3rd January 2019 / Last updated : 3rd January 2019 Mog 07 : Other

Zoni Tokyo Style (東京風雑煮)

Zoni is Traditional Japanese soup with rice cakes and vegetables, which we eat for New Year’s breakfast. Each region has each Zoni. My recipe is Tokyo style as Tokyo is my mum’s hometown. Ingredients (for 4 servings) 1.2 L Dashi broth (See this page to prepare Dashi broth.) 120 g chicken thigh (without skin) with 1 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp cooking Sake 50 g carrot 50 g Daikon radish 4 small taros 4 Shiitake mushrooms 5 cm kamaboko 2 bunches Japanese mustard spinach Edible clovers for topping (optional) Yuzu peel for topping (optional) 2 tbsp soy sauce : (A) 1 tbsp mirin : (A) Salt for taste 4 […]
17th November 2018 / Last updated : 17th November 2018 Mog 03 : Side Dishes

Fukujinzuke (Crunchy Pickles, 福神漬)

Fukujinzuke is a very popular condiment in Japanese cuisine, commonly used as a relish for Japanese curry with a crunchy texture. Although the lotus roots are used in this recipe, other vegetables like celery would work. The name originates from the tale of Seven Lucky Gods. In homage to the name, some varieties of fukujinzuke consist of seven different kinds of vegetables. Ingredients Daikon radish 250 g Cucumber 1 Carrots 40 g Lotus roots 40 g Vinegar 2 tbsp (for soaking the lotus roots) (A) Soy sauce 4 tbsp (A) Mirin 3 tbsp (A) Sugar 1.5 tbsp (A) Rice vinegar 1 tbsp (A) Sake 1 tbsp (A) Shredded ginger 20 […]
1st October 2018 / Last updated : 1st October 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Simmered Daikon radish with squid (Ika-daikon, イカ大根)

Simmered daikon radish with squid is my dad’s favourite food, so my mum used to cook it quite often. It wasn’t my favourite, as the squids were too chewy. If you don’t like squids because they are hard to chew, try this recipe. They are very soft and mild. Ingredients (For 4 servings) 1 whole body of squid 450 g of white Daikon radish Water that has been to used to wash rice (otherwise 2 tbsp of flour + 100 mL of water) (A) 300 mL of Dashi broth (otherwise 300 mL of water and 1.5 tsp of Dashi powder) (A) 2 tbsp of soy sauce (A) 2 tbsp of mirin […]