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Miso Mayo Pan Fried Chicken

Miso Mayo Pan Fried Chicken

Here is an easy pan fried chicken recipe, marinated with miso, Japanese mayonnaise, and soy sauce. I prefer to use red miso for this, but white miso, or the …

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Spicy Daikon & Konnyaku

Spicy Daikon & Konnyaku

This spicy daikon & konnyaku is a pretty filling side dish, but one with almost no calories, so if you are counting one, this is the perfect side dish for you …

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Taro Root Tumbles - 里芋の煮っ転がし

Taro Root Tumbles - 里芋の煮っ転がし

Taro root (satoimo - 里芋) is a tuber plant, about the size of a small fist, with fibrous hair similar to coconut. It has a firm white flesh, very starchy and …

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Menchi Katsu メンチカツ - Deep Fried Ground Meat

Menchi Katsu メンチカツ - Deep Fried Ground Meat

Turn ground beef into Japanese menchi katsu, deep-fried ground meat patties, and serve with white rice, curry rice, or sandwiched between Japanese shokupan.

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Ozoni - Soup with Rice Cakes

Ozoni - Soup with Rice Cakes

Ozoni (お雑煮) is Japanese soup with mochi rice cakes. This soup is traditionally prepared as part of osechi or Japanese New Year dishes. There is no de facto …

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Gyuuniku to Yasai no Umani - Simmered Beef and Vegetables

Gyuuniku to Yasai no Umani - Simmered Beef and Vegetables

Umani (旨煮) is a Japanese simmered dish, think of it as a stew, of meat and root vegetables in dashi, sake, mirin, and soy sauce. The rule for an umani is pretty …

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Custard Pudding

Custard Pudding

Today is Christmas Eve, people. And before I forget, let me wish you all a very happy holiday. I hope you all get to spend some quality time with loved ones. …

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Baked Honey Soy Sauce Chicken Wings

Baked Honey Soy Sauce Chicken Wings

When the temperature dips, I love busying myself in the kitchen because: (1) baking is easy, mostly prep work, and the rest, I can sit back and relax with a cup …

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Hambaagu - Japanese Hamburger Steak

Hambaagu - Japanese Hamburger Steak

Hambaagu (ハンバーグ) is Japanese interpretation of Salisbury steak. Unlike the original Salisbury steak though, hambaagu is made with a combination of beef and …

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Ebi Dango no Sumashi-Jiru - Shrimp Balls Soup

Ebi Dango no Sumashi-Jiru - Shrimp Balls Soup

Sumashi-jiru (すまし汁) is a Japanese clear soup, as opposed to miso-shiru(みそ汁) which of course is cloudy due to the addition of miso paste into the soup. …

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Mebaru no Nitsuke - Simmered Rock Fish

Mebaru no Nitsuke - Simmered Rock Fish

Nitsuke (煮つけ) is a Japanese cooking technique to infuse food with soy sauce and sugar. If you are okay with eating whole fish - I know that most Westerners are …

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Radisshu no Amazu-zuke - Sweet Vinegared Radish Pickle

Radisshu no Amazu-zuke - Sweet Vinegared Radish Pickle

Amazu-zuke (甘酢漬け) is a Japanese technique of pickling fresh vegetables in sugar and rice vinegar. The most well known example of an amazu-zuke is gari, or …

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