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Umami Days: Cooking

Umami Days: Cooking

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Beef shigureni

Beef shigureni
Thinly sliced meat simmered in soy sauce, sake and mirin with ginger and sugar. A tasty and boldly flavored stew, the sauce of beef shigureni is a sweeter version of teriyaki with the subtle heat of ginger. Perfect with rice and egg.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Cheese and kimchi ramen

Cheese and kimchi ramen
Cook a pack of instant ramen, add mushrooms, pork slices and kimchi. Top with cheese slices and leave to melt. Transfer to a bowl, garnish with scallions and drop in a raw egg yolk.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person

Fried chicken wings, Chiang Mai style

Fried chicken wings, Chiang Mai style
Salty, spicy and highly aromatic, this Chiang Mai-inspired fried chicken has crackling-like skin and succulent meat. There is heat from the chilies, ginger and garlic, citrusy aroma and flavor from lemongrass, warm and nutty tones of cilantro and the richness of fish and soy sauces.
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Butter chicken

Butter chicken
Chicken marinated in yogurt and Indian spices is roasted, deboned and braised in a sauce made with tomatoes, cream and butter.
Cook time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 4 people

Chicken wings and quail eggs adobo

Chicken wings and quail eggs adobo
In this adobo and egg rice bowl recipe, chicken wings are deep fried before braising in adobo sauce. The texture is fantastic. The chicken wings absorb the flavors of the sauce better too. 
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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