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…

Hiyashi Somen with Light Tsuyu and Summer Toppings

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 2 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 320 g dried sōmen noodles (about 11 oz) 120 ml mentsuyu, 3x concentrate (1/2 cup) 360 ml ice-cold water (1 1/2 cups) 1 small cucumber, julienned 2 myōga buds, thinly sliced 3 scallions, thinly…

Savory Unohana (Okara) with Carrots and Shiitake

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 side-dish servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 30 minutes soaking) Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Quick Ingredients 300 g fresh okara (about 3 cups, loosely packed) 1 small carrot (80 g), julienned 4 dried shiitake mushrooms (8–10 g), soaked 30 min and sliced 1…

Garlic Soy Butter Tofu Steaks with Daikon

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (includes pressing tofu) Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 37 minutes Quick Ingredients 14–16 oz extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed 2 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp rice flour (or all-purpose flour) 1/4 tsp kosher salt + 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 1/2 tbsp neutral…

Spaghetti Napolitan with Ketchup-Shoyu Butter and Sausage

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 14 oz (400 g) spaghetti 2 tbsp kosher salt (for 4 qt/3.8 L pasta water) 2/3 cup (160 g) ketchup 1 tbsp soy sauce (shoyu) 1 tsp Worcestershire (optional) 3 tbsp unsalted butter, divided…

Kyoto-Style Yudōfu Tofu Hot Pot with Ponzu

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 blocks soft or medium-firm tofu (14 oz / 400 g each), drained 6 cups (1.4 L) water 1 piece kombu, 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm) or 10 g 1/2 cup…

Tai Meshi: Soy-Ginger Sea Bream Rice with Citrus

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