Beef marinated with garlic, ginger, and soy sauce gets a quick sear before being sliced and topped with a reduction of the sweet and tangy marinade.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Recipes from Japan
Make your own authentic Japanese food like sashimi, sukiyaki, ginger salad dressing, tonkatsu sauce, yakisoba, tempura, and shabu shabu
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Gyuniku Teriyaki (Japanese Beef Teriyaki)
Japanese Chicken Drumsticks
Drumsticks are simmered in a spicy vinegar-soy mixture until tender and glazed.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Gohan (Japanese-Style Rice)
Gohan, or Japanese-style rice, is a staple dish in Japanese cuisine. It is simple to make and can be enjoyed as a side dish or part of a main course.
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Japanese Shrimp Sauce
It's called shrimp sauce, but don't limit yourself to that. This glorious Japanese mayo sauce is fantastic on all manner of stir-fried meats and veggies.
Time: under 30 minutes
Tonkatsu Sauce (Japanese Ketchup)
This three-ingredient sauce could not be simpler! Ketchup, soy sauce and Worcestershire are all you need for a Tonkatsu sauce ready to top some crispy pork and a hot...
Time: under 30 minutes
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Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing
Authentic tasting Japanese dressing made simple. Power-player flavors of ginger, sesame, and soy make a zippy dressing that goes great with a simple salad of shredded...
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Teriyaki Chicken
Made with green onions, ground ginger, chicken, soy sauce, Mirin, garlic, brown sugar, ginger root
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Japanese Lamb
Made with boneless leg of lamb, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, sherry, garlic, ground ginger
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Chicken Udon
A classic Asian noodle dish made with chicken, dried mushrooms, cabbage, bean sprouts, and Japanese noodles.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Japanese Sukiyaki
Fun variation on a standard stir-fry. Thin-sliced steak and a medley of veggies get a quick simmer in a soy-mirin sauce. Sukiyaki goes wonderfully with white rice and a variety of...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Cucumber Salad
Made with cucumbers, red onion, bell pepper, and carrot marinated in a simple dressing of seasoned rice vinegar and sugar.
Time: 1-2 hours
Japanese Cucumber and Crab Salad
Made with sugar, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, cucumbers, salt, crab
Time: 1-2 hours
Sashimi With Three Sauces
Made with daikon radish, green onion, carrot, dry mustard, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar
Time: 30-60 minutes
Shabu-Shabu (Japanese Bubbling Beef Hot Pot)
Made with kelp ponzu sauce, wheat gluten cakes, beef, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, Napa cabbage, bamboo shoots, firm tofu
Method: electric skillet/wok, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Japanese Boiled Acorn Squash
Made with soy sauce, mirin, sugar, acorn squash, water, hon-dashi powder
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Noodle Soup With Roast Pork And Bok Choy
Made with boneless pork chops, hoisin sauce, sugar, Chinese five spice powder, soy sauce, chicken broth, star anise powder, ginger root, garlic
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Negima (Japanese Beef And Scallion Rolls)
Made with sirloin or rib-eye, rice vinegar, soy sauce, mirin, scallions
Method: outdoor grill
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Fruitcake
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon, milk, candied fruit, raisins, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Japanese Beef And Noodles
Made with bean sprouts, soba noodles or angel hair pasta, green onions, egg whites, beef broth, egg, soy sauce, sugar, fresh ginger, beef tenderloin
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Vegetable Pancakes
Made with salt, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, evaporated milk, egg, cabbage head, carrots, onion, celery, green bell pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chicken And Shiitaki Yakitori (Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers)
Made with red bell pepper, shiitaki mushrooms, non-stick cooking spray, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, chicken breast halves
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Yakisoba
Made with soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame or vegetable oil, sirloin or top blade steak, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, carrots, green onions, somen noodles
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Japanese Rice Pot With Shrimp & Vegetables
Made with snow peas, red pepper, dashi stock, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, scallions, peanut or canola oil, ginger, short-grain rice
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Tonkatsu Sauce
Made with mirin, sugar, chili sauce, fish sauce or Worstershire sauce, sake, ginger, garlic
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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