 g) + 2 1/4 cups water (540 ml) 5 tbsp unsalted butter (70 g), divided 1 lb thinly sliced beef chuck or sirloin (450 g) 2…

Nabeyaki Udon with Chicken, Shiitake, and Poached Egg

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 individual clay pots (2 servings) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups (960 ml) dashi stock (or water + 2 tsp instant dashi granules) 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp kosher salt 2 frozen…

Quick Salmon Ochazuke with Umeboshi and Nori

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 bowls Prep Time: 8 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups hot cooked Japanese short-grain rice 6 oz salmon fillet + 1/2 tsp kosher salt Option A: 2 tsp loose-leaf sencha + 1 1/2 cups water at 175°F (80°C) Option B: 2 cups…

Chikuzenni: Braised Chicken and Root Vegetables

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 30 minutes to soak shiitake) Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) boneless, skin-on chicken thighs, cut in 1-inch pieces 7 oz (200 g) lotus root, peeled and sliced 1 medium burdock root (150…

Creamy Tamago Kake Gohan (TKG) Breakfast

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 bowls Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes (use hot, freshly cooked or reheated rice) Total Time: 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (320–360 g) hot cooked Japanese short-grain rice 2 large eggs (pasteurized if desired) 2–4 tsp soy sauce (to taste) 2 tsp unsalted butter, softened (optional)…

Hijiki No Nimono with Carrots, Aburaage, and Soybeans

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