It’s summer! So it’s harvesting time for potatoes! Here’s a recipe of a potato salad which has a more mature taste! It pairs great with wine! It’s also a good dish to bring to picnics! You can serve this dish slightly warm, at room temperature or chilled! INGREDIENTS Potatoes 4-5 Chicken Broth 1 Tablespoon Dry…
(Macanese Style) Portuguese Chicken Baked Rice
Don’t be mistaken by the name of this dish! Although it’s called “Portuguese” baked rice (焗葡國雞飯), you actually cannot find this dish in Portugal! This dish was invented in Macau (which was a Portugal colony at the time) and became popular in Hong Kong local cafes. The yellow sauce in this dish might look like…
Japanese Mayonnaise
Japanese mayonnaise (マヨネーズ) is different from Western-style Mayonnaise like Miracle Whip, Best Foods or Hellmann’s. It is generally sweeter, richer and has a thicker custardy consistency. Japanese mayonnaise uses solely egg yolks with a blend of vinegar like rice vinegar, grain vinegar and/or apple cider vinegar while American mayonnaise uses whole eggs with distilled white…
Japanese Cold Udon with Pork Slices and Vegetables
Udon is one of my favorite Japanese noodles. It is often enjoyed while hot, but this is a very good alternative way to enjoy in the summer! Below are some toppings I recommend (especially the tomatoes!), you can also add your own desired combo of vegetables to the udon! ingredients (3 servings) Udon Noodles 3…
[Instant Pot] Butter Chicken
My other half loves all varieties of curry (i.e. Japanese curry, Indian curry, Thai curry, etc)! The sad thing about curry is that a lot of them are not sharable with kids because of the heat. Butter chicken is one of the curries where I don’t have to cook separately for my young kids! I…
Hong Kong Style Creamed Corn Sauce with Pork on Rice
Hong Kong style local cafes serves a lot of one plate dishes on top of white rice for lunches. It is quick to consume which suits the busy lives of Hong Kong people. This “Creamed Corn Sauce with Pork” (粟米肉粒飯) is a very typical one. It could also be served with a deep fried white…
Express Japanese Cold Soba Noodles (Zaru Soba)
Summer is officially here in Tokyo. What about the part of the world you are living at? During the hot summers, I love to explore all sorts of cold dishes. This cold soba noodles is a super easy version if you are able to get hold of a bottle of ready-made men-tsuyu (Japanese noodle soup…
Portuguese Style Octopus Salad
When I lived in Hong Kong, I often traveled to Macao, a former Portuguese colony, as it was only one hour away by ferry. Portuguese cuisine was the only type of food I would have! One of the dishes I must order every time was the octopus salad (Salada de Polvo)! This dish makes it…
Japanese Lotus Root Stir-Fry (Kinpira Renkon)
Japanese Lotus Root Stir-Fry, or “Kinpira Renkon” きんぴられんこん, is a savory and sweet Japanese side dish. It can be served when it is either warm and cold! Kinpira is a Japanese cooking style that combines simmer, saute and stir-fry. Root vegetables such as carrots, burdock, and lotus roots are often used in kinpira dishes. The…
Japanese Daikon Salad
Japanese daikon is one of the foods that I most used when it comes to Japanese home-cooking. When I have to make a veggies dish and there is no green vegetables in the fridge, this daikon salad is always the first thing that comes to mind! INGREDIENTS Daikon About 3 inches / 8cm long [SAUCE]…
[Air Fried] Japanese Style (Karaage) Chicken Wings
Kara-age (唐揚げ) usually is referring to the deep fried cooking method and is most often chicken. Karaage was popular even as early as the 20s in Japan and is now one of the most common foods throughout the entire Japan. Although Kara-age is mostly chicken bite size like nuggets, let’s make it with wings!!! ingredients…
[Instant Pot] Puerto Rican Style Beans and Rice
This version of the Puerto Rican Beans and Rice differs slightly compared to the traditional one as it is not as pasty. I also added ground meat in it to increase the variety of foods into one dish. It is a dish which I like to make when I could only serve one dish for…
Japanese Hamburg Steak with Scrambled Egg Topping
I previously posted about a Japanese hamburg recipe and mentioned that it’s common to add a fried egg on top of hamburg steaks. Here is a delicious alternative where only one more easy step is added to elevate your tastebuds when enjoying hamburg steaks! INgredients (3 servings) Ground Beef & Pork Mix(100% Ground Beef is…
Tuna and Celery Sandwich with Japanese Mayonnaise
Do you ever have the problem of using celery stalk and don’t know what to do with the leaves? This sandwich solves the problem in a delicious way! This recipe is a great lunch option as it’s very easy and simple. If you happened to use some celery stalks for dinner the previous night, don’t…
Roasted Carrot Soup
I usually stock up lots of carrots in the fridge because they are so versatile! But when the bag of carrots have been stored for quite some time, carrot soup is a good way to consume them all at once in a delicious way! Big thanks to my close friend Ms Claudia Lee Kimura who…
Sticky Apricot Chicken
My family loves spreading jam on toast for breakfast and because of that, I always have jam in the pantry! Who knows that you can use jam for cooking!? If you have apricot jam, this will be such an easy quick meal to make! It has a sweet taste and my kids love it! It’s…
[Air Fried] Japanese Style Sweet Chicken Wings
There is a fried chicken chain store in Tokyo which chicken wings are my personal favorite! This recipe is a pretty close replication of it, so I can enjoy these very similar wings comfortably at home with my kids! INGREDIENTS Chicken Wings 10 Pieces [MARINATE] Soy Sauce 2 Teaspoons [MARINATE] Cooking Rice Wine 2 Teaspoons…
Japanese Sesame Cucumber Salad
Cucumbers is a staple in our family. I am always on the look for making some quick appetizer with cucumbers. This particular one makes a great side dish! I recommend to place it the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving so it’s chilled! It is great for the summer and it pairs very…
Miso and Sesame Yakitori Chicken
You might have eaten the regular yakitori chicken (grilled chicken skewers) which are either seasoned with salt or glazed with a savory-sweet sauce at Japanese izakaya restaurants before. This recipe will offer you a different yet delicious version of yakitori! I cook this so often that I started ditching the wooden skewers even! Marination typically…
Japanese Mirin
Mirin, みりん, is a unique ingredient that is mainly used within Japanese cooking that you would seldom use in any other Asian cuisines. Yet, I would say it is one of the three most important ingredients (after soy sauce and cooking rice wine) in Japanese cooking! It is made with rice malt and glutinous rice…
Japanese Cooking Rice Wine
Cooking Rice Wine, 料理酒 (りょうりしゅ), is another main ingredient that is crucial to Japanese cooking! It is made with fermented rice and is often used for tenderizing and taking away the odor in meat and fish. Ryorishu (料理酒) is what is usually sold in Japanese supermarkets for cooking. These types cooking rice wine is added…
Soy Sauce
Soy Sauce, 醤油 (しょうゆ), is one of the key ingredients in Japanese cooking that you must need! It is made from fermented soybeans and grains. There are many different types of soy sauces in Japan. To explain a few: Koikuchi shouyu (濃口醤油) is the most commonly used type of soy sauce in Japan (about 80%)…
[Air Fried] Miso and Yogurt Chicken Wings
Miso works amazingly well with so many food! This is one of my kids’ favorite wings! ingredients Chicken Wings 10 Pieces [MARINATE] Miso 1½ Tablespoons [MARINATE] Plain Yogurt 4 Tablespoons [MARINATE] Honey ½ Tablespoon [MARINATE] Grated Garlic ½ Teaspoon [MARINATE] Grated Ginger ½ Teaspoon DIRECTIONS Mix [MARINATE] ingredients together in a container. Add the chicken wings, mix well and marinate for at least…
Japanese Noodle Base – Mentsuyu
Japanese Tsuyu つゆ is a sauce which is mostly used as a soup base in noodles dishes such as soba, somen, and udon. It is usually made with dashi (made with dried bonito flakes, konbu seaweed, or mushrooms) and soy sauce. It is also referred to as “Men-Tsuyu” 麺つゆ (noodle tsuyu) since majority of its…
Japanese Vinegar
Japanese vinegar, 酢 (す), is commonly used in all sorts of cooking, including sushi, salad dressing, Japanese pickled dishes (i.e.sunomono, tsukemono), etc. To name a few that are most common: Kome-zu 米酢 (Rice Vinegar): Made from rice. It is sweeter, very mild and mellow compared to white vinegar and even Chinese rice vinegar. Kokumotsu-su 穀物酢…
Japanese Hamburg Steak with Demi-Glacé Sauce
Japanese hamburg steak (ハンバーグ) is one of the most popular dish at Japanese western restaurants. It was believed to be served for the first time in Yokohama area and gradually became popular in Japan in the 1960s. There are SO MANY different ingredients that can be paired with hamburg steaks (i.e. cheese, curry, grated daikon,…
Ochazuke with Marinated Sashimi
Ochazuke お茶漬け (おちゃづけ) is an extremely simple dish made by pouring hot tea (or sometimes dashi at restaurants) over a bowl of steamed rice. By literal translation, “ocha お茶” means tea and “zuke 漬け” means to soak. This dish has a very long history dated back from the Edo period. When I am feeling under…
Japanese Dashi Powder
Dashi 出汁(だし) is a soup stock that is commonly used in Japanese cooking to enhance and add depth to the flavor of food. It is almost the equivalent to chicken broth and bouillon in Chinese cuisine and beef broth in Western dishes! Traditionally, Japanese families make their own blend of dashi from scratch. Nowadays, dashi…
Japanese Miso
Japanese Miso, 味噌 (みそ), is probably the most iconic ingredient in Japanese cooking.! It is made from fermented soybeans, salt, koji (a kind of fungus) and sometimes grains (like rice or barley) and other ingredients. There is a wide range of miso in Japan. The difference of miso depends on the length of the fermentation…
Japanese Style Ginger and Pork Stir-Fry
Japanese Style Ginger and Pork Stir-Fry, often referred simply as “Ginger Stir-Fry” or Shougayaki 生姜焼き (しょうがやき), is one of the most common pork dish in Japan. There are many variations of this dish, some even use beef. My version is to use thin pork slices and add a heavier ginger touch to it. Since after…
[Air Fried] Soy Sauce and Honey Chicken Wings
We are a chicken-wings-loving family! This chicken wings recipe is one of the first wings that I’ve ever cooked! It is super simple with the convenience of the air fryer! The adults love it, the kids love it! INGREDIENTS Chicken Wings 10 Pieces [MARINATE] Soy Sauce 3 Tablespoons [MARINATE] Cooking Rice Wine 3 Tablespoons [MARINATE] Honey 1½ Tablespoons…
Korean Style Poke Bowl
Poke bowls are great as it offers varieties to my family as some have different preferences in the amount of carbs (rice) or veggies intake. I used to have poke bowls marinated in soy sauce or mayonnaise, but thanks to one of my friends’ recommendation, I started having poke bowls in Korean style! It is…
Hong Kong Style Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp on Rice
This dish, “scrambled eggs with shrimps” (滑蛋蝦仁), is probably considered one of the most cooked dishes in Hong Kong homes. Chinese families tend to serve a few main dishes and place them in the middle of a round table so everybody can share and taste a little bit of each dish while each having their…
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