Have you ever tried Mentaiko Pasta? Mentaiko Pasta 明太子パスタ is my favourite ‘Wafu’ (Japanese Style) cod roe pasta loaded with rich flavour. It’s a classic household stable in Japan and also a very popular Wafu pasta dish in Taiwan. You might have seen some premade Mentaiko sauce packets from Japanese grocery stores, but if…
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Shoyuzuke Egg Yolk / Soy Sauce Marinated Egg Yolk 卵黄の醤油漬け
If you are a fan of egg yolk, you must try this supper easy Japanese pickling recipe which is extremely simple and absolutely flavourful over rice. Shoyuzuke Egg Yolk means to soak raw egg yolk into soy sauce-based mixture, the yolk would firm up with jammy texture when marinating over time, it tastes full…
Gyudon / Japanese Beef Bowl 日式牛丼飯
Gyudon is a Japanese dish of thinly sliced beef cooked in sweet sauce mixture to serve over the rice. I’ve ordered Gyudon quite often when eating at Japanese restaurant as this was something I wouldn’t cook at home. The reason is I can’t get thinly sliced beef from supermarkets, don’t like the quality of frozen…
Curry Udon Noodles with Crayfish Tails in 15 minutes 咖哩小龍蝦烏龍麵(快速版)
What would you cook if you only have 15 minutes? When I’m short on time at cooking, udon noodles is always my best choice, I love to turn my leftover curry into curry udon, but making it straight away with Japanese curry roux is also quick and easy. I usually add prawns but today I…
Yakiniku Donburi / Streaky Bacon Rice Bowl with Spring Onion Sauce 蔥醬豬培根燒肉丼飯
If you are craving Japanese Yakiniku Donburi (Grilled Meat Rice Bowl) then this is an easy recipe by simply using streaky bacon from supermarket. This marinade sauce is generally used for grilled ox tongue or beef but I found it also perfect for bacon. Adapted from Masa Cooking Beef Yakiniku Shionegi Donburi recipe, I made…
Shogayaki / Japanese Grilled Pork with Ginger Sauce 薑汁豬肉
When I firstly used Waitrose thinly sliced bacon for hot pot, I was also thinking to use it for making this Japanese popular home cooking dish : Shogayaki (生姜焼き). ‘’Shoga’’ means ginger and ‘’Yaki’’ means grill in Japanese, this dish generally refers to paper thin sliced pork so these thinly sliced bacon I got…
Teriyaki Mushrooms 照燒杏鮑菇
I know Teriyaki sauce can be used for seasoning or marinade with meat, seafood, tofu, and vegetables but I never thought of using it with mushrooms as a meatless option until I saw Liza from Woksofveggies just made it recently ! Adapted from Woksofveggies and also Omnivorescookbook recipes, here is how I make it…