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Friday, May 7, 2021

TAKOYAKI Party (Octopus Balls) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

How you make the batter is the key. My mom uses Takoyaki flour and tasty Dashi broth, then makes the batter bit loose and less salty. In this way we can eat Takoyaki forever with No Sauce 😂👍

Serving Takoyaki with Dashi broth is our typical family style. Sometimes we put sauce then pour over the Dashi but this time, no one used the sauce because the batter was a success. Making the batter from scratch is not easy for the beginners, so I recommend using Takoyaki flour for No Sauce like this one 😉 https://amzn.to/3nKsbDG

Takoyaki is a popular Japanese ball-shaped snack made of batter, diced octopus, tenkasu (tempura scraps), beni shoga (red pickled ginger), and aonegi (green onion), topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, aonori (green laver), and katsuobushi (bonito flakes). Slightly crispy on the outside and creamy inside.

How to Make Takoyaki

FYI:

Nissin Takoyaki Flour 日清大阪うまい屋監修たこ焼き粉

https://amzn.to/3nKsbDG

Takoyaki pan I recommend オススメのたこ焼き器

https://amzn.to/3eRgcAd

The BEST Takoyaki (Octopus Balls Recipe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdehqLAh7zw

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How to Make Takoyaki

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30min

Number of servings: 40 pieces

Necessary Equipment:

Takoyaki pan

spouted measuring cup

oil brush (you can make it with paper towel, chopsticks, and rubber band)

steel pick (long bamboo pick is ok)

Ingredients:

200g (7oz.) takoyaki flour

2 egg

600cc water

cooking oil

Fillings

* diced boiled octopus

* chikuwa (fish cake) if you like

* beni shoga (red pickled ginger)

* tenkasu (tempura scraps)

* aonegi (green onion)

Sauce

* okonomiyaki sauce

* mayonnaise

* katsuobushi (bonito flakes)

* aonori (green laver)

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix takoyaki flour, eggs, and water (add little by little).

2. Heat takoyaki pan and grease the molds with cooking oil.

3. Pour batter into the molds to the full.

4. Put beni shoga, tenkasu, aonegi, and octopus or chikuwa in each mold.

5. Wait a little until batter on the edge of the molds become cooked.

6. Flip takoyaki with a pick, fix the form by flipping, and cook until golden brown.

How to serve:

1. Place on a plate and top with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, katsuobushi, and aonori.

2. With dashi broth. (boil 200cc water and 2 tbsp. Kamada dashi soy sauce)

3. With grated radish and ponzu sauce.

4. With sausage. (cut sausage into half. finely cut outer curve of the sausage and cook. place takoyaki and draw face with nori and ketchup.)

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/05/Takoyaki-Party.html

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Ankake Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with Thick Savory Sauce Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Crisp brown fried noodles with a thick savory sauce with a lot of meat and vegetables. It is a very popular Japanese dish, served as a school lunch as well.

You can add seafood if you like. You can use any vegetables available in your fridge. Take it easy. It is a delicious lifesaver dish super quick to prepare 👍

Ankake Yakisoba

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Ankake Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with Thick Savory Sauce Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time:20min

Number of servings: 2 servings

Ingredients:

2 servings Yakisoba noodles

150g (5.2oz.) thin sliced pork

150g (5.2oz.) baby bok choy

150g (5.2oz.) vegetables of your choice (onion, bean sprouts, carrot, mushrooms, etc...)

* 1 tsp. chicken broth powder

* 2 tsp. oyster sauce

* 1 tsp. soy sauce

salt and pepper

cooking oil

1 tbsp. Katakuriko (corn starch is ok)

1 tsp. sesame oil

Directions:

1. Cut the meat and vegetables into bite-size pieces.

2. Heat 1 tbsp. of cooking oil in a frying pan and cook the noodles 3 minutes each on both sides until crisp golden. Place them on serving plates.

3. Heat 1 tbsp. of cooking oil in a frying pan and cook the meat until crisp golden. Add the vegetables and cook until tender. Add 1 US cup (240ml) of water, then add chicken broth powder, oyster sauce, and soy sauce.

4. Bring to a boil, stop the heat, and add starch diluted with double the amount of water. Heat again until thick. Stop the heat and finish with sesame oil. Season with salt and pepper if needed.

5. Cover the noodles with Ankake sauce to serve.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/05/Ankake-Yakisoba.html

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Yakisoba Pan (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles in a Hot Dog Bun Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Yakisoba Pan is a very popular and typical bun in Japan. It is obviously a High-Carb food. Many people love to eat it for lunch or snack! You can put more veggies and/or more meat to balance out the intake of your choice.

Yakisoba Pan

FYI: Adorable Unicorn Beetle Bun Idea Recipe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGT8PjhEj9k

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Yakisoba Pan (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles in a Hot Dog Bun Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 15min

Number of servings: 4~6 servings

Ingredients:

100g(3.5oz) thin sliced pork or sausages

100g(3.5oz) vegetables of your choice (cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot, green pepper, etc...)

1 tsp. cooking oil

salt and pepper

1 serving Yakisoba noodles

2 tbsp. Tonkatsu sauce or Japanese Worcestershire-style sauce

1 tsp. soy sauce

4-6 hot dog buns *depending on size

butter, mayonnaise, and/or mustard

Aonori (green laver)

Benishoga (Red Pickled Ginger)

Directions:

1. Cut the meat and vegetables into small pieces.

2. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan and cook the vegetables until tender.

3. Add the meat, and cook until no longer pink, then season with salt and pepper.

4. Add the Yakisoba noodles (cut short, easy to eat).

5. Season with Tonkatsu sauce and soy sauce, then stop the heat.

6. Split the top of the bun, apply some butter, mayonnaise, and/or mustard.

7. Place Yakisoba and top with Aonori and Benishoga if you like.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/04/Yakisoba-Pan.html

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ochikeron

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Flower Bento Lunch Box (Easy Gorgeous Onigiri Idea) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make quick and gorgeous flower Bento lunch box 🌸

Easy and perfect for every-day Bento lunch box.

The key is to measure the rice to make even-sized petals!

Flower Bento Lunch Box

Use Makisu (a Sushi rolling mat) to make rice petals 💖

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Cure Summer Bento Lunch Box (7 Useful Tips to Make Kyaraben) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make Cure Summer Bento Lunch Box from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021) along with 7 Useful Tips to Make Kyaraben (character Bento lunch box) 💖 You can apply this techniques to make other characters as well.

Take time 😊👍

Cure Summer Bento Lunch Box (7 Useful Tips to Make Kyaraben)

I used WILTON Icing Colors

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7 Tips to make Kyaraben (character Bento lunch box)

#1 Find the image easy to work with: Opened eyes are sometimes difficult to make, so choosing the character with smiling eyes or winked eyes saves time.

#2 Make rough sketch of Bento: detailed ideas are better because you may run out of energy to go easy.

#3 Shop ingredients based on your sketch: if you have detailed ideas with you, you may luckily find better ingredients.

#4 Use vivid colors for the egg crepes. Egg white is easy to break, so you can mix starch and water to prevent it from breaking（1 tsp. starch & 1 tsp. water for 1 egg white).

#5 Start from larger parts, trace them on a parchment paper, and cut out the ingredient with a design knife.

#6 Make sure you don't put eyes on top of ham (face). Face parts must be at the same level or eyes will look like popping out and scary...

#7 Cut Nori seaweed lines as thin as possible. Thick lines look sloppy...

Basic ingredients you need to make Kyaraben:

egg

food coloring

cheese slices

ham slices

Kanikama (fish cake)

Kamaboko (fish cake)

Time you need may depend on the character and your concentration. Please take time to make it. You can make the character a day before and keep it in the fridge.

*You can make rice or noodle dish with a lot of vegetables to save time making side dishes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlCNAmBu2sM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URLZwRs4g7E

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/03/PreCure-Bento.html

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Unicorn Bento Lunch Box Recipe | Japanese Cooking Video

I can't believe my daughter is graduating from Kindergarten in 7 days. By the time I upload this video will be in a few days. I want this moment to last forever. I have been noticing the time passing so quickly since I started to count down her graduation. Until then it was like a blink. I know time flies even from now on. Let's cherish each day!

Trick to make Kawaii bento in busy morning is to draw a sketch. You can cut out some of the parts (cheese, Nori sheet, ham, fishcake, etc...) night before to save time.

Unicorn Bento Lunch Box Recipe

Deco Furi to make colored Onigiri and Charafuru for cute Bento toppings (Dried Kamaboko fish cakes):

Colorful Fu Stars

More Bento Ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL43FE4EDA496FA137

レシピ（日本語）:

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/03/Unicorn-Bento.html

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Picnic Bento Lunch Box (Easy Onigiri Idea) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make quick and cute picnic Bento lunch box, requested by many people!

The key is to make even-sized Onigiri. Onigiri look cute in this way. Measure the rice and make the rice balls, each about 40 grams.

Picnic Bento Lunch Box

Use Nori punch to save time cutting Nori sheets: アーネストニコニコパンチ

Rice Cracker Flakes makes bento stunning: 大森屋ふりふりあられ

Deco Furi to make colored Onigiri and Charafuru for cute Bento toppings (Dried Kamaboko fish cakes): キャラフルとデコふり

How to Make Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls Recipe)

https://youtu.be/rFyfPvo97XQ

More Kawaii cute Onigiri ideas:

https://youtu.be/NUA7IE6Fvvs

More Bento Ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL43FE4EDA496FA137

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/03/Onigiri-Picnic-Bento.html

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Chicken Mince Simmered Ebi-Imo (Shrimp-Shaped Taro Potatoes) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

No-fuss family dish kids and adults will love 😋

You can arrange this dish with regular taro potatoes, or regular potatoes or a radish kind. Perfect for everyday meal and Bento box!

Because its shape and pattern are like a shrimp, we call this taro potato Ebi-Imo (shrimp potato). It is in season from November through January. My neighbor gave me some beautiful Ebi-Imo, so I decided to make this dish for my family. I hope this idea helps 👍

Chicken Mince Simmered Ebi-Imo (Shrimp-Shaped Taro Potatoes)

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Chicken Mince Simmered Ebi-Imo (Shrimp-Shaped Taro Potatoes) Recipe

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30min

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients

600g (1.3lb.) Ebi-Imo (shrimp potato)

300g (0.7lb.) minced chicken

3 tbsp. green peas (cooked/frozen/canned)

salt

400ml Dashi broth

* 4 tbsp. soy sauce

* 2 tbsp. Sake

* 2 tbsp. sugar

* 1 tbsp. ginger juice

1 tbsp. cooking oil

* 1 tbsp. corn/potato starch

* 1 tbsp. water

Directions:

1. Peel and cut Ebi-Imo in bite-size chunks. Parboil in salted water to remove bitter taste then rinse to remove slimy texture. *When you use regular potato, this procedure is not necessary but it improves flavor.

2. Heat cooking oil in a pot, and cook minced chicken until no longer pink.

3. Add Ebi-Imo and Dashi stock, and bring to a boil. When it comes to a boil, remove the foam.

4. Add the seasonings (A), and cook until the potatoes are soft for about 10~15 minutes.

5. Stop the heat, add starch diluted with water, then heat again until thick.

6. Lastly, add green peas, and cook until hot.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/02/Chicken-Mince-Simmered-Potatoes.html

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ochikeron

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Brussels Sprouts Ohitashi (Vegan Salad Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

Juicy, Tasty yet delicious 😋 Even kids will love them.

Ohitashi is a vegetable side dish (usually made with spinach) soaked in Dashi soy sauce. Perfect for any meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and Bento lunch box.

Brussels Sprouts are in season in January/February in Japan. Highly nutritious vegetable. Let's enjoy them in a simple and healthy way 🍀

Vegan Kombu kelp Dashi Powder is available 🌟

Brussels Sprouts Ohitashi

FYI: 5 MIN Spinach Ohitashi (Japanese Spinach Salad Side Dish Recipe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGige9gK9Dc

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Brussels Sprouts Ohitashi (Japanese Vegan Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY EASY

Time: 5min

Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:

200g (7oz.) brussels sprouts

salt

* 100ml water

* 1/3 tsp. Kombu kelp Dashi powder

* 1 tbsp. soy sauce

* 1/3 tsp. sugar

ground white sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Wash brussels sprouts, trim off the dirty end, then slice down the middle lengthwise.

2. Boil water in a large pot. Add a teaspoon of salt in the water, cook brussels sprouts for about 3 minutes. Drain well in a strainer.

3. In a sauce pan or microwave, heat water, Kombu kelp Dashi powder, soy sauce, and sugar mixture until it comes to a boil.

4. Soak brussels sprouts in Dashi soy sauce.

5. Sprinkle with some fresh ground white sesame seeds just before you serve.

You can keep it in the fridge for 3 days.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/02/Brussels-Sprouts-Ohitashi.html

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ochikeron

Monday, January 25, 2021

Okonomiyaki Cup Set (Fluffy Savory Japanese Pancake) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Cup noodle-like Okonomiyaki Set by Nisshin Flour Milling Inc. It says you don't need many cooking utensils but actually you need a lot of ingredients to get 😅 At least it contains mayo and sauce in addition to the dry ingredients. Anyway, the direction was interesting. Using 14cm (5.5inch) frying pan, no pressing with spatula, resulted satisfying fluffy soufflé texture! I would vote for this trick 👍

Okonomiyaki Cup Set

Nisshin Okonomiyaki Cup Set

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Okonomiyaki Cup Set (Fluffy Savory Japanese Pancake Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 20min

Number of servings: 2 (14cm/5.5inch) pancakes

Ingredients:

1 Nisshin Okonomiyaki Cup Set

120ml water

220g finely chopped cabbage

100g (3.5oz.) thinly sliced pork rib

1 egg

cooking oil

Okonomiyaki sauce

mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Make Batter: In the cup, put Okonomiyaki flour and water. Mix with a spoon, a bit crumbled is okay, do not overmix.

2. Mix: Add chopped cabbage, Agedama (crunchy bits of deep fried flour-batter) and egg, then mix well. *Thinly sliced cabbage is not easy to mix with a spoon, so this is why chopped cabbage is recommended.

3. Cook: In a 14cm/5.5inch frying pan, heat cooking oil, put half of the batter, and place pork slices. Uncover and cook on medium for 4 minutes. Flip it over, COVER, and cook on medium for 5 minutes. Again, flip it over, uncover, and cook on low for 5 minutes.

4. Finish: Put Okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise (if you like), Katsuobushi (bonito flakes) and Aonori (green laver) to finish.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/01/Okonomiyaki-Cup.html

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ochikeron

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Daikon Radish Leaves Furikake (Rice Seasoning Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Furikake is rice seasoning comes in many different flavors and textures. Soft or crunchy is pretty common. In this video, I want to share with you amazingly delicious soft Furikake using Daikon radish leaves. You can use any similar kind of leaves of course.

Adding Katsuobushi (bonito flakes) or canned tuna is OK. Very tasty yet delicious. Perfect rice topping. My kids (6 years & 4 years) eat very well.

You can keep this dish for 5 days in the fridge. Nutritious lifesaver for daily Bento lunch box 👍

Daikon Radish Leaves Furikake (Rice Seasoning Recipe)

Crunchy Furikake Recipe is HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PMpqElONsg

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Daikon Radish Leaves Furikake (Rice Seasoning Recipe)

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 10min

Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:

120g~150g (5oz.) Daikon radish leaves

1 tbsp. sesame oil

1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar

1 tbsp. white sesame seeds

1 package (2.5g) bonito flakes OR 70g (2.5oz) small canned tuna

Directions:

1. Wash Daikon radish leaves very well then Chop (parboil or microwave to reduce the amount to fit in the pan).

2. Chop into small pieces. Using kitchen shears is easier.

3. Heat half the amount of sesame oil in the pan then cook Daikon leaves until soft.

4. Add Katsuobushi or tuna, then quickly cook until combined.

5. Season with soy sauce and sugar. Then cook until the liquid is gone.

6. Add sesame seeds and remaining sesame oil. Mix and cook quickly until fragrant then stop the heat.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/01/Daikon-Furikake.html

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ochikeron

Friday, May 7, 2021

How you make the batter is the key. My mom uses Takoyaki flour and tasty Dashi broth, then makes the batter bit loose and less salty. In this way we can eat Takoyaki forever with No Sauce 😂👍

How to Make Takoyaki

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Crisp brown fried noodles with a thick savory sauce with a lot of meat and vegetables. It is a very popular Japanese dish, served as a school lunch as well.

You can add seafood if you like. You can use any vegetables available in your fridge. Take it easy. It is a delicious lifesaver dish super quick to prepare 👍

Ankake Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with Thick Savory Sauce Recipe)

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Yakisoba Pan is a very popular and typical bun in Japan. It is obviously a High-Carb food. Many people love to eat it for lunch or snack! You can put more veggies and/or more meat to balance out the intake of your choice.

Yakisoba Pan (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles in a Hot Dog Bun Recipe)

Sunday, April 11, 2021

This video will show you how to make quick and gorgeous flower Bento lunch box 🌸

Easy and perfect for every-day Bento lunch box.

The key is to measure the rice to make even-sized petals!

Use Makisu (a Sushi rolling mat) to make rice petals 💖

Sunday, March 28, 2021

This video will show you how to make Cure Summer Bento Lunch Box from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021) along with 7 Useful Tips to Make Kyaraben (character Bento lunch box) 💖 You can apply this techniques to make other characters as well.

7 Tips to make Kyaraben (character Bento lunch box)

Trick to make Kawaii bento in busy morning is to draw a sketch. You can cut out some of the parts (cheese, Nori sheet, ham, fishcake, etc...) night before to save time.

Friday, March 12, 2021

This video will show you how to make quick and cute picnic Bento lunch box, requested by many people!

The key is to make even-sized Onigiri. Onigiri look cute in this way. Measure the rice and make the rice balls, each about 40 grams.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

No-fuss family dish kids and adults will love 😋

You can arrange this dish with regular taro potatoes, or regular potatoes or a radish kind. Perfect for everyday meal and Bento box!

Chicken Mince Simmered Ebi-Imo (Shrimp-Shaped Taro Potatoes) Recipe

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Juicy, Tasty yet delicious 😋 Even kids will love them.

Ohitashi is a vegetable side dish (usually made with spinach) soaked in Dashi soy sauce. Perfect for any meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and Bento lunch box.

Brussels Sprouts are in season in January/February in Japan. Highly nutritious vegetable. Let's enjoy them in a simple and healthy way 🍀

Vegan Kombu kelp Dashi Powder is available 🌟

Brussels Sprouts Ohitashi (Japanese Vegan Recipe)

Monday, January 25, 2021

Okonomiyaki Cup Set (Fluffy Savory Japanese Pancake Recipe)

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Furikake is rice seasoning comes in many different flavors and textures. Soft or crunchy is pretty common. In this video, I want to share with you amazingly delicious soft Furikake using Daikon radish leaves. You can use any similar kind of leaves of course.

Daikon Radish Leaves Furikake (Rice Seasoning Recipe)

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