Category: Recipes

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Quick Ingredients 2 cups (380 g) Japanese short-grain rice + water 12 large shrimp (16/20 count), tails on 500 g mixed seasonal vegetables (sweet potato, kabocha, asparagus or green beans, bell pepper, shiitake, eggplant, shiso) 1/4…

Ginger Pork (Buta no Shogayaki) with Cabbage and Rice

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes (includes 10 minutes marinating while you prep) Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 500 g thin-sliced pork loin or shoulder 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp sake 2 tbsp mirin 1 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tbsp freshly grated ginger, divided…

Nasu Dengaku (Miso-Glazed Eggplant)

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 side servings (or 2 light mains) Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 small Japanese eggplants (about 1 lb / 450 g) 2 tbsp neutral oil (plus a little more for pan, if pan-frying) 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 2 scallions,…

Curry Udon in Dashi-Rich Japanese Curry Gravy

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 bowls Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups (960 ml) dashi (see note: 4 cups water + 2 tsp instant dashi OR from-scratch option) 4 bricks udon noodles (200 g each; frozen or refrigerated) 1 large onion (about 12 oz/340…

Classic Omurice with Ketchup Chicken Rice

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 2 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (320 g) cooked short-grain rice, cooled 200 g (7 oz) boneless, skinless chicken thigh, 1 cm dice 1/2 small onion, finely chopped (75 g) 1 small carrot, finely diced (50 g) 1/3…

Chicken Katsu Curry with Rice and Fukujinzuke

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups Japanese short-grain rice (380 g) + 2 1/4 cups water 1 tbsp neutral oil, 2 medium onions, 2 carrots, 2 Yukon Gold potatoes 4 cups chicken stock (960 ml), 100 g mild…

Gomoku Chirashi Sushi with Colorful Cooked Toppings

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Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes soaking) Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients Japanese short-grain rice 2 cups (400 g) + water 2 1/8 cups (500 ml) Rice vinegar 1/4 cup (60 ml), sugar 2 tbsp (25 g), fine salt 1…

Weeknight Kitsune Udon with Sweet Aburaage and Yuzu

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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…

Crispy Skirt Yaki-Gyoza with Soy Vinegar Dip

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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,…

Silky Chawanmushi with Chicken, Shrimp, and Shiitake

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