Oyakodon

Oyakodon is a bowl of rice topped with simmered chicken and egg.Japanese word, “Oyako,親子” means parents and child.In the name of the dish, chicken is compared to parents, and egg is compared to child.We usually simmer bite-size cut chicken and sliced onion in mildly sweet soy sauce based broth.Add beaten egg to them, and simmer until egg start to harden.Put them on hot rice in a bowl.Finally, put nori or mitsuba-leaf on it.

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Nama Shirasu Donburi 生白す丼

Nama Shirasu DonburiShirasu are baby sardines that most often come to market after being blanched in salt water. This time of year we sometimes find it raw, as nama shirasu. These are a bit intense in flavor and have a somewhat slippery texture. It comes with a small packet of ground ginger that we garnish it with. The ginger helps to balance the rich flavor. Just drizzle with soy sauce and it becomes the main dish for lunch when served with some miso soup and some side dishes.Here is what it looks like at the market. It says on the label sashimiyō so we know that it …

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Coppa Broth Ramen – Guest Cheffing at Mamezen

Wunderkid Chef Dylan Brawn and I guest cheffed at Mamezen last night (Oct 30, 2010). Mamezen does a gentle and sublime ramen made with Kyoto-style dashi and soy milk which is called Mamezen Soba. We wanted to turn Mamezen Soba on its head and took inspiration from Momofuku’s bacon dashi ramen. We made our broth with homemade coppa and saucisson sausage. We also did yuba donburi. The rice is cooked with an insane amount of sake and dashi. We serve (self-serve so you can get as much as you like) freshly grated wasabi and my own homemade ‘momo-joyu’ summer peaches steeped in Kyoto shinise soy …

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