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 […]
10th March 2018 / Last updated : 1st April 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Soy milk and vegetable nabe(Tonyu tan-tan nabe, 豆乳坦々鍋)

Need more vegetables? Nabe is highly recommended, especially in freezing winter. Nabe and a glass of beer will bring you a wonderful night with your friends and families! Ingredients (2 servings) Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon Garlic: 1 clove (chopped) Grained pork: 200 g Ginger: 1 thumb-size piece (chopped) Doubanjiang (Chinese spicy bean paste): 2 teaspoons Soy milk: 2.5 cups Miso: 1 tablespoon Ground sesame seeds: 2 tablespoons Soy sauce: 3 tablespoon Sugar: 1 teaspoon Bean sprouts: 2 cups Chinese chive: 1/2 bunches Silken tofu: 1 tub Instructions Cut tofu into dices. Heat sesame oil and garlic on a pot.  Add minced pork and fry it. When the pork is cooked, […]
17th February 2018 / Last updated : 14th June 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Stuffed Bell Peppers (ピーマンの肉詰め)

When I was a kid, I didn’t like bell peppers. But mum’s stuffed bell peppers made me change my mind about this vegetable. Ingredients (4 servings) 8 bell peppers 1/2 tablespoon of starch Japanese bell peppers [Filling] 150 g of minced pork 150 g of minced beef 1/2 of onion (chopped) 1 egg 1 tablespoon of starch 1 teaspoon of white wine 1 teaspoon of soy sauce 1 teaspoon of sesame oil (if any, otherwise olive oil) 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger juice [Sauce] 1 1/3 cups of water 3 tablespoons of soy sauce 3 tablespoons of sugar 2 tablespoons of Sake (if any, otherwise wine) Instructions Put minced meat, […]
7th February 2018 / Last updated : 1st April 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Mog’s Special Gyoza (焼き餃子)

Some Japanese people might say my recipe is too simple, but I love my simple gyoza.Although gyoza is originally Chinese cuisine, it’s been developed independently in Japan. Now, gyoza is one of the national cuisines. Ingredients (2 servings) [Gyoza wrappers]  If you can get gyoza wrappers, you don’t have to make them, but homemade Gyoza wrappers are amazing! 60g of All-purpose flour 60g of Bread flour 5 Tablespoons of boiling water All-purpose flour for dusting [Filling] 100g of ground pork 1 Tablespoon of starch 2 Teaspoons of sesame oil 200g of cabbage Salt: dash Black pepper: dash [Dipping Sauce] Soy sauce: Vinegar (If any, rice vinegar): Honey: Sesame oil = […]