Pork Steaks can be marinated in this Chinese inspired sauce very quickly. No need to marinate them for hours. If you don’t have Chinese Five Spice, don’t worry about it. The sauce tastes good without it. Serve with freshly cooked Rice, OR enjoy with chilled Beer. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients…
My ‘Miso Marinated Salmon’ is delicious. The same marinade can be used to marinate not only Fish but also Chicken and Pork. I added some Sugar to make the marinade sweeter for Chicken, but it is up to your preference. If you cook them in a frying pan, please note…
This ‘Miso Marinated Salmon’ is delicious, but it is easy to burn. I recently discovered this baking paper method to cook Fish. My large thick-base frying pan used to be Non-stick but not anymore. Cover it with baking paper, so that it turns perfectly Non-stick. And this way, fish fillets…
Balsamic Vinegar is an essential ingredient for my cooking. I particularly love Aged Balsamic Vinegar that is quite sweet. For this dish, Balsamic Vinegar is used not only for the marinade but also for the sauce. They both need sweetness. If your Balsamic Vinegar lacks sweetness, add some Sugar. Makes…
These yummy Edamame beans are great for ‘Sakana’ (a Japanese word, side dishes for Sake or alcoholic drinks). They can be mixed with freshly cooked Rice, or mixed with the vegetables such as Daikon or Cucumber to make a salad. Flavour can be anything you like. Today I add Wasabi…
When it is too hot and you don’t want to eat anything, this dish might still work on your appetite. Vinegary flavour always helped me to eat in the stinking hot summer in Japan. Eggplant is a wonder vegetable and it can be so brilliant in many different flavours. This…
’Miso Marinate Tofu’ is a preserved food and it has a long history in Japan. It is traditionally consumed with cooked rice or with sake (rice wine). It is a quite salty food. These days people often add Mirin for subtle sweetness. If Mirin is not available, you can add…
I often make these ‘Crunchy Marinated Tofu’ for salad topping. I love crispy croutons but croutons are bread. They are carbohydrate. Tofu is packed with nutrients. Some people say that ‘Tofu’ is bland and tasteless. Why don’t you season it? Ingredients 400 to 500g Firm Tofu1 cup Cold Water1 teaspoon…
One of Japanese iconic dishes of Spinach is ‘Ohitashi’, marinated in dashi-base sauce. I particularly like Wasabi flavoured ‘Ohitashi’. If you don’t like Wasabi, forget this dish. My daughter enjoys most of the food on this planet, but Wasabi is one of the few things that she doesn’t enjoy. I…
This simple, but delicious, mushroom recipe makes a delightful side or a great tapa to pair with your favorite sake. (Recipe Credit: Marc Matsumoto of Fresh Tastes.) Ingredients 1 pound Japanese mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, shimeji, eryngi, etc)2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoons soy sauce2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon yuzu juice1 tablespoon…
