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Kabu-no-Nimono (Simmered  turnip)

Kabu-no-Nimono (Simmered turnip)

Simmered turnip is a lightly flavoured. We si…

Buta-no-Kakuni(Soy-Braised Pork)

Buta-no-Kakuni(Soy-Braised Pork)

Buta-no-Kakuni is a classic Japanese dish of …

Tataki Kyuri(cucumbers salad)

Tataki Kyuri(cucumbers salad)

Tataki Kyuri is salad with cucumbers and Umeboshi(pickled plum). It is easy to prepare and perfect for a summer dish.

Ingredients

3 cucumbers(250g)
5g fine sliced ginger
2 Umeboshi (pickled plum)
a pinch of salt
A
  5g sugar
  5cc soy sauce
  10cc sesame oil
  3g sesame
  5g vinegar

1.Crush cucumbers in pieces and sprinkle salt on cucumbers.
Slice ginger thinly.

2. Scrape the meat of Umeboshi from the pit with a knife and discard pits.
Chop the meat finely to make a paste.
Mix Umeboshi and seasoning A in a small bowl. Add cucumbers and ginger and mix.

Dashi<br> ( Basic Japanese soup stock )

Dashi
( Basic Japanese soup stock )

Dashi is the basic Japanese soup stock. We us…

Nikujaga(meat and potatoes)

Nikujaga(meat and potatoes)

Nikujaga is one of the most popular Japanese …

Iwashi Umeni<br>(simmered sardine with pickles plum)

Iwashi Umeni
(simmered sardine with pickles plum)

The dish with sardine and Umeboshi(Japanese salt plums) is a classic Japanese recipe. Sardine (blue fish) goes well with Umeboshi. Umeboshi helps to reduce fishy smell and cook the fish soft all the way to the bone.

Ingredients

4 whole sardine (270g)
A
  600ml water
  200ml sake
B
  100ml sake
  100ml mirin
  50ml soy sauce
  10g sugar
2 Umeboshi (plum pickles )
30g thin sliced ginger

1.Remove the gut from sardine and rinse the cavity clean.
Slice ginger thin.

2.Put the sardines in a pot and add A(water and sake).
Bring them to a boil and cook for 10 minutes with low heat.

3.Take the sardines out from the pot and put them into a new pot.
Add B(sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar) , ginger and Umeboshi.
Bring it to a boil again.
When it is boiling, cover the pot with oven sheet or aluminum foil. Cook until excess liquid is gone.