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Chicken teriyaki rice bowl

Chicken teriyaki rice bowl
Thigh fillets seasoned cooked with soy sauce, sake and mirin. Simple yet highly nuanced.
Cook time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Mushroom miso egg drop soup

Mushroom miso egg drop soup
A recipe that combines two favorites. Scallions and white shimeji mushrooms are sauteed in sesame seed oil, dashi and miso paste are added then beaten eggs are drizzled and stirred in.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Japanese cucumber salad

Japanese cucumber salad
Tangy, sweet and salty, cucumber can be the only solid ingredient in the salad. In this recipe, wakame is added to give the dish even better flavor.
Cook time: 0 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Green beans with sesame dressing

Green beans with sesame dressing
Toasted sesame seeds are ground and mixed with rice vinegar, dashi, mirin, soy sauce and sugar to make the dressing. Briefly boiled green beans and thinly sliced red onion are tossed in to complete this lovely side dish.
Cook time: 8 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Quick-fried eggplants with ginger dashi sauce

Quick-fried eggplants with ginger dashi sauce
Eggplants are cut into slices, quick fried, doused with ginger dashi sauce and garnished with crispy bonito flakes. Great side dish or vegetarian main dish.
Cook time: 7 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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