Japanese Style Cooking

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 lb fresh, sashimi-quality fish, like salmon or yellowfin tuna, skinned and made into fillets

2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

4 tsp soy sauce

2 tsp white sesame seeds

½ tsp thinly sliced chives

Method

1. Put the fish fillets in a freezer for 10 minutes to make them easier to cut. Then lay them skinned side up with the thick end to your right and away from you. Use a long sharp knife and tilt it to the left. Slice carefully towards you.

2. Divide the slices of fish evenly among 8 serving plates.

3. Drizzle each serving with about ¼ tsp olive oil and ½ tsp soy sauce. Sprinkle sesame seeds and chives over the fish and serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• ½ lb chicken, boneless
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup oil
• 1 cup water
• 3 dried mushrooms
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 2 cup fresh spinach, chopped

Method

1. Cut chicken into small pieces.
2. Beat the eggs in a bowl.
3. Dust the chicken pieces with flour, dip in beaten egg and fry on both sides in hot oil until golden brown.
4. Boil the water in a saucepan and put in the mushrooms.
5. Simmer for 10 minutes,
6. Remove the mushrooms and cut finely.
7. Put the pan with the oil back on heat.
8. Add the chicken, the mushrooms, the sugar and the soy sauce.
9. Simmer for 15 minutes.
10. Add scallions.
11. Simmer 10 more minutes.
12. Add the spinach.
13. While spinach is still bright green, add reserved beaten eggs to pan and cover.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 to 1½ lb. rib-eye of beef
• 1 12-oz. block of tofu, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 6 scallions cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 small can shirataki
• 1 8-oz. can sliced bamboo shoots, rinsed under cold, running water
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1½ cups water
• 3 tbsp. sugar

Method

1. Slice beef very thinly.
2. Heat oil in frying pan and sauté the beef.
3. Add scallions, shirataki, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and tofu.
4. Combine remaining ingredients to make a sauce.
5. Pour sauce over meat and vegetables until they are half covered. Adjust heat so that sauce simmers.
6. After about 10 minutes, test a piece of meat to see if it is done.
7. Remove from pan and serve with hot rice.

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Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 6 boneless chicken thighs
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• Shichimi (seven-flavor spice) to taste
• For the yakitori sauce
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• ½ cup sugar
• 1½ tbsp sake or dry white wine
• 1 tbsp plain flour

Method

1. For the sauce, stir the soya sauce, sugar and sake/wine into the flour in a small pan and bring to the boil, stirring continuously.
2. Lower the heat and simmer the mixture for 10 minutes, until the sauce is reduced by a third.
3. Cut each chicken thigh into bite-size pieces and set aside.
4. Cut the spring onions into 1-inch pieces. Preheat the grill.
5. Thread the chicken and spring onions alternately on the skewers.
6. Grill under medium heat, brushing generously several times with the sauce.
7. Allow 5-10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked but still moist.
8. Serve with a little extra yakitori sauce, offering shichimi with the kebabs if available.

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