Table of Contents
How to Make Dashi Stock 06
Glossary of Japanese Ingredients 08
Measuring, Cutting and Prepping 28
How to Prepare Seafood 56
Everyday Techniques 80
Reconstituting shiitake
Draining tofu
Roasting sesame seeds and grinding
Making a drop lid
How to cook rice
Chapter 1 Ten Japanese Classics
Meat and Potato Hot Pot 10
Deep-fried Crunchy Chicken 12
Pan-fried Pork with Ginger 14
Mackerel in Miso Sauce 16
Potato Croquettes 18
Japanese Rolled Omelet 20
Sweet and Savory Pork Belly 22
Crispy Fried Mackerel 24
Braised Chicken and Vegetables 26
Winter Hot Pot 27
Chapter 2 Meat and Fish Main Dishes
Tonkatsu Pork Cutlet 30
Variation: Mini Pork Cutlets with Plum Miso 31
Chicken Teriyaki 32
Variation: Curried Chicken Teriyaki 33
Hamburger Steaks with Tofu 34
Variation: Meatballs with Sweet Vinegar Sauce 35
Tender Pork with Sesame Sauce 36
Variation: Pork Soup with Noodles 37
Beef and Asparagus Rolls 38
Stuffed Bell Peppers 39
Chicken Wings in Black Vinegar Sauce 40
Variation: Fragrant Chicken Rice 41
Simmered Beef and Tofu 43
Shabu Shabu Salad 43
Japanese-style Beef Steak 44
Variation: White Wine and Onion Sauce 45
Simmered Yellowtail and Daikon 46
Variation: Yellowtail with Miso Butter Sauce 47
Miso-marinated Mackerel 48
Crunchy Shrimp Fritters 49
Steamed Sea Bream 50
Sardines in Plum Sauce 51
Braised Flounder 51
Sweet and Sour Mackerel 52
Variation: Mackerel with Bell Peppers 53
Mixed Tempura Fritters 54
Variation: Scallop Fritters 55
Chapter 3 Everyday Side Dishes
Daikon Radish with Chicken-Miso Sauce 58
Stir-fried Spicy Root Vegetables 59
Eggplant with Miso Sauce 59
Tofu with Greens 60
Simmered Tofu 60
Spinach in Dashi 61
Tofu Side Salad 61
Deep-fried Tofu Dumplings with Shrimp 62
Simmered Squash 63
Taro Root in Soy Sauce 63
Octopus and Cucumber in Vinegar Sauce 64
Daikon and Carrot Salad 64
Pan-fried Mushrooms 65
Green Beans with Sesame Sauce 65
Steamed Savory Custard 67
Seaweed Salad 67
Spicy Konnyaku with Bonito 68
Radish and Tofu Salad 68
Chapter 4 Rice Dishes and Soup
Sushi Rolls 70
Sushi Rice 71
Temari Sushi Balls 72
Inari Sushi 73
Chirashi Sushi Bowl 74
Variation: Smoked Mackerel and Cucumber Chirashi Sushi Bowl 75
Mixed Rice Bowls 76
Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl 77
Beef Rice Bowl 77
Pork and Vegetable Soup 78
Creamy Turnip Soup 78
Fish Cake Soup 79
Root Vegetable Miso Soup 79
Chapter 5 Modern Twists on Classic Dishes
Japanese-style Beef Stew 82
Pan-fried Spare Ribs with Sesame Sauce 84
Pasta with Tuna and Capers 86
Lemony Sea Bream Salad 87
Smoked Fish and Potato Salad 88
Pan-fried Scallops with Wasabi 88
Tuna and Mozzarella Side Salad 89
Squid and Avocado with Miso Dressing 89
Chicken and Potato Casserole 90
Pork-wrapped Tempura 91
Chicken Meatball Hot Pot 92
Variation: Pork Broth Ramen 92
Tomato and Olive Rice 95
Clam and Vegetable Soup 95
