Cuisine: Asian
Poke Bowls
Poke is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer or main course in Hawaiian cuisine. Be sure to use fresh, sushi-grade tuna for the very best flavor. The topping options are endless. I made it with avocado and baby cucumbers.
By - Prep: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 appetizer servings
Chicken, Snow Peas and Baby Corn with Hoisin Sauce
This Chicken, Snow Peas and Baby Corn with Hoisin Sauce is a very easy and fast way to have dinner on the table after a busy day. The sweet and tangy Chinese hoisin sauce makes a great pairing with the chicken.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
General Tso’s Cauliflower
This General Tso's Cauliflower is a lightened-up version of this classic takeout. It's every bit as delicious and satisfying as the fried version. Plus, it pleases vegetarians and meat-eaters alike .
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Baby Bok Choy with Portobello Mushrooms & Ginger
Bok choy is a type of Chinese cabbage. Bok choy is a nutrient-dense vegetable and is a great food to incorporate into your diet because of its low calories and many health benefits, such as cancer prevention, healthy digestion, and a hefty serving of many vitamins and minerals. This Baby Bok Choy with Portobello Mushrooms & Ginger is very flavorful and quick and easy to prepare.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Shrimp with Miso Butter
Years ago, David Chang of Momofuku created a fantastic compound butter using miso paste. It’s very versatile and can be melted on fish, chicken, or steak (lots of umami); on asparagus, broccoli, or carrots; or drizzled on a baked sweet potato (or a regular baked potato). This Miso Butter Shrimp is and marriage made in heaven. The shrimp is tossed in a buttery umami bath. I always have miso paste in the refrigerator. From seafood to vegetables, miso butter adds a depth of flavor that’s simply irresistible.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Miso Scallion Butter
The Japanese Sweet, which may also be referred to as a Japanese yam, an Oriental, Kotobuki, Satsuma Imo, or Satsumaimo, is a variety of potato that is common in Japan and is now grown in the U.S. as well as many other regions of the world. Japanese sweet potatoes have a dark reddish-brown to rose-colored exterior skin with a creamy white to pale yellow inner flesh. They have a slightly nutty flavor, with hints of chestnut and a drier, starchier texture than other sweet potato varieties.
These Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Miso Scallion Butter has a sweet umami taste.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Shrimp Toast
Shrimp toast or prawn toast is a Chinese dim sum dish. It’s simple finger food that makes a great hors d’oeurves for parties.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Steamed Gingered Broccoli
The blending of toasted sesame oil and ginger elevate the simplest dishes. This Steamed Gingered Broccoli takes little effort for big results. You can substitute other vegetables for the broccoli, green beans, sliced cabbage, carrots, kale, etc.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 - 5 Servings
Japanese Grilled Chicken Meatballs (Tsukune)
Tsukune is a Japanese chicken meatball which is basted in a sweet and salty glaze. The make a great appetizer or snack. These Japanese Grilled Chicken Meatballs are broiled and not actually grilled. They are easy to make and easy to eat!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Pork Ramen
Upgrade your ramen noodles and throw out those seasoning packets, which have enough sodium to make you dry up like a prune. The FDA recommends the average American consumes no more than 2,300 mg of salt per day. A package of Top Ramen’s noodles contains more than half of this. Ramen is the ultimate Japanese comfort food, and it's nowhere near as hard to make as you might think. Try these Pork Ramen noodles at home.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
