Caramelising Sugar sounds scary? Follow my recipe, and you will never ruin your saucepan. You won’t spend hours cleaning the disaster. My recipe uses Caster Sugar, so you will see the colour change clearly, and that means you will know exactly when to stop cooking. ‘Caramel Sauce’ can be EASY!…
Sweet & Sour Chicken is yummy as it is. But it tastes even better with this homemade Tartar Sauce. Are you skeptical about Sweet & Sour Chicken with Tartar Sauce? Once I was, and I was surprised when I first tasted it. Why don’t you try it? This dish might…
In Japan, pumpkins are often cooked in soy sauce flavoured broth. All you need is a saucepan and I used to cook this dish in that way. But I can’t do that here in Australia. The pumpkin that is closest to the common Japanese pumpkin is Kent Pumpkin, and Kent…
When you make ‘Chawanmushi’, savoury custard soup, ingredients are placed in the custard. This is an easy version for the everyday meal. The jumbo version looks great, but steaming the large serving bowl is a tricky job. The individual serve might be easier for you. When I need to steam…
When I want to use up the leftover egg yolks, I often make custard desserts. This is one of them. Some recipes say we should cook the egg yolks with milk, but I don’t cook because the egg yolks will be almost cooked by the added hot milk . This…
Mochi is a Japanese rice cake which is made from glutinous rice. Preparation of Mochi starts from steaming the sticky rice which is soaked for overnight. When the rice is cooked, put the rice in a wooden mallet and pound it until becoming sticky and smooth. Commonly Mochi is eaten…
My children love chilled ‘Zaru Udon’ on a hot summer day. I always keep a bottle of ‘Mentsuyu’ noodle dipping sauce in the fridge, so that anyone can enjoy ‘Zaru Udon’ at any time. On the other day I just wanted to eat something spicy and created this dipping sauce.…
Spicy, stir-fried ginger and garlic pork is always delicious but takes on a whole new role when combined with eggplant in in this Ma Po Eggplant recipe. A member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) Japanese eggplants are related to tomatoes, potatoes and peppers. Japanese eggplant is classified botanically as Solanum…
When I was a young child, my mother used to char-grill left-over Onigiri (Rice Balls) that had turned cold and hard. Onigiri were then warmed up and the outside became crunchy. I loved the crunchy Onigiri.I like soy sauce flavoured Onigiri better than salt-only ones when grilled. Try this recipe…
I have a small herb garden where a variety of herbs are growing. One of the best growing herbs is Thyme, which is the essential ingridient for this Mushroom Sauce. You may wish to use other herbs, but try with Thyme once. It would be absolutely delicious. Makes 4 Servings…
A few years ago I interviewed the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten for a story and he mentioned something to me as an aside, that one of his favorite flavor combinations was butter and soy sauce. That stuck with me — because there’s something so incredibly beguiling about this bi-cultural marriage…
Best Basting and Cooking Sauce from: Hiroko’s American KitchenCooking with Japanese Flavors6 Easy Sauces; 125 Modern Recipes INGREDIENTS 1 cup mirin ½ cup sake ½ cup soy sauce ½ cup sugar 2 green onions 2 akatogarashi (Japanese dried red chile peppers)or 1½ teaspoons red pepper flakes INSTRUCTION Combine the mirin…
This Porcelain Sushi Dinner Set Includes: * 2 x Dinner Plates(8-1/2 x 4-3/4 in) * 2 x Sauce Dishes(3-1/2 SQ. x 1-1/4 in H) * 2 x Chopsticks (9 in Long) * Made in Japan * Color: Navy * Gift Boxed * Blue Moon Japan Gift Collection $ 21.19 List…
Set of 2 Square Sushi Dipping Sauce Dishes – Epistel by Ikea The white color will match any table setting. Perfect for dipping sauces of any kind. Good for home or restaurant use. Assembled size Length: 3″ Height: 2″ Length: 7 cm Height: 5 cm Package quantity: 2 pack Care…
Add some cute to your lunch box! Reuseable or disposable sauce containers with screw caps. Perfect for including soy sauce or other sauces with your picnic lunch or bento. 3 tomato and 1 bear bottle containers per pack. $ 1.99 List Price: $ 1.99 Price: [wpramaprice asin=”B005KGEKH8″] [wpramareviews asin=”B005KGEKH8″]
American Metalcraft 13″ Sushi Plate with Built In Sauce CupThis American Metalcraft sushi plate can be used to serve your favorite sushi selections and a side sauce for dipping. Also ideal for a selection of appetizers and desserts.Additional Information:Material: Porcelain Color: White Length: 13″ Width: 9-1/3″ Built-in Sauce Cup Model…
