Miso Soup with Chicken and Lotus Root
Today’s miso soup is made with chicken and Renkon lotus root. By slicing Renkon very thinly, the cooking time for the recipe is shortened significantly. This miso soup is perfect for a busy night!
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Beef Nikumiso Recipe
Nikumiso is ground meat cooked with aromatic miso based sauce. While ground pork is more commonly used for this dish, ground beef is just as good. In this recipe, in addition to regular miso paste, gochujang (Korean red chili paste) is added to make it a little bit spicy. The strong flavored meat goes really…
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Miso Soup with Bacon, Cabbage, and Onion
Today’s miso soup is made with bacon, cabbage, and onion. Bacon is commonly used in western style soup such as chowder and minestrone, but it actually goes very well with Japanese miso soup, too! Dashi is almost not needed as the bacon has strong flavor, but we are adding instant dashi powder to the broth…
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Tofu Steak Recipe
Tofu Steak (豆腐ステーキ) is pan-fried tofu with a Soy Sauce-based savory sauce. Tofu is mild-flavored bean curd and usually cooked in dishes as one of many side ingredients, but it is the main character of this recipe. Tofu Steak is delicious in a strongly flavored sauce with refreshing spicy grated ginger, and goes very well…
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Miso Soup with Daikon, Cherry Tomato, and Arugula
Today’s miso soup is made with Daikon radish, cherry tomatoes, and arugula. Daikon’s crunchy texture, cherry tomato’s sweet and sour flavor, and arugula’s bitterness all come together in a deliciously savory miso soup.
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Shrimp and Cheese Okonomiyaki Recipe
You like Okonomiyaki with pork? Then try this variation with shrimp and cheese. Seafood Umami flavor from shrimp goes very well with the cabbage pancake, and melted cheese gives an interesting taste and texture to the dish. Never tasted Okonomiyaki before? Then you really must try this! I promise it’s delicious!
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Miso Soup with Zucchini, Shiitake, and Fried Tofu
Today’s miso soup is made with zucchini, shiitake mushrooms, and fried tofu (Aburaage). Sliced zucchini rounds soak up the umami flavor from Dashi, shiitake, and Miso. Fried tofu adds richness to the broth.
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Chicken Gyoza Recipe
Gyoza (餃子) are Chinese dumplings made with meat and vegetables wrapped in round pasta-like flour skins and then pan-fried. Gyoza are originally based on Chinese fried dumplings, but they are now a popular and well-rooted part of Japanese cuisine today. Recently, really authentic Chinese food called “Gachi-Chuka” is becoming very popular in Japan, but Gyoza is the opposite end…
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Suiton Soup (Flour Dumpling) Recipe
Suiton Soup is hot soup with soft dumplings simply made from flour and water. Suiton is almost always eaten at home not at restaurants. Our easy homemade Suiton with a lot of vegetables is so warm and filling. It is a perfect soup during the cold seasons.
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Miso Soup Recipe
Miso Soup (味噌汁) is, as many of you may already know, a comforting soup made with miso paste and typically includes tofu and vegetables. It’s an essential part of Japanese cuisine and is served with almost every traditional meal. You’ve probably had miso soup before—even if you didn’t order it—since it often comes alongside dishes…
