Shiitake and broccoli in soy garlic sauce
Parboiled shiitake and broccoli florets are tossed in soy garlic sauce thickened with potato starch. The addition of mirin makes this side dish subtly sweet.
Recipes with vegetable / fruit
Corn and potato soup
Made with salvaged broth in which beef (ox) tongue slow cooked for six hours, all I had to do was simmer the corn and potatoes in the broth, then process everything with an immersion blender.
Shiitake and asparagus stir fry
Salty and sweet with plenty of umami, this side dish cooks in eight minutes or less.
Slow cooker beef (ox) tripe, beans and sausage soup
Dried beans, beef tripe, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaves simmered in the slow cooker overnight. The next day, they were added to sauteed vegetables and sausages for a chunky and filling soup.
Miso ginger beef and asparagus stir fry
Thin slices of beef are marinated in soy sauce, sake, mirin, white miso paste and ginger then stir fried with parboiled asparagus. It's salty and sweet, a bit nutty and slightly spicy. Cooks in 10 minutes.
10-minute pork and broccoli stir fry
Sweet and salty tender slices of pork belly are combined with parboiled broccoli florets in this enticing stir fry. If you want to add another dimension of flavor, serve topped with thinly sliced bird's eye chilies.
Beef, mushrooms and pepper stir fry
Quick, easy, aromatic and delicious. It has everything that a well-balanced meal requires. Just enough meat, mushrooms for additional protein, and vegetables. Cooking time is eight minutes flat. But as with most meat and vegetable stir fries, the prep time is a bit longer.
Chicken, shiitake and bok choy tips with Vietnamese mixed fish sauce
An easy but tasty stir fry that you can cook in a short time especially if you keep Vietnamese mixed fish sauce (nuoc cham) in stock. The sauce is easy to make and the formula is included in the recipe.