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Looking for easy Japanese recipes, anyone want to share?
Looking for easy Japanese recipes, anyone want to share?
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posted 2:59pm, Sep 20, 2007
Would love to get some easy Japanese recipes to make.
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posted 3:53pm, Sep 21, 2007
There's always sushi....
Using a rice cooker, prepare sushi rice (add rice vinegar and sugar to rice when it's finished cooking) let cool.
Finely cut carrots, cucumbers, avocados, (julienne) - if you have a "slicomatic" all the better... it can make them nicely and evenly. soak carrots in rice vinegar (gets rid of hard crunch, but keeps them good)
lay your sushi mat down, put your seaweed "paper" down on top.
Starting from the bottom edge and to about an inch from the top edge, spread cooked, cooled rice about 1/8 inch thick all the way across. Lay a row of veg across (one veg at a time).
Roll from the bottom up. Seal shut by dipping finger in water and running it along the "seam" You may brush your sushi with a bit of sesame oil (for flavour)
When going to cut your sushi, use a sharp knife, and brush/coat it with sesame oil FIRST (otherwise it sticks to the knife and you'll end up with torn sushi).
Eat ASAP, or refrigerate. As a rule, don't keep out of refrigeration for more than 20 mins/ a half hour... and if you're going to eat it later, don't cut (or alternately, cut and then wrap in plastic wrap as a "roll")until you are going to eat... the rice tends to dry out and make it less appealing.
My family's favorite dinner.
Kijiyaki Donburi
2-3 pounds chicken ( about 3-4 pieces of frozen boneless skinless thighs)
sauce:
Mix in a bowl until sugar dissolves and set aside
1 cup sugar
1 cup shoyu
2 cloves garlic, smashed
Additional Ingredients:
steamed rice (short grain)
Nori (dried flat seaweed) cut into 1/8" x 1" strips
Cut chicken into 1" x 1" pieces, fry in pan over medium-high heat until they change to a slight orange color (yes it's long but it makes it yummy). Add sauce and reduce to medium-low heat and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Fill bowls 3/4 way with steamed rice and spoon over chicken and some sauce (depends how saucy you like your rice) then sprinkle with nori strips.
Serves about 3-4 people depending on the rice eating.