Authentic Japanese Home Cooking
This is an Easy Japanese Ramen Noodles recipe using store bought soup and noodles, but the toppings are homemade. With a little bit of effort to make good toppings, you can enjoy great ramen almost like the ones you order at restaurants.
When I posted Yakibuta (Braised Pork), I said that I would post ramen when the hot summer in the northern hemisphere is over. Well, the hot weather is probably not over yet but I was so eager to post a ramen recipe that I decided to post it today….
Chinjao Rosu is a Japanese stir fry which is quick to make. This beef and bamboo shoots recipe is originated in China with just beef and capsicum (green peppers) but adding bamboo shoots makes it different from the original dish. Beef, bamboo shoots and capsicum are cut into thin strips and cooked in soy flavoured sauce with a touch of…
This is an elegant looking dish suitable as an appetiser or a side dish. Steamed lotus root balls are made of grated lotus roots mixed with prawns (shrimps), gingko nuts and green peas. They are slightly sticky, and this unique texture is the selling point of the dish. Pour dashi flavoured sauce over them to eat. Lotus…
When bite size pieces of deep fried fish are marinated in slightly sweet vinegar and soy based sauce with plenty of shredded vegetables, it transforms the fish into something totally different. Nanbanzuke (Marinated Fried Fish) keeps well in the fridge and is usually served cold or at room temperature. Perfect in hot summer and for…
Tataki kyuri (smashed cucumber salad) is a simple but unique cucumber salad. By smashing the cucumbers, the dressing penetrates into each piece. Ginger and soy sauce in the dressing gives this salad a Japanese touch. I must say this salad is a very summery salad. Although you see cucumbers all year round in the shops…
Yakibuta ( Braised Pork) is a large piece of pork cooked in soy flavoured sauce over a couple of hours. This is the pork for ramen! It takes time to cook but it is quite simple to make. The flavour penetrates into the meat and the meat is so tender and flavoursome. Slice thinly to serve…
For those in the northern hemisphere suffering from summer heat, how about a cold ramen? Hiyashi chūka is made with cold Chinese-style egg noodles, with sweet vinegar sauce and topped with vegetables, egg and ham. It is a great dish to have on a hot summer day. I came back from a Canada/US trip a…
