Cucumber pickles – goma shio kyuri

This is a very quick and easy way to prepare pickles with cucumber. First time we tried it was in an isakaya in Omiya, Saitama province. Ingredients: 1 package of snack cucumbers (roughly 250 gr) 2 tbsp rice vinegar 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 ziplock bag   Cut the cucumbers in quarters…

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My version of Chirashizushi

What to do with a nice piece of tuna at sashimi grade? I love rice bowl and here is a take on it Ingredients for 2 2 cups of japanese short grain rice 2.5 cups of water 400 gr of tuna at sashimi grade 2tbsp of Soya sauce 4 tbsp of Mirin 2 tbsp of Sake…

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Simmered Satsuma sweet potatoes with beef – japanese style

Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes (roughly 400 gr) 200 gr. ground beef 2 tablespoon sake 1 tablespoon soya sauce cooking oil (sunflower seeds) Cut the potatoes in 2 cm slices and let them rest in water for at least 10 minutes. Heat the oil in a skillet and brown the potato slices. Add the ground beef….

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