Japanese

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 5

Servings: 3 people

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

Servings: 1 person

Japanese-style spinach and mushroom salad

A side dish of blanched spinach and sliced shiitake mushrooms tossed with ground roasted sesame seeds, dashi, Japanese soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sesame oil.

Cook time: 5

Servings: 4 people

Pork and vegetable miso soup (tonjiru / butajiru)

Pork and vegetables miso soup (tonjiru / butajiru)

If you think that authentic miso soup should have only three solid ingredients — tofu, wakame and scallions — you might be in for a surprise. There are so many other ingredients that can be added to miso soup. Tofu is not even always a must.

Cook time: 40

Servings: 4 people

Shoyuzuke egg yolks

Raw egg yolks are pickled in soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar overnight. As the egg yolks sit in the liquid, they acquire a deeper color and absorb the flavors in it.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 4 people