Japanese recipes

Oyakodon

Oyakodon

(serves 1) Oyakodon (親子丼), means “parent-and-child rice bowl”. Weird. For the dashi stock: you can make your own or buy some. For the mitsuba parsley: this seems quite difficult to get hold of in the UK. You can buy some seeds and grow or your own, or try out your local Asian shop. If you can’t get hold… Read more: Oyakodon



Soy chicken with shiitake mushrooms and pickled vegetables

Soy chicken with shiitake mushrooms and lightly pickled vegetables

(Serves 4) Ingredients Marinated chicken breasts 4 corn-fed chicken breasts, skinned 80ml of soy sauce 80ml of water 3 tsp dark soya sauce 4 tbsp of brown sugar 50ml of rice wine 3 slices of fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves Pickled vegetables 120ml of red wine vinegar 120ml of water 3 tbsp of caster sugar… Read more: Soy chicken with shiitake mushrooms and pickled vegetables



Japanese curry rice

Japanese curry rice

Ingredients For the roux: 3 tbsp butter 30g flour 2 tbsp garam masala 1 tsp cayenne pepper ground black pepper 1 tbsp ketchup or tomato puree 1 tbsp tonkatsu sauce (or Worcestershire sauce) For the curry: 2 tsp oil 2 large onions, diced 2 lbs chicken thighs, cut into chunks (you could also use beef, prawns… Read more: Japanese curry rice



Miso chicken ramen

Miso chicken ramen

(Serves 2) Ingredients 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 1 inch ginger, finely diced 1 shallot, finely diced 1/2 red pepper, finely sliced 1 cooked chicken breast, sliced 1 boiled egg, halved enough ramen noodles for 2 people 300ml pork or chicken stock 6 medium shitake mushrooms, sliced 1 red chilli, thinly sliced 2-3 bok choy, sliced (including the green leaves)… Read more: Miso chicken ramen



Japanese pan-fried chicken

japanese-pan-fried-chicken

Ingredients (Serves 4) 2 -3 boneless chicken thighs 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms 8 shishito green peppers or 3 small bell peppers 2 -3 tablespoons mirin (or 2-3 tbsp. sake + 2 tsp. sugar) 2 -3 tablespoons soy sauce japanese sansho pepper (optional) shichimi togarashi pepper or red chili pepper flakes (optional) Method Remove excess fat… Read more: Japanese pan-fried chicken