John Lovette - Easy Japanese Cookbook: Quick and Easy Japanese Recipes

Japanese Recipes

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Recipes

Beef Ramen Stir Fry

Ingredients

Directions

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil . Add onions, peppers, and broccoli and cook until tender, 10 minutes . Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, 5 minutes more . Drain fat . Make sauce : Whisk together soy sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Sriracha, and garlic . In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil . Add cooked ramen noodles and cook until tender, 2 minutes . Drain . Add cooked ramen noodles to skillet and pour over sauce . Toss until completely combined, then garnish with green onions and serve .

Beef Sukiyaki Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

Combine dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a bowl and set aside .

Soak noodles in boiling water for 1 minute . Drain and rinse under cold water .

Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil; cook and stir beef in the hot oil until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes . Drain and set aside .

Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in the skillet; cook and stir onion, celery, carrot, and mushrooms until softened, about 4 minutes . Stir in green onions, and dashi mixture, noodles, beef, and tofu . Bring to a simmer . Divide hot sukiyaki among four bowls and serve .

Best Pork Tonkatsu

Ingredients

Directions

Make small cuts inward through the fat cap on each piece of pork; this will help it from curling as you fry it . Working with one loin at a time, lay pork between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or in a resealable plastic gallon bag and place on a cutting board . Use a meat tenderizer or rolling pin to flatten to 1 / " thickness . Season on both sides with salt and pepper . Place eggs, flour, and panko in 3 separate shallow bowls . Working with one at a time, dip pork loin into flour, then eggs, and then panko, pressing to coat . In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil . Working in batches, add pork and cook until golden and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side, adding more oil when needed . Drizzle with tonkatsu sauce and serve with rice, shredded cabbage, and lemon wedges .

California Roll Stack

Ingredients

Directions

Stir rice wine vinegar into rice and fluff with a fork . Let cool to room temperature if the rice is still warm . In a small bowl, combine crab, mayonnaise and Sriracha ( if using ) , and season with salt . In a separate small bowl, add avocado and lime juice and mash to slightly combine . To assemble, grab a large dry measuring cup . ( We used a 2 - cup measuring cup for one big serving, but a 1 - cup measuring cup will work just as well ). Pack some of the cucumber into the bottom of the cup to create an even layer . ( The amount you use will depend on the size of the measuring cup .) Sprinkle chives on top . Next, spoon in the avocado and press down with a spoon to make the layer compact . Add some of the crab meat mixture in an even layer, then add the seasoned rice until it s slightly above the rim of the measuring cup . Press down with a spoon to make sure all layers are compact . Run a butter knife along the edge of the measuring cup . Place a small plate on top of the measuring cup and invert the cup onto the plate . Carefully remove the measuring cup to reveal the sushi stack . Repeat with remaining ingredients to make three more stacks . Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve with soy sauce .

California Sushi Bites

Ingredients

Directions

Thinly sliced avocado then toss slices in lemon juice . Top each cucumber slice with avocado and season with salt and pepper . In a medium bowl, combine crabmeat, mayonnaise, Sriracha, and green onions . Season with salt and pepper, and squeeze more lemon juice into the mixture, if desired . Top each cucumber sliced with a small scoop of the crab mixture . Sprinkle sesame seeds over each serving . Serve with soy sauce .

Chicken Katsu

Ingredients