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 […]
4th March 2018 / Last updated : 4th February 2019 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Marinated Japanese Horse Mackerel (鯵の南蛮漬け)

Do you like fish and marinated vegetable? I recommend this dish. Any fish is OK. Try your own Marinated fish Japanese style! Ingredients (3~4 servings) 200 g of mackerel (Fillet into 3 pieces) 2 bell peppers (70 g) 1/2 of onion 1/2 of carrot (70 g)  Starch (Adjust to suit your needs.) Black pepper (For taste) Salt (For taste)  2 tablespoons of soy sauce 2 tablespoons of vinegar 1 tablespoon of mirin (otherwise 1 tablespoon of cooking sake and 1 teaspoon of sugar) 1 tablespoon of sugar Instruction Remove small bones from mackerel fillets. Sprinkle salt then drain the excess water with paper towels. Then cut the fillets into halves. […]
1st March 2018 / Last updated : 3rd December 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Simmered pork and potato (Nikujaga, 肉じゃが)

Most of the girls learn how to cook Nikujaga from their mums in Japan. I didn’t though, but I manage to cook this dish… Coz I am Japanese! You don’t need even one drop of water to cook this dish.  Ingredients (4~6 servings) 4 ~ 5 potatoes (500 g) 3 onions 1 carrot 200 g of thinly sliced pork (if any, otherwise minced pork) 200 g of shirataki (konnyaku noodles) 1/2 tablespoon of oil 1 tablespoon of butter 6 tablespoons of soy sauce 4 tablespoons of sugar  Instructions Cut the potatoes into bite-size chunks. Cut the onions into wedges. And cut the carrot into random pieces. Boil the konnyaku noodles […]
19th February 2018 / Last updated : 27th November 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Pan-Seared Salmon Fillets with Miso Sauce (Chan-Chan Yaki, ちゃんちゃん焼）

Chan-Chan Yaki is a Japanese local food in Hokkaido where I used to live. I used to cook it quite often when I was there. Miso sauce goes well not only with salmon but also with chicken and pork. Ingredients (2 servings) 2 fillets of Salmon 200 g of cabbage 1 carrot 1 onion 1 bunch of Shimeji mushrooms (optional, otherwise shitake.) 1 tablespoon of salad oil a sprinkling of salt a sprinkling of black pepper  [Miso Sauce] 3 tablespoons of miso 2 tablespoons of cooking Sake (if any, otherwise white wine) 1 tablespoon of sugar 2 tablespoons of mirin (if any, otherwise add 2 tablespoons of cooking Sake and […]
12th February 2018 / Last updated : 30th November 2018 Mog 02 : Main Dishes

Oyako Don (親子丼, Chicken and Eggs Bowl)

“Oyako” means “a parent and a kid” in Japanese. Not to mention, Oya = Chicken, Ko = Eggs. Ingredients (2 servings) 1 piece of chicken thigh 4 eggs 1/2 of onion consomme bouillon: 1 cube consume broth 2 tablespoons of soy sauce cooking sake : 3 tablespoons ( white wine is also okay) 2 tablespoons of sugar 160 cc of water 400 g of cooked rice Instructions Cut the onion into wedges. Cut chicken into bite-size chunks. Put some water, consommé bouillon, soy sauce, cooking sake and sugar in a pan, then boil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Then, add the […]