4th February 2019 / Last updated : 8th May 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Taro Potatoes with Starchy Soy Sauce (Satoimo Ankake, 里芋のあんかけ)

Ankake is a starchy sauce, basically soy flavoured. It’s the best sauce for a cold winter day. You can use this sauce for simmered daikon radish, too. Ingredients 400 g taro potatoes 150 g ground meat (chicken or pork) 2 tbsp soy sauce : (A) 3 tbsp sake : (A) 2 tsp sugar : (A) 400 mL dashi broth oil for panfrying 1 tbsp starch dissolving in 1 tbsp water Instructions Peel the taro and cut into bite-size chunks. Panfry the minced meat in a greased pan until the texture of the meat become separated. Add the taro pieces and keep panfrying. Add the condiments (A) and the Dashi broth. […]
1st February 2019 / Last updated : 2nd February 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Ginger Pork (Shogayaki 豚のしょうが焼き)

Easy, juicy, and soft! The secret of the sauce is grated apple, which makes meat soft. You can use other kinds of meat rather than pork. Ingredients (for 4 servings) 4 sliced pork (pork loin preferred, approx. 350 g) 60 g  grated apple (with juice, otherwise 4 tbsp apple juice) : (A) 4 tbsp  grated ginger (with juice) : (A) 3 tbsp  soy sauce : (A) 2 tbsp  Sake or white wine : (A) 2 tbsp  Mirin : (A) 2 tsp  sugar : (A) all-purpose flour for shifting salt and pepper to taste Instructions Cut the meat at a slant with a knife. This process prevents the meat from shrinking […]
23rd January 2019 / Last updated : 23rd January 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Meat Stew with Tofu (Niku Tofu)

If you have no time to prepare a meal but want to eat Japanese food, you might consider trying this recipe. Cooking time is only about 15 mins! Ingredients (for 2 – 3 servings) 200 g thinly sliced pork or beef 200 g Shirataki (Konnyaku noodles) 1 tub tofu 1 onion 50 mL soy sauce : (A) 50 mL mirin : (A) 50 mL Sake : (A) 50 mL water : (A) Instructions Cut the onion into wedges. Boil the Shirataki for 3 – 4 minutes. Drain the water and cut into bite-size lengths. Cut the sliced meat into bite-size chunks. Place Tofu in a strainer. Leave it for 20~30 […]
15th October 2018 / Last updated : 30th November 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Katsudon （かつ丼)

Katsudon is one of Donburi foods, which Tonkatsu and onions simmered with soy-based noodle soup and beaten egg served over freshly cooked rice. The most often used deep fried food for Katsudon is Tonkatsu. However, there are also other kinds of deep-fried foods such as beef cutlet, chicken cutlet, Menchi-Katsu, and shrimp cutlet. Also, there’re some different style foods called Katsudon. The standard Katsudon is introduced in this recipe. Ingredients (for 2 servings) Tonkatsu 2 sheets Onion 1 (about 100 g) (A) Soy sauce 2 tbsp (A) Mirin 2 tbsp (otherwise 1.5 tbsp of white wine and 0.5 tbsp of sugar) (A) Dashi powder 1 tbsp (A) Water 50 mL […]
11th October 2018 / Last updated : 30th November 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Japanese Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu, 豚カツ)

Food similar to Tonkatsu was served as “pork cutlet” at Renga-Tei (Ginza, Tokyo) in 1899. The word “katsu” in Tonkatsu derives from côtelette (cutlet, in English). Though Tonkatsu used to be luxury foods, it’s one of the most popular dishes for Japanese people nowadays. I’m going to introduce the Tonkatsu recipe that will be crispy no matter who makes it. Ingredients (for 2 servings) 2 pork fillets salt to taste black pepper to taste a proper amount of all-purpose flour 1 egg panko for coating vegetable oil for deep frying Instructions Make small cuts in several places of the pork fillets with a tip of a knife. This process keeps […]
9th September 2018 / Last updated : 8th May 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Miso Flavoured Ground Meat

Make a big portion at once and store it in your fridge or a freezer. You may want to use it for sandwiches, onigiri ingredients and sauce for noodles such as pasta or udon. Any minced meat is fine. Ingredients Ground chicken, pork or beef : 300 g Shitake mushrooms (dried) : 4-5 Green onion : 1/2 Ginger : 1 thumb-size Sesame oil : 1 tbsp (A) Miso : 1 tbsp (A) Soy sauce : 2 tsp (A) Salt : 1-2 dashes Instructions Reconstitute shitake mushrooms. Mix the condiments (A) together. Chop the shitake mushrooms, the ginger, and the green onion. Heat the sesame oil and the ginger in a […]
25th June 2018 / Last updated : 12th January 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Stuffed Fried Tofu （油揚げの肉詰め）

Stuffed Fried Tofu is very useful. Not only for every day’s main dish but for bento menu. It goes well with beer. Cooking time is 30 mins. Ingredients (4 servings) 4 sheets of fried tofu 200 g of minced meat (pork or chicken) 50 g of carrot 10 cm of green onion 10 g of Oba (Japanese basil, otherwise basil) (A) 200 mL of Dashi Broth (A) 2 tbsp of soy sauce (A) 2 tbsp of cooking Sake (A) 1 tbsp of sugar 8 toothpicks (or snap a spaghetti noodle to approximately 8 cm long and make 8 sticks.): You don’t have to remove sticks when you use spaghetti noodle […]
8th May 2018 / Last updated : 9th May 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Stuffed Eggplant (なすの肉詰め)

Eggplants don’t have strong tastes themselves. But once cooked with meat, they soak its broth well and become very tasty. They are excellent supporting actors! Ingredients (for 3 servings) Eggplant: 3 Minced meat (pork or chicken): 150 g Onion (chopped): 50 g Tofu: 25 g Grated garlic: 1 tsp Dashi powder (if any, otherwise chicken soup powder): 1.5 tsp Black pepper: adjust to taste All-purpose flour: for dusting Oil: for frying Soy sauce: adjust for taste (Optional) Instruction Cut tips off of eggplants and hollow out them with a spoon. Shift all-purpose flour inside the eggplants. Chop the eggplant pulp into small pieces. Add 2 dashes of salt and rub […]
21st April 2018 / Last updated : 21st April 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Japanese Style Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce(肉団子和風甘酢あん)

Do you know thick fried Tofu goes well with tomato? I can eat freshly cooked rice forever with this dish. Ingredients (3~4 servings) Thick fried Tofu: 1 tub Onion: 1/2 Green bell pepper: 1(approximately 40 g) Mushroom (any kinds): proper amount Canned tomato: 1 [meatballs] Minced meat (pork or chicken): 300 g Salt: 2 pinches (A) Chopped onion: 1/4 (A) Black pepper: proper amount (A) Grated ginger: 1 tbsp (A) Sake (or white wine): 1 tbsp [Sweet and sour sauce] (B)  Vinegar: 2 tbsp (B)  Soy sauce: 1 tbsp (B)  Sugar: 1 tbsp (B)  Sake (or white wine): 1 tbsp Starch: 1.5 tbsp Water: 2 tbsp Instructions Put minced meat […]
14th April 2018 / Last updated : 14th April 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Avocado Chicken Donburi (アボカドチキン丼)

This dish goes well with donburi ingredients, but also with an appetiser, a good friend of wine. A super easy recipe, less than 20 minutes to cook! Ingredients (2 servings) Chicken breast fillets: 180 g Avocado: 1 Cucumber: 1 (Approximately 70 g) (A) Soy sauce: 3 tbsp (A) Wasabi (grated): 1 tbsp (A) White roasted sesame seeds: 2 tbsp White wine: 1 tbsp Freshly cooked rice: 400 g Nori seaweeds: 1 sheet Instructions Prepare water with 1 tbsp of white wine in a saucepan and heat until they come to a boil. Boil chicken breast fillets. After they cool down, split them into small pieces. Cut an avocado a cucumber […]