Abura-age & Asian Mushrooms Takikomigohan – Hiroko’s Recipes

Abura-age & Asian Mushrooms Takikomigohan – Hiroko's Recipes

My family’s favourite ‘Asian Mushroom Takikomigohan’ can be even tastier and more nutritious with Abura-age (Fried Thin Tofu). If you are Vegan, use plant-based stock such as Shiitake Dashi OR Kombu (Kelp) Dashi. This rice and a refreshing salad would make me a perfect meal. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 2…

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Yuzu Marinated Japanese Mushrooms Recipe

Yuzu Marinated Japanese Mushrooms Recipe

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…

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Mushrooms Grilled in Foil

Earthy mushrooms are hard to miss in the market this time of year. At our local supermarket we can find brown and white shimeji, brown and white enoki, shiitake, eringi, maitake, nameko, and maitake. At the upscale department store we can find a few other types including the aromatic matsutake.We like to keep mushrooms on hand as they are easy to add to miso soup, sauteed and served over salads or with pasta.This recipe is not very Japanese, but easily finds its place on the Japanese table. Shimeji mushrooms are cut at the base and then separated into pieces and…

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Kinoko Mushroom Soba きのこそば

The earthy buckwheat soba noodles are our favorite. It often becomes a last minute lunch meal as there is always dried soba noodles in the pantry as well as a bottle of men tsuyu concentrate. In this simple recipe mushrooms are simply cut into bite-size pieces and blanched in hot water and then put onto the soba. The earthy mushrooms are a perfect partner for the noodles. Kinoko (Mushroom) SobaServes 4½ cup shiméjimushrooms½ cup shiitakémushrooms½ cup maitakémushrooms½ cup namékomushrooms4 bunches of dried soba bottled men tsuyu 麺つゆ orめんつゆshichimi (seven spice), optionalHeat up a very large pot of water for boiling the soba. Heat…

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