When Shiitake Mushrooms are in season, I always become nostalgic and think about my grandmother. She used to grow Shiitake in the woods near her house and my family was lucky to enjoy the harvest. Her Shiitake were meaty and chewy and crunchy and delicious. This is another way to…
Grilled Flat Mushrooms & Cheese is a popular dish. I cooked Shiitake in the same way with Soy Sauce. Using my mini toaster oven, it took less than 10 minutes to cook. This dish is seriously delicious! Makes 1 to 2 Servings Ingredients *Note: You can cook as many Shiitake…
Local supermarket stores are now selling Frozen Lotus Root Slices thanks to the Asian population increase in the area. When I stir-fry them, I usually cook frozen slices so that the crunchy texture would more likely remain. Today I simply mixed with my ‘Goma-ae’ Sauce with Shiitate Mushrooms. It was…
Medium Soft Tofu such as ‘Momen’ is best suitable for this dish. Today I used Woolworths’ Macro Classic Tofu 500g. Thinly sliced Pork and Asian greens such as Bok Choy can be added. Enjoy this comforting soupy dish with freshly cooked Rice. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 500g Tofu *medium soft…
The main feature of this dish is Chestnuts. In Japan, there are many dishes that are similar to this dish, and root vegetables are often used, such as Potatoes, Satoimo (Taros), Lotus Root, Gobo, etc. But, this one is special. If you have never cooked Chestnuts for savoury dishes, you…
There is a Japanese dish called ‘Kamo Nanban’, which is a soba noodle soup dish cooked with Duck meat and Negi (similar to Spring Onion). Soba Noodles are served in the soup OR with the soup. I cook it with Chicken because it is easily available and I prefer Chicken.…
These Shiitake mushrooms are commonly cooked in the water that was used to soak them, and seasoned with Soy Sauce, Mirin and Sugar, the Japanese basic seasonings. You can use Bonito or Kombu Dashi stock, but I use water. These softly simmered Shiitake are quite popular in Japan. You often…
Ditch your boring white rice and cook up some super flavoursome Japanese mushroom rice. Get this easy rice cooker recipe. Recipe by Asian Inspirations. Source Source – Read entire story here
I didn’t enjoy this type of dish when I was a little girl. But now I am older, and I enjoy it a lot. It is gentle to stomach, nutritious and lower in calories. I would enjoy this dish with freshly cooked rice, tofu miso soup, and grilled fish or…
First, I want to say the 5-DAY BREAKFAST CHALLENGE is going down this week. Today’s recipe is: Shiitake and Shimeji Mushroom Okayu. Second, I want to quickly introduce you to Noelle and tell you about the challenge. Her blog, xobreakfast is crisp, funny, and packed with thoughtful, purposeful recipes. I…
