japanese
Ponzu Sauce
🕓 Sep 7, 2017

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup lime or lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • pinch dried ground red pepper

Instructions

Combine and let sit.


Tofu steaks
🕓 Sep 7, 2017

Ingredients

  • block of tofu
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp water
  • ground black pepper
  • garlic
  • 1/2 cup (or more) breadcrumbs / panko
  • 2 tbps+ oil for frying

Instructions

  1. press tofu to get water out (~30 minutes+)
  2. cut tofu block into slabs of the...

Japanese Curry Powder
🕓 Apr 30, 2017

Makes 200g of curry powder. All spices should be ground.

  • 80g tumeric
  • 40g coriander
  • 30g cumin
  • 10g cardamon
  • 8g chili pepper
  • 14g black pepper
  • 8g clove
  • 4g fennel
  • 2g cinnamon
  • 2g nutmeg
  • 2g star anise

Mix together.


Anko
🕓 Feb 14, 2016

Ingredients

  • 1 cup azuki beans
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • water

Instructions

  • Rinse beans in water
  • Place beans in a pot with 4-5 of water and bring to a boil
  • Simmer for 1.5 - 2 hours (add more water as needed) until the beans are cooked through
  • Discard water and returns beans to pot, adding sugar. Stir on...

Manju
🕓 Feb 14, 2016

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 - 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 lb anko (about a half batch from this recipe)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, mix flour & baking powder, and sugar
  • Slowly pour the water into the flour, stirring constantly
  • Knead the dough...