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This is a quick Ramen 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.
Tataki kyuri 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.
Katsu-don (カツ丼), is a very filling main dish. A bowl of rice topped with tonkatsu (deep fried crumbed pork cutlet), onion and beaten egg, cooked in dashi with sweet soy sauce.

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Miso Stir Fry with Eggplant, Capsicum and Pork

This is a quick side dish. Eggplant goes so well with miso and green capsicum adds bright colour to the dish. My Miso Stir Fry with Eggplant, Capsicum and Pork uses thinly sliced pork but you can make it with mixed pork (ground pork). Or even without meat. Then it becomes a vegetarian dish.

This is a quick side dish. Eggplant goes so well with miso and green capsicum adds bright colour to the dish. My recipe uses thinly sliced pork but you can make it without meat. Then it becomes a vegetarian dish.

If you ask Japanese people what the classic miso stir fry dish (miso itame, 味噌炒め) is, they will all say ‘Miso Stir Fry with Eggplant and Capsicum’. Each household might have different flavouring in the sauce and the vegetables might be cut differently, but the basic sauce is made of miso, sugar, soy sauce, sake and mirin….

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Beef with daikon and ponzu dressing

When sautéed beef slices are dressed with grated daikon and ponzu (citrus soy sauce) dressing, they become a rather light meal instead of a rich and heavy beef dish. Beef with Grated Daikon and Ponzu Dressing is so quick to make.

When sautéed beef slices are dressed with grated daikon (white radish) and ponzu (citrus soy sauce) dressing, they become a rather light meal instead of a rich and heavy beef dish. Beef with Daikon and Ponzu Dressing is so quick to make. I realised that there aren’t as many beef dishes as other meat dishes…

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Rice with White Radish (Daikon Takikomi Gohan)

The combination of rice, daikon (white radish) and aburaage (fried thin tofu) in daikon gohan is just perfect. This is another mixed rice recipe similar to Shimeji Gohan (rice with Shimeji Mushrooms) but the soy sauce flavour of the rice is slightly stronger. Use konbu dashi stock to make it 100% vegetarian.

The combination of rice, daikon (white radish) and aburaage (fried thin tofu) in daikon gohan is just perfect. Rice with White Radish (Daikon Takikomi Gohan) is another mixed rice recipe similar to Shimeji Gohan (Rice with Shimeji Mushrooms) but the soy sauce flavour of the rice is slightly stronger. If you use konbu dashi stock,…

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Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Schnitzel)

Breaded, deep fried crispy pork cutlet is one of the top 10 favourite dishes among Japanese people. Quite easy to make and served with a sweet fruity sauce, it is so delicious. Tonkatsu is also the main ingredient in Katsudon.

Breaded, deep fried crispy pork cutlet is one of the top 10 favourite dishes among Japanese people. Quite easy to make and served with a sweet fruity sauce, it is so delicious. Tonkatsu is also the main ingredient in Katsu-don. I already briefed you on how to make tonkatsu (Japanese fried pork cutlet) in the…

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Chinjao Rosu (Japanese Stir Fry with Beef and Bamboo Shoots)

This is a quick stir fry dish that originated in China. Beef, green pepper (capsicum) and bamboo shoots are cut into thin strips and cooked in soy flavoured sauce with a touch of oyster sauce.

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…

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Steamed Lotus Root Balls

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.

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…

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Nanbanzuke (Marinated Fried Fish)

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.

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…

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