Cuisine: Asian
Sautéed Japanese Eggplant
Sautéed Japanese Eggplant is a very easy side dish. I made this earlier and served it at room temperature. Everyone LOVED it!
Japanese eggplant is the Western name given to dozens of Japanese eggplant varieties, both heirloom and hybrid. The most common of these varieties are Millionaire and Orient Express, both long, slender oblong shaped eggplants with glossy, purple-black, thin skin. The interior cream colored flesh is spongy and nearly seedless. Japanese eggplant's flavor is mild and because it is nearly seedless it doesn't possess that bitter quality found in Western and Thai varieties.
By - Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Nobu’s Miso-Marinated Black Cod
I made this Kaiseki style dinner. Kaiseki or kaiseki-ryōri is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner. The term also refers to the variety of skills and techniques used to prepare the dishes. We had this Miso Marinated Black Cod several times while we were in Japan. I really like it. It's very mild and sweet tasting and easy to make. The main thing is that you have to marinate it for at least 24 hours or up to 3 days.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Steak with Yuzu Kosho
Steak with Yuzu Kosho - My husband is obsessed with Yuzu after staying at the Yuzuya Hotel Isshinkyo, a Japanese ryokan in Kyoto. This steak is easy to make and really delicious.
- Prep: 1 hrs 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: Makes 1/2 cup Yuzu Koshu
Spring Vegetables Steeped in Dashi (Ohitashi)
Ohitashi is a method of steeping vegetables in a delicate dashi, which infuses ingredients with umami and lovely flavor but retains the food's natural taste and sensibility. The trick is to first blanch and shock the vegetables (quickly boiling in water, "blanching," then halting the cooking by plunging in ice-water, a.k.a. "shocking"). By partially cooking this way, you transform ingredients from the raw state, but still retain their integrity, and allow them to absorb the dashi. Ohitashi is very versatile, and you can prepare it with green beans, spinach, shishito peppers, broccoli, snap peas, sugar peas, cherry tomatoes, and all kinds of mushrooms. I used asparagus, sugar snap peas, shiitake mushrooms and green onions.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Miso Glazed Salmon
Miso Glazed Salmon is delicious and very easy to make. The salmon in this dish can be substituted with sea bass or black cod as well.
- Prep: 1 hrs
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Beef & Broccoli in a Crockpot
When I'm really busy and need something to throw in the crockpot, this Beef & Broccoli in a Crockpot is the answer.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs
- Yields: 4 Servings
Dan Dan Noodles with Shiitakes, Pork, Pickled Mustard Greens, & Spicy Chili Oil
My husband bought me this cookbook for my birthday called Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms. I made these noodles, which were delicious. I used Swiss chard instead of mustard greens.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Pork Pot Stickers
Pork Pot Stickers are easy and delicious. You do not have to have this pot sticker maker, you can do it by hand.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: Makes 30 pot stickers
Asian Salmon Cakes
These Asian Salmon Cakes are a bit of a departure from your average crab cake. These can be made ahead and frozen.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Shrimp Wonton Cups
These Shrimp Wonton Cups are a hit at any party. I have to say, hors d'oeuvres are my favorite thing to eat. We often go to restaurants and sit at the bar and order appetizers instead of a full meal. Here's one I recently tested. The next time I would use round wonton wrappers.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
