Recipes I've used in raising my 8 kids in Japan, dedicated to my youngest son who feared starvation if I died without writing them down.
Here you'll find healthy, nutritious recipes on a shoestring budget - all with the inevitable influence of Japanese cooking.
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Meat Put in a heavy pot or frying pan: 1½ T sake 1 T light soy sauce (usukuchi) or regular, if that's all you have 1 t brown sugar 1 t finely grated ginger Bring to a slight boil and add: 250 grams minced chicken Stir and break up meat until cooked and most of the liquid is gone. Turn off fire and set aside. Eggs Mix in a bowl: 4 eggs 1 t sake 1 t light soy sauce (usukuchi), or regular 1 t sugar Put about 1 t oil in a frying pan, heat, and scramble the eggs. Remove from pan and set aside. Greens Use any vegetable you like, such as: Green Peas, boiled until soft Sesame Spinach Shelled edamame, heated in microwave Serve rice in each bowl, and place the meat, eggs, and vegetables on top. Garnish with: Pickled ginger (Amazon sells it here.)
Makes 4 pizzas. Crust
Put in bread machine in this order: 250 ml water 1 scant teaspoon salt 1½ T olive oil 250 gm bread flour 150 gm all-purpose flour 100 gm whole wheat flour Make a well in the center of the flour to add: 2 t yeast Set machine for pizza dough. When done, divide the dough into 4 equal balls, and set them aside to rise for 20 minutes. Sauce Sauté in 1 T olive oil: 1 T finely minced garlic ½ finely minced onion ¼ t basil ¼ t salt ½ t sugar 1 small bay leaf Add: 1 can (400 gm) chopped tomatoes 1 T tomato paste Simmer until thickened. Taste and adjust the seasonings if you like. Allow to cool before using. (If you prefer the sauce to be smooth, blend it when it's cool.) Toppings The secret to a good pizza is to use toppings and cheese sparingly. Thinly sliced: garlic, onions, mushrooms, black olives, tomatoes, peppers (red, green, yellow), potatoes (first lightly sauté in a small amount of olive oil), ham, chicken, sausage, and whatever else you would like to try. Mozzarella or other grated pizza-type cheese. Putting it together Roll out the dough on a floured surface until very thin and a good size for your baking pan, tray, or pizza stone, if you have one. Preheat oven to 190-200ºC (375-390ºF). If you are using a pizza stone, put that in the oven to preheat as well. Cover the rolled dough with a light coating of sauce, then add the toppings. Do this for each ball of dough. You might want to use a variety of different toppings for each pizza. Bake on a parchment-lined oven tray, or directly on a pizza stone, for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
