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Umami Days: Cooking

Meaty with a dash of veggies

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Side Dish

Salted duck egg yolk and garlic fried rice

Salted duck egg yolk and garlic fried rice
Store-bought salted duck egg yolk paste is combined with lightly fried garlic to make the base for this fried rice dish. Enjoy by itself or serve as a side dish.
Keyword: Fried rice, Salted duck egg yolk sauce
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Japanese potato salad

Japanese potato salad
Coarsely mashed boiled potatoes, roughly chopped hard-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, carrot, cucumber and sweet corn are tossed with Japanese mayo, salt and pepper to make this delightful snack or side dish.
Keyword: Potato salad, Vegetable salad
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 people

Mazemen with broccoli and cabbage

Mazemen with broccoli and cabbage
Fresh ramen, reduced teriyaki sauce, broccoli florets and diced cabbage are tossed to make a fast and easy meal that’s both tasty and filling.
Keyword: Tossed noodles
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person

Asparagus and corn with garlic butter

Asparagus and corn with garlic butter
A side dish that cooks in five minutes if you use baby asparagus and canned baby corn. It's great with fried or grilled meat, chicken or seafood.
Keyword: Meatless
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Pickled oyster mushrooms

Pickled oyster mushrooms
Fresh oyster mushrooms, carrot, bell pepper, ginger, garlic and onion are pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sugar and salt to make a contemporary Filipino achara.
Keyword: Meatless
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people

3-mushroom garlic noodles

3-mushroom garlic noodles
San Francisco’s Vietnamese-American garlic noodles gets an update and an upgrade with the addition of button mushrooms, shiitake and shimeji.
Keyword: Tossed noodles
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Coconut curry rice

Coconut curry rice
Bring extra excitement to the breakfast table by pairing garlic and chili sausages with subtly sweet and creamy coconut curry rice. It’s a meal that will set the tone for the rest of your day.
Keyword: Cooked with coconut, Curry, Pilaf / pilau
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Mushroom fried rice

Mushroom fried rice
Chopped shiitake, button mushrooms and shimeji are combined with bell pepper and carrot, and three soy sauces, to cook this meatless fried rice.
Keyword: Fried rice, Meatless
Cook time: 8 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Korean pork and kimchi dumplings (mandu)

Korean pork and kimchi dumplings (mandu)
Korean dumplings, or mandu, may be boiled, steamed, pan-fried or deep fried just like jiaozi, its Chinese ancestor, and gyoza, its Japanese sibling. When cooked and served in broth, it's called mandu-guk.
Keyword: Cooked with kimchi, Dumplings, Steamed
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Grilled eggplant salsa

Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean on your table with this wonderful salsa that can double as a spread. If weather does not permit outdoor grilling, using a stovetop grill will yield equally good results.
Keyword: Eggplant
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 cups

Tofu and bok choy stir fry

Tofu and bok choy stir fry
A simple dish that bursts with the flavors and aroma of ginger and garlic, this stir fry can be served as a side dish or a meatless main dish.
Keyword: Fried tofu
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ham and sausage fried rice

Ham and sausage fried rice
Salty Chinese ham joins sweet Japanese sausage in this bright and festive fried rice. A wonderful one bowl meal!
Keyword: Fried rice, Leftover Christmas ham
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people

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