Authentic Japanese Home Cooking
Chinese Cabbage Stir Fry with Pork is a stir fry dish but it’s not very oily. The simple soy-based flavour is quite addictive, and you can eat a lot without realising it. This is a versatile, simple stir fry and you can add different vegetables without failing.
Today’s recipe, Chinese Cabbage Stir Fry with Pork, is based on one of the recipes in my very old cookbook – Osōzaifū Gaikoku Ryōri (おそうざいふう外国料理). This means Foreign Cuisine in Japanese Home Cooking Style….
Seasoned with combinations of soy sauce, sake and sugar, Simmered Pumpkin is simple to cook and one of the best ways to enjoy the taste of Japanese pumpkin. It is quick to make and great to serve hot or cold. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of pumpkin recipes is…
Here is the last flavour of my ramen series using my Home-made Ramen Broth Recipe. One of the three basic ramen flavourings, Shio Ramen is made with a salty flavouring base that is packed with umami. You will need to soak some ingredients overnight but after that, it does not take long to make the flavouring base….
Rice with Azuki Beans (Osekihan) is just a sticky rice cooked with red azuki beans, but the colour of the rice is so attractive. Osekihan is often served in special occasions, particularly celebrations. Japanese people often serve Osekihan at happy events. It could be the celebration of a birth, a birthday, graduation, admission to school, or celebration…
Coated in a flavoursome roasted white sesame sauce, today’s dish brings the best out of the burdock – it’s crunchy texture and unique taste. You can eat Pounded Burdock Root with Sesame Sauce just like snacks. When I went to the Japanese grocery store and saw fresh burdock roots I had to buy them. Fresh…
Béchamel based Creamy Shrimp Croquettes are as popular as Korokke (Japanese Potato and Ground Meat Croquettes) in Japan. They might look a bit fiddly but actually it doesn’t take long to make them. Unlike potato-based croquettes, you can enjoy the rich creamy flavour without pouring a sauce over the top. Japanese people do like croquettes and so…
This is an appetiser perfect to nibble with drinks. Smoked Salmon with Grated Daikon Dressing (Mizore-ae) is simply made by tossing smoked salmon strips in flavoured grated daikon dressing. It is surprising to learn that smoked salmon and daikon are a good match. Great to serve chilled. My son and I stayed at Shiga Kogen…
