Japanese Cooking Made Simple
Tried and True Japanese Recipes That You Can Easily Prepare and Enjoy at Home
Louise Wynn
Copyright 2021 by Louise Wynn
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Table of Contents
Sesame shiso rice
Recipes
2 cups. cooked rice (short grain)
12 shiso leaves (add more leaves if you like). Finely sliced into strips
6 pieces umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum). Pitted and chopped
2tbsp. sesame seeds, nicely toasted
Directions
In a clean deep bowl, combine the cooked rice, umeboshi, shiso leaves, and sesame seeds.
Serve it, simple, and delicious!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes Yields 4 servings
Tamagoyaki; bento box rolled omelet
Recipes
Directions
In a clean small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, sugar, and nori. Set aside
Heat the oil in a large clean nonstick skillet
Toss in and fry the onions and carrots for 1 minute
Remove from the heat and pour content into the egg mixture. Stir well and pour back into the greased saucepan
When the egg begins to form, roll it over to form a wrap
Saut for 2 minutes, allowing it to cook through
Transfer to a flat plate and cut into rolls
Have fun!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: : 5 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes Yields: 7 servings
Japanese jiggly rice balls
Recipes
Directions
Preheat grill
Scoop the cooked and cooled rice into your palm or use an onigiri mold to form a ball of rice.
Make an opening in the ball and add the filling, tuna, and close it back. (wrap as many balls as you can)
Grease the baking pan with cooking spray and place the balls into it
Grill it in a pre-heated oven for 12 minutes, turning occasionally till it is fairly tanned.
Remove from heat and paint with the soy sauce
Return to heat and serve!
Serve!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: : 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes Yields: 10 servings
Bento ramen eggs
Recipes
Directions
In a small saucepan, pour in water add the baking soda, bring to boil. Add the eggs and cook for 10 minutes when the water boils
In another saucepan, stir in all the sauce Recipes and cook for 5 minutes. Turn out the heat and sit it for cooling
When the egg is done, remove and ice-cool it. Crack and peel the shell, place in a container
Pour the cooled sauce over the eggs, making sure the eggs are completed immersed in the sauce. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight
When ready, remove from refrigerator slice each into half, and serve
Have fun!
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: : 20 minutes
Additional time: 8 hours or overnight
Total time: 8 hours 40 minutes Yields: 10 servings
Japanese lemony shochu
Recipes
Directions
In a clean cocktail shaker, pour in all content and shake well to mix
Add some ice cubes into the ready glasses and pour the drink into each
Serve with lemon and lime wedges
Enjoy!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes Serves 4
Japanese spicy white sauce
Recipes
Directions
In a clean large bowl, pour in all the Recipes
Stir and beat well to mix till it is lump-free
Stand it in the refrigerator till you are ready to use it
Serve it with rice, pasta, or vegetable salad dressing
Have fun!
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Total time: 17 minutes Serves 10
Japanese salmon and cucumber bites
Recipes
1 cucumber. Boldly sliced
pound salmon fillet
1 tsp. soy sauce
2tbsp. scallions. Finely minced
1tsp. mirin
1 Ichimi togarashi (Japanese chili pepper)
1tsp. sesame oil
tsp. black sesame seeds
Directions
In a small mixing bowl, combine the salmon, soy sauce, scallions, sesame oil, and mirin.
Place cucumber slices on a platter, spoon a scoop of the salmon on it, and drizzle remaining scallion and sesame seeds
Enjoy!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Additional time: 5 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes Yields: 10 servings
Mochi sweets
Recipes
Directions
Heat cup. Water. Add cup. Sugar, bring to boil
Toss in of the Anko powder. Stir well to mix
Add more water if it feels dry, stirring till it forms solid. Let aside to cool