Category: Recipes
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Niku Dofu: Sweet-Savory Beef and Tofu Bowl
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…
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Sanshoku Soboro Don (Tri-Color Rice Bowl)
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…
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Crispy Korokke with Tonkatsu Sauce and Cabbage
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)…
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Crispy Ebi Fry with Lemon and Kewpie Mayo
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…
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Crispy Saba Shioyaki with Rice and Daikon
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…
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Sesame Spinach (Horenso Goma-ae)
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 side servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) fresh spinach 2 tsp kosher salt (for blanching water) 3 tbsp (27 g) white sesame seeds, toasted 1 tbsp (12 g) granulated sugar 1.5 tbsp (22 ml) soy sauce…
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Yakitori Mix: Tare-Glazed and Salted Skewers
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…
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Ginger Miso-Glazed Mackerel with Rice and Greens
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 skin-on mackerel fillets (5–6 oz / 140–170 g each) 1/2 tsp kosher salt + 2 tbsp sake (for seasoning fish) 1 thumb ginger (2 in / 5 cm): 6–8 thin slices + 1…
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Zaru Soba with Tsuyu, Wasabi, and Tempura
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…
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Sukiyaki with Beef, Tofu, and Winter Greens
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) thin-sliced beef (sukiyaki/shabu-shabu cut, 1–2 mm) 1 Tbsp beef tallow or neutral oil 14 oz (400 g) firm tofu, drained and cut into 12 pieces 8 oz (225 g) shirataki…
