Authentic Japanese Home Cooking
If you love beef and udon noodles, Beef Udon (Niku Udon ) is the dish for you. The sweetness of the beef topping goes well with the plain udon noodle soup. It is a simple but filling noodle soup with plenty of beef.
The Japanese name of this dish, Niku Udon (肉うどん), does not translate to Beef Udon because the word ‘niku’ (肉) means meat, not beef. Niku Udon can be made with pork or chicken meat but sliced beef is by far the most popular meat for this dish….
This is a Japanese method for making Pickled Nappa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage). Pickled with just salt, konbu, chilli and lemon rind (optional), this Japanese pickled dish uses a traditional pickling method but is quite easy to make. It takes a total of 7 days before you can enjoy one of the most typical Japanese pickled…
My Chinese Cabbage and Apple Salad is a refreshing salad. The slightly sour and sweet apple goes so well with the crunchy Chinese cabbage. The wasabi-flavoured light dressing makes this salad authentic and unique. You can eat Chinese cabbage leaves raw. The stalks are crunchy and the flavour is neutral with a hint of sweetness,…
It is in the middle of winter here in Sydney. Although Sydney winter is very mild, I start feeling like having a hot pot as soon as the temperature dips below 15°C / 59°F. Chanko Nabe is a hot pot dish consumed by sumo wrestlers. A chicken-based broth with lots of different ingredients, Sumo Wrestler’s…
Here is a super easy dish to serve as a main, side or an addition to your antipasto platter. Salty Chicken Rolls has intense chicken flavour and is served cold or at room temperature. It keeps well in the fridge as well as frozen. I rarely use a microwave to cook food. My use of…
My Cigarette Butter Cookies are very similar to the cigarette shaped cookies from the famous Japanese confectionery brand, Yoku Moku. You only need 4 ingredients to make these fancy butter cookies and a mere 6 minutes to bake! I love Yoku Moku cookies! I don’t have a sweet tooth but their cookies are one of…
Doria is a Japanese-invented gratin. The creamy béchamel sauce with prawns is broiled with cheese on top to make a golden crust. Underneath the béchamel sauce is a flavoursome butter rice. Prawn Doria (Japanese Rice Gratin) is a gorgeous looking dish and so tasty. Doria is a rice gratin but the way it is made…
