Archive for August, 2008

Japanese Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
4 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps thinly sliced
1 cup carrot, thinly sliced on a diagonal
1/4 cup minced shallot
1/2 cup sake
1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce
2 cups asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups snow peas, strings removed
2 tablespoons japanese arrowroot, dissolved in
1/4 cup vinegar (kuzu)
2 teaspoons umeboshi [...]

Tamago Maki Also Tamagoyaki: Japanese Egg Roll Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
3 eggs
2-3 tablespoons stock, dashi (can make stock from instant granules, see packaging for instructions, alternatives — chicken or veg)
1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese cooking wine)
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1-2 green onions, chopped

Mu-Shu Style Pork Roll-Ups Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
4 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
12 ounces lean boneless pork, cut into strips
2 cups loose-pack frozen stir fry vegetables (any combination)
1/4 cup bottled hoisin sauce

Simple & Quick Japanese Curry Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
4 cups cooked short-grain rice (2 cups uncooked)
1 lb chicken tenderloins
2-3 medium baking potatoes
2 large carrots
1 medium vidalia onion
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 1/2 ounces curry sauce (mix)
water

Teriyaki Salmon Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
4-6 salmon fillets
Sauce
1 cup tamari
2 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil, maybe less (or more)
1 tablespoon white wine or mirin (or sometimes omitted altogether)
4 garlic cloves, minced
fresh grated gingerroot
6 tablespoons organic sucanat
2 1/2 tablespoons brown rice syrup (to taste)
2 green onions or scallions, chopped

Sushi Rice Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
3/4 cup short-grain rice, uncooked, matured (look for rice specifically for sushi, or I use Jasmine rice often)
1 cup water
1 piece dried kelp, 2 inch strip, wiped clean (optional)
1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Bubble Tea Sugar Syrup Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups water

Traditional Tea Base for Bubble Tea Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
1 gallon water
4 ounces black tea bags or green tea bags

Tropical Coconut Bubble Tea Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup tea, base
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
2-4 tablespoons cooked tapioca
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Black Sesame Bubble Tea Japanese cooking recipe

Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup brewed tea, base
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
2 tablespoons black sesame paste
2-4 tablespoons prepared tapioca
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