I already have posted a wonderful recipe for tofu patties made with ground meat of your choice (I pick turkey) or one using teriyaki sauce and chicken ground meat, but this time I'll introduce a easy demi glace sauce which goes so well with those patties. Keep in mind that you can completely disregard the ground meat and make tofu hamburgs just with tofu! You can use chicken, turkey, pork, beef ground meat. Possibilities are endless.
Now for the sauce, simply mix the ingredients and heat up in a pan until it starts bubbling. Then it's ready to serve! Ingredients (Makes about 3-4 servings) Approximately 60kcal per serving
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Number of steps: 3 steps Time taken: 15 minutes Approximately 230kcal per serving (this will vary depending on what you decide to put in the rice!) About This Dish: I did not know "doria" was a Italian dish until today. I had always thought it was a type of French dish since it's so similar to gratin. In Japan, apparently it got popular in the 1920's in Yokohama according to this post. Doria is basically like a gratin but is made of rice, vegetables and meat; often mixed in white cream sauce and topped with melted cheese, cooked in a toaster or oven. This version of doria is a healthy version; no heavy cream, yay! The only doria like characteristic would be the melted cheese. I also use a regular pan, not an oven, so it's easier and quicker to make. I added chicken sausage to the rice but I highly recommend adding onion, carrots, ground meat of your choice to make it a little more fun. This dish is cute looking, healthy and tastes great. Perfect for when you have friends over. What You Need: (Makes 2 servings)
Number of steps: 3 steps Time taken: 10 minutes to prepare, 15 minutes in the oven Approximately 25kcal per cookie (for 30 servings) About This Dish: I know that this is not a Japanese dish but as a female I had to share this extremely satisfying but healthy recipe for oatmeal cookies! This recipe uses absolutely no oil, no butter and barely any sugar, but it's a delicious sweet oatmeal cookie, perfect for my occasional mood swings. I make these cookies tiny, Japanese style, so please don't be surprised that I made 30 cookies with the batter. The size of my cookies are reflected in the photos below. Why do I make them so tiny? Because research suggests that "smaller portion sizes are capable of providing similar feelings of satisfaction as larger ones, while larger portions result in increased food intake, smaller portions may make you feel equally satisfied" (Steakley, Stanford Medicine). What You Need: (Makes 30 bite size cookies)
Number of steps: 3 steps Time taken: 10 minutes Approximately 200 kcal per serving if divided by 2 About This Dish: "Shoga-yaki"; "Shoga" is ginger and "yaki" means grilled or stir fried! Another famous shogayaki dish is "Pork Shogayaki" which goes perfectly with Japanese mayo and rice, but we'll leave that recipe for later :) This dish is the eggplant version of it! The savoury sauce becomes thick, so thick that it makes it a perfect partner to white or brown rice and other vegetables. It's a healthy alternative, but so satisfying that my friends who love meat said they don't need meat for dinner that day! This dish is usually eaten for dinner as it is savoury. Serve with warm rice and miso soup! Perfect healthy dinner, not to mention that it is so easy! Ginger has so many health benefits for you, especially in the winter, it can work to warm your body. What You Need: (Makes 2-3 servings)
Number of steps: 3 steps Time taken: 10 minutes Approximately 200 kcal per serving if divided by 4 About This Dish: I like eating edamame in pods as a side dish but how about stir frying it with chicken and Japanese sauce? It turned out to be delicious! A wonderful match with rice and miso soup. It took 5 - 10 minutes to make too. My boyfriend kept asking for more! The sauce blends in perfectly with the chicken. The chicken remains soft and juicy by massaging the potato starch into the chicken before cooking. If you are lazy to make an extravagant dinner but seek for something simple, healthy and Japanese, this recipe is perfect for you! What You Need: (Makes 3-4 servings)
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Number of steps: 5 steps Time taken: 10 to 15 minutes About This Dish: To begin, let me start by telling you that after making this dish and having it for dinner, I was surprised and very impressed about myself! It truly was a great accomplishment and I would like to share this recipe with you. Shrimp with chili sauce is a very popular dish in Chinatown (in Japan). This recipe aims to replicate that dish people eat in Yokohama's Chinatown. The garlic, ginger, sesame oil and ketchup are one of the main ingredients which come into play. It's simple (trust me) so I hope you try it out and enjoy it as much as I did. What You Need: (Makes ~2 servings)
Number of steps: 4 super easy steps Time taken: 5 minutes About This Dish: My father is originally from Ise city which is located in Mie prefecture. There, Ise Udon is extremely popular. Everywhere you go, you'll see signs and little local diners serving this dish. Tourists love it too. Real Ise Udon is served with udon which is extremely thick (yeap, thicker than the usual udon); since this recipe aims for simple, easy and homemade, I use frozen packaged udon sold at Asian markets. What is also important is the so called "black broth". It's so concentrated that the broth does not cover the whole bowl up like you see in regular udon dishes. It stays in the bottom and you stir/mix as you enjoy the meal. For garnish, most restaurants just sprinkle some green onion. It's as simple as that. Since this recipe is very simple and easy, compared to the real Ise Udon, it's much less work and may taste a little different, but it's close enough and great to enjoy given the fact that it only takes 5 minutes to make! What You Need: (Makes 2 servings)
Number of steps: 6 super easy steps Time taken: 10 min prep, 20 min in oven. Approx. 90 kcal per mini yaki-onigiri About This Dish: Onigiris (rice balls) are delicious even when they are not baked, but when the rice is dipped in soy sauce and are baked on both sides, making the onigiri crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, it's becomes a dish you will start craving for! They're called Yaki-onigiris. In Japan, my mom used to make these for lunch as it is easy and goes well with various side dishes such as chicken. It is also eaten at Izakayas along with some sake and yakitori. It's just a fun twist to your regular onigiri, please give it a try! You don't have to use fresh cooked rice. You could even use left over rice in your freezer or fridge to whip this up quickly for lunch! Just make sure you warm the rice up before you dip it into the sauce. What You Need: (Makes 11 mini yaki-onigiris)
Number of steps: 6 easy steps Time taken: 10 min to prepare, 8 min in oven Approx. 30 kcal per cookie About This Dish: Being a girl, sometimes you just crave for desserts. Unfortunately, I find the cookies and sweets in Boston too sweet compared to those in Japan. Solution? Bake my own! These matcha cookies are not too sweet, but not too bitter; it makes the taste of matcha truly come out. All you need is flour, butter, sugar, matcha powder and an egg yolk. I'm not a professional baker, and I must say these cookies came out perfect. Just make sure to use room temperature butter! Note: The cookies I made are tiny, bite size, miniature cookies. Please cut and bake according to your taste! What You Need: (For approximately 30 mini bite sized cookies)
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