Category: Recipes

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (4 small cups) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 18 minutes Total Time: 43 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 large eggs (about 150 g without shells) 2 cups (480 ml) dashi for custard + 1/2 cup (120 ml) for finishing 2 tsp light soy sauce (usukuchi; or 1.5 tsp…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients Kombu (dried kelp) 10 g; water 8 cups (1.9 L) Beef, paper-thin (ribeye/sirloin), 1 lb (450 g) Napa cabbage 14 oz (400 g), carrots 2 small, daikon 7 oz (200 g), spinach 5 oz…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 1/2 lb boneless, skin-on chicken thighs (4–6 pieces) 1 tbsp neutral oil Pinch kosher salt and black pepper 1/3 cup soy sauce (regular, not low-sodium) 1/3 cup mirin 1/3 cup sake 2 tbsp…

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…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 onigiri (serves 4) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 28 minutes Total Time: 58 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 cups (555 g) Japanese short‑grain rice 3 1/4 cups (780 ml) water 8 oz (225 g) salmon fillet + 1 tsp kosher salt 1 can (5 oz/142 g) tuna, drained 2…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 12 oz ramen noodles (fresh or 4 x 3-oz dried bricks, seasoning packets discarded) 2 Persian cucumbers, cut into thin matchsticks 2 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges 6 oz deli ham (or 8 oz…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 bowls Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 2.5 cups (600 ml) dashi stock 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce 3 tbsp mirin 3 tbsp sake 1.5 tbsp sugar 12 oz (340 g) very thin-sliced beef 14 oz (400 g) firm or…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 bowls Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (380 g) Japanese short-grain rice + 2 1/4 cups (540 ml) water for rice cooker or 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) for stovetop 1 lb (450 g) ground chicken 3 tbsp soy…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: Serves 4 (about 12 korokke) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb (900 g) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and chunked 2 tbsp (28 g) unsalted butter; salt and black pepper 1 medium onion, finely diced 8 oz (225 g)…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (16 large shrimp) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 16 large shrimp (16/20 count), peeled/deveined, tails on 1 tbsp sake (or dry sherry), 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs + 1 tbsp Kewpie mayo 1…