How to Make Sushi Cake - Video Recipe

Japanese Doll Festival (Hinamatsuri), or Girls' Day, is held on March 3rd.
On this day, we set up hina dolls (hina-ningyo) since they are believed to protect girls from bad luck.

Hishi Mochi (diamond shaped rice cake) is usually presented with hina dolls. Hishi Mochi commonly consists of three layers: pink, white, and green, from top to bottom. It is said that pink represents peach flowers, white represents snow, and green represents grass. Those colors have a meaning to get the power of nature. Therefore, I used these three colors for my Sushi Cake :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRBhl0baHQ8

This recipe is perfect for Birthday or any other events, too :)



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Sushi Cake

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 4 people = 18×8cm (7x3inch) loaf pan

Ingredients:
600g (1.3lb.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
4 tbsp. Sushi vinegar*
50g (1.8oz.) crab meat
1 tbsp. Aonori (green laver)
Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepe)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. sugar
- a pinch of salt
smoked salmon
cucumber
cooked shrimp
Ikura (salmon roe)

Directions:
1. To make Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepe), mix egg, sugar, and a pinch of salt very well. Heat cooking oil in a large frying pan on low heat, pour the egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface. Cook the egg until the edges begin to dry, then flip it over and cook the other side for about 10 seconds. Leave it to cool completely. Cut into thin and short strips.
2. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through rice using a rice paddle to separate the grains. Divide it into 3 bowls. Mix Aonori (green laver) in one bowl and mix crab meat in another.
3. Wet the loaf pan (or line with plastic wrap). Place the crab meat Sushi rice and press down flat with a rice paddle or a spoon. Then place the white Sushi rice and the Aonori Sushi rice one after another and flatten as well. Turn the loaf pan upside down onto a plate to remove the rice.
4. Top with Kinshi Tamago, roll up smoked salmon strips to make roses, slice cucumber to make leaves, and garnish with shrimp and Ikura.

* Ingredients to make sushi vinegar from scratch.
3 tbsp. rice vinegar
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt

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How to Make Sushi Burrito - Video Recipe

My darling was reading a newspaper the other day and found "Sushi Burrito" is very popular overseas.

Well… we don't have it in Japan and I never tried it, so I thought it is very weird. BUT my recipe turned out amazing XD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1qtIkpVu9Q

Sushi rice gives perfect appetizing flavor over all!!!



It is also perfect for Setsubun!
http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2012/01/lucky-eho-maki-salmon-avocado-alasca.html

The lucky direction of the year 2024 is East Northeast slightly East. (2024年 令和6年の恵方は 東北東やや東).

If you eat Eho-Maki facing in that direction it will bring you a good luck. But just remember you have to close your eyes and eat all without speaking! You can speak after you complete it ;)

Give it a try!!!

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Sushi Burrito

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 4 rolls

Ingredients:
4 (16cm=6.5inch) flour tortillas
150g (5.3oz.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
1 tbsp. Sushi vinegar*
toasted white sesame seeds
lettuce
Shiso leaves (green perilla leaves)
Wasabi Guacamole Japonés (video recipe available)
shredded cheese
chopped green onions

* Ingredients to make sushi vinegar from scratch.
1 tbsp. rice vinegar
1/3 tbsp. sugar
1/3 tsp. salt

Directions:
1. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains. Cool the rice before you use.
2. Make Wasabi Guacamole Japonés (video recipe available).
3. Divide the sushi rice into 4 portions. Spread the sushi rice on a flour tortilla using your finger tips, little bit moistened with water. Then sprinkle with toasted white sesame seeds.
4. In the center of the wrapper, layer lettuce, Shiso leaves, Wasabi Guacamole Japonés, shredded cheese, and chopped green onions. Then roll tightly.
5. Wrap with parchment paper to serve.

*If you use large tortillas, you can fold two sides before you roll :)

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How to Make Christmas Tree Alaska Rolls (Cooked Salmon and Avocado) - Video Recipe

This sushi roll is perfect for people who don't like raw fish :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3bSHdjCAJY

Ikura (salmon roe) is salty enough that you don't need soy sauce to eat.

Very handy recipe for parties!



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Christmas Tree Alaska Rolls (Cooked Salmon and Avocado)

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 30min
Number of servings: 2 rolls (12 pieces)

Ingredients:
330g (11.7oz.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
2 tbsp. Sushi vinegar*
Aonori (green laver)
white toasted sesame seeds
1 filet (100g=3.5oz.) salmon
A
* 1 tbsp. mayonnaise
* 1/2 tsp. Wasabi (Japanese Horseradish Paste) if desired
1/2 avocado
2 Nori sheets
Ikura (salmon roe)
star-shaped cheddar cheese if desired

Directions:
1. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains. (Cool the rice before you use.)
2. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat a thin layer of cooking oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat. Place the salmon, cover, and cook for 2 minutes. Flip it over, cover, and cook for another 2 minutes. Stop the heat, then leave to cool in the pan. *You can grill, bake in the oven at 200C (392F) for about 10 minutes, or microwave at 500w (medium) for about 2 minutes.
3. Cut avocado into 4 strips.
4. Remove bones and skin of salmon if any. Then break it into pieces in a bowl. Then toss with A.
5. Cover a bamboo sushi-roll mat with plastic wrap. Place Nori sheet on the bamboo sushi-roll mat, shiny side down. Spread 1/2 of the sushi rice on Nori sheet using your finger tips, little bit moistened with water. Sprinkle with Aonori (green laver) and white toasted sesame seeds. Flip it over so that the Nori sheet facing you.
6. Place avocado and the salmon mixture lengthwise on the Nori sheet.
7. Roll the bamboo mat forward, hold the line of ingredients firmly with your fingers, make sure all the ingredients are pressed in, roll it completely, then gently press the mat around the roll to shape it (do not squeeze).
8. With a moistened knife (bread knife cuts well) cut off both ends, then cut the roll into 6 pieces (re-wet as needed. don't push but pull to cut).
9. Pile up the sushi rolls like a Christmas tree on a dish, sprinkle with Ikura (salmon roe), garnish with some star-shaped cheddar cheese if desired.

* Ingredients to make sushi vinegar from scratch.
1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
1/2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

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How to Make Vegetarian Curry Rice - Video Recipe

Curry Rice (curry and rice / kare-raisu) is a very popular dish in Japan. According to the statistics, we Japanese eat curry rice twice a month!

When I made the Basic Curry Rice, some people asked me for the vegetarian version, so I decided to make this video. The product I used contains no animal product but it tastes quite similar to the regular ones =) My darling and I are not vegetarian but we enjoyed it a lot!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXQ5JN6E8y8

This curry uses well-selected spices. Not hot but mild and tasty.

I bought this curry roux at an organic supermarket called "Kodawariya (こだわりや)". I hope you can get it when you come to Japan or when you find it somewhere else.



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Vegetarian Curry Rice

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30min
Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:
1/2 bag (80g=2.8oz.) vegetarian curry roux
1 small (150g=5.3oz.) onion
1 medium (150g=5.3oz.) potato
1/2 (100g=3.5oz.) carrot
1 tbsp. cooking oil
500ml water
4 servings of cooked rice

Directions:
1. Cut onion, potato, and carrot into bite-size pieces.
2. Heat cooking oil in a large stew pot. Add the cut vegetables and stir-fry them until slightly coated with oil.
3. Add 300ml water, bring to a boil, remove the foam, then turn the heat down to medium and cook for about 15 minutes.
4. In a small bowl, mix vegetarian curry roux and 200ml water.
5. Turn off the heat, add the curry roux mixture into the pot, and mix well. *make sure you stop the heat when you add the curry roux, otherwise it thickens very quickly.
6. Then put on low and simmer for a little while.
7 Serve curry on a hot bed of rice.

*if you have leftover curry roux, store it in the fridge and use within a week.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/11/blog-post_15.html
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The vegetarian curry roux I used in this video:


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How to Make VEGEMITE Onigiri Rice Balls (Panda Omusubi Nori de Pakutto Recipe) - Video Recipe

VEGEMITE is a dark brown Australian spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast extract. It is very salty with an unique flavor (which some people may dislike).

In Australia, I tried it on toasted bread with some butter and avocado. My mom said it may go well with rice, so I decided to make Onigiri! Since it is rich in umami, no wonder it goes well with Japanese dish like Onigiri which we mostly use salt to bring out the taste of rice.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVzPvsfU0g

Panda Omusubi Nori de Pakutto (silicone mat and Nori cutter)
パンダおむすびのりDEぱくっと（シリコンマットと海苔カッター）

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I bought the bamboo sheath (a traditional Japanese food wrapping material) at CanDo 100yen shop :)



Spinach Ohitashi video
ほうれん草のおひたし
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-vKQOs2poQ

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VEGEMITE Onigiri Rice Balls

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 3 rice balls

Ingredients:
300g (10.6oz.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
1 Nori sheet
VEGEMITE

Directions:
1. Wet your hands in water so that the rice won't stick. Place 100g of rice on your hand. Form the rice into a triangle by pressing lightly with your palms.
2. Cut Nori sheet into 3 strips.
3. Place a Nori strip on the silicone mat. Place the Nori cutter on top. Then press the center until Nori doesn't make tearing sounds. Then press the both sides to make small holes. (the Nori will become easy to bite off and chewed)
4. Apply a thin layer of VEGEMITE on Nori strips.
5. Wrap the rice balls with the Nori strips. Use plastic wrap to keep the Nori sheet from sticking to your fingers.
6. Attach the face parts.

*please do NOT use soggy Nori sheet or you cannot punch out the panda shape

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How to Make Beauty VEGEMITE Sushi Rolls (California Roll) - Video Recipe

VEGEMITE is a dark brown Australian spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast extract. It is very salty with an unique flavor (which some people may dislike) but rich in umami.

In Australia, I tried it on toasted bread with some butter and avocado. It wasn't that bad! So, I thought of using a thin layer of it in sushi rolls :) Surprisingly, you won't taste it and it gives a nice salty flavor without soy sauce!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RO3vB-C_zU

Vegemite is one of the world's richest known sources of B vitamins, specifically thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid, which helps promote healthy skin and hair! Adding Avocado (anti-aging vitamin E) would make a perfect beauty roll!



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Beauty VEGEMITE Sushi Rolls (California Roll)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 2 rolls (16 pieces)

Ingredients:
300g (10.6oz.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
2 tbsp. Sushi vinegar*
4 strips of avocado
4 strips of cucumber
6 Kanikama (imitation crab sticks)
1 Nori sheet
black and white toasted sesame seeds
VEGEMITE
Wasabi (Japanese Horseradish Paste) if desired

Directions:
1. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains. (Cool the rice before you use.)
2. Cover a bamboo sushi-roll mat with plastic wrap. Cut Nori sheet in half and place it on the bamboo sushi-roll mat, shiny side down.
3. Spread the sushi rice on the Nori sheet using your finger tips, little bit moistened with water. Sprinkle with black and white toasted sesame seeds. Flip it over so that the Nori sheet facing you.
4. Spread a thin layer of VEGEMITE lengthwise in the center. Place avocado, cucumber, and imitation crab sticks lengthwise on the Nori sheet. (cut them if too long.)
5. Roll the bamboo mat forward, hold the line of ingredients firmly with your fingers, stop and leave about 1/3 inch of sushi rice, make sure all the ingredients are pressed in, roll it completely, gently press the mat around the roll to shape it (do not squeeze).
6. With a moistened knife (bread knife cuts well) cut the roll into 6-8 pieces (re-wet as needed. don't push but pull to cut).
7. Eat with Wasabi if desired.

* Ingredients to make sushi vinegar from scratch.
1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
1/2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

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How to Make Big Katsu Katsudon (Rice Bowl Using Fried Pork Cutlet Snack) - Video Recipe

Do you know Japanese Dagashi (cheap snack) called Big Katsu? It costs 32yen each and tastes like a real pork cutlet. It is fake (made from fish), though. hehe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luZbvu43Qg

I don't like to eat this by itself, but I found it is delicious if you make Katsudon (deep fried pork cutlet rice bowl) using this!!! Trust me XD



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Big Katsu Katsudon

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: 2 small rice bowls

Ingredients:
2 Big Katsu
1 egg
50g (1.8oz.) onion
A
* 100ml Dashi stock
* 1.5 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1.5 tbsp. mirin (sweet sake)
2 small bowls of cooked rice
Mitsuba leaf (Japanese wild parsley) if you have

Directions:
1. Cut Big Katsu into bite-size pieces. Slice the onion.
2. Put A in a small pot and bring to a boil.
3. Add the onion slices and simmer on low heat for a few minutes until tender.
4. Add the Katsu, bring the soup to a boil, pour in the beaten egg (add chopped Mitsuba leaf if you have). Cover and turn off the heat.
5. Serve steamed rice in a rice bowl, pour 4. on top.

How to Make Dashi Stock:
- Using a Dashi Packet
In a large pot, put some water and Dashi packet, and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes. Discard the packet.
- Using Dashi Powder
Dilute instant Dashi powder in water.

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http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/09/big.html
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How to Make Western-Style Panda Lunch Box (200K GIVEAWAY) - Video Recipe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMAhDCSzhD0

Is there anyone who brings Onigiri (rice balls) to school?!
I think it is a cool idea ;) hehe



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Western-Style Panda Lunch Box

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
((Panda Sandwiches))
slices of bread
nutela or a jam of your choice
((Panda Rice Balls‪))‬
cooked white Japanese rice
Nori sheet
((Others‪))‬
cherry tomato
snack of your choice
mandarin orange

Directions:
((Panda Sandwiches))
1. Place CuteZCute cutter on a slice of bread. Then press down on the top and twist the cutter back and forth (with pressure) to cut out the edges. Using the stamp, you can cut out the panda face, too. Included panda assistant helps remove edges of small cut-out.
2. Spread some nutela or a jam of your choice on a slices of bread and make a sandwich.
((Panda Rice Balls‪))‬
1. Mix in a pinch of salt in the cooked rice.
2. Use plastic wrap and form the rice into an oval shape.
3. Cut out Nori sheet to make panda face parts. Attach them with tweezers.

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How to Make Hokkaido White Curry and Rice - Video Recipe

I found an interesting curry and rice.
You use milk to make this curry.
It has a nice creamy taste and spicy flavor.
Very addictive!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg6tN74gc40

It reminds me of the stew I had in Amman, Jordan :)
I used to live there for 6 years.
Unfortunately, I didn't learn Arabic at that time, so I cannot speak it…



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Hokkaido White Curry

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30min
Number of servings: 5

Ingredients:
((White Curry))
1 box = 100g (3.5oz.) House Hokkaido White Curry Sauce Mix *we call it "curry roux"
200g (7.0oz.) meat *chicken or pork
1&1/2 medium (300g=10.6oz.) onions
1 medium (150g=5.3oz.) potatoes
1/2 medium (100g=3.5oz.) carrot
1 tbsp. cooking oil or butter
500ml water
200ml milk
((Turmeric Rice))
1 package turmeric powder *comes in the box
3 cups uncooked Japanese rice

Directions:
((White Curry))
1. Cut meat of your choice into bite-size pieces. Cut the onions into bite-size pieces. Cut the potatoes and the carrot into bite-size pieces.
2. Heat the cooking oil in a large stew pot. Add onions, carrots, potatoes, and meat, and stir-fry them until slightly coated with oil.
3. Add 500ml water, bring to a boil, remove the foam, and turn the heat down to low and cook for about 15 minutes.
4.Turn off the heat, break up the curry roux into the pot, and mix well until completely melted. *make sure you stop the heat when you add the curry roux, otherwise it won't blend well.
5. Then put on the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until it thickens.
6. Add 200ml milk, then simmer for another 5 minutes to finish.
((Turmeric Rice))
1. Wash the rice with cold water. Put in the rice cooker pot, then add water to the appropriate level indicated in the pot.
2. Add the turmeric powder, mix well, and start cooking.
3. Serve curry on a hot bed of turmeric rice.

*for best results, don't use a lid while cooking.
*curry and rice is best eaten on the day it's made but if you have any leftover, store it in the fridge and finish it on the next day, but it is not recommended.
*if you have leftover curry roux, wrap in a plastic wrap and store it in the fridge and use within a week.

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How to Make Miso Yaki Onigiri (Miso-Flavored Grilled Rice Balls) - Video Recipe

Yaki Onigiri is Grilled Rice Balls.
Crispy, smoky and savory on the outside, and soft inside.

Perfect item for BBQ!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29i8NJhIPLg

If you have a BBQ set (grill over charcoal), that would be perfect.
BUT you can also use a cast iron pan or a frying pan on the stove in your kitchen =)



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Miso Yaki Onigiri (Miso-Flavored Grilled Rice Balls)

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of Servings: 4 small rice balls

Ingredients:
320g (11.3oz.) cooked Japanese rice *I mixed some brown rice
2 tsp. toasted white sesame seeds *optional
A
* 1 tbsp. Miso
* 1 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
* 1/2 tsp. sugar
* a pinch of Dashi powder
2 tsp. sesame oil

Directions:
1. Mix A in a small bowl.
2. Mix sesame seeds in the rice (optional) and make 4 rice balls (you can use plastic wrap or wet your hands in water so that the rice won't stick).
3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan, place the rice balls, cook both sides on a medium-low heat until browned.
4. Brush the rice balls with the miso mixture and cook both sides a bit more until browned. Please apply miso and cook them one by one or they may be burned black X(

You can simply brush them with soy sauce or Mentsuyu (concentrated dashi stock) but Miso is distinctive!

I don't recommend mixing the miso in the rice. Grains separate and you cannot form into a ball… I tried it and it was totally a mess… ended up making a fried rice X(

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How to Make Easy-To-Eat Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) - Video Recipe

Using minced onions and chicken makes every single scoop really tasty :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yth_Xbo2T3o

Of course, you can cut them into chunks to make regular Oyakodon!



FYI: Oyakodon, literally "parent-and-child donburi"

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Easy-To-Eat Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
100g (3.5oz.) minced chicken
100g (3.5oz.) chopped onion
A
* 2 tbsp. soy sauce
* 2 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
* 150ml Dashi broth (you can use Dashi powder to make it)
2 eggs
4 Mitsuba (Japanese wild parsley) if you have
2 bowls of steamed rice
Shichimi Togarashi (seven flavor chili pepper) if you like

Directions:
1. Cut Mitsuba (Japanese wild parsley) into an inch long pieces.
2. Put A and chopped onion in a pot, and bring to a boil. Add minced meat, remove the foam (dirt), then cook until the chicken is no longer pink.
3. Pour in the beaten egg, gently stir, add Mitsuba, cover, and turn off the heat after a few seconds when the eggs are half-boiled.
4. Serve on the rice in a bowl. Sprinkle with Shichimi Togarashi if you like.

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How to Make Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南雞飯) - Video Recipe

Hainanese Chicken Rice is a dish of Chinese origin, served in many asian countries: Malaysia・Indonesia (Nasi ayam Hainan), Singapore, Thailand (ข้าวมันไก่ Khao man kai), Philippines, Vietnam (Cơm Gà), Cambodia, etc…


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD1Vh79ontg

This recipe, using a rice cooker, is by Chef Shigeyoshi Toyoshima who won a grand prize at Chef's quick and easy recipe contest. I was one of the 3 judges at the contest (those who follow my Facebook page know that).
http://www.chefgohan.com/contest/5/

Why I chose his recipe is because it was easy using a rice cooker. Also, all the ingredients he used are pretty much available at Japanese households.



BTW, for those who live in Tokyo, if you get a chance to visit his restaurant, please say you watched this video. The chef will offer you some free prawn crackers :)
Asian Select Dining (アジアン セレクト ダイニング)
http://asian.fem.jp/

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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 60 min
Number of servings: 2-3

Ingredients:
250g (8.8oz.) chicken thigh (with skin)
1 tsp. cooking oil
salt and cracked black pepper
2 cups (300g=10.5oz.) uncooked rice
400ml water
A
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/2 tsp. consomme powder
* 1/4 tsp. pepper
((Red Sauce))
* 2 tbsp. ketchup
* 1/2 tsp. chili powder
* 1 tsp. vinegar
((Brown Sauce))
* 2 tsp. Miso
* 2 tsp. oyster sauce
* 2 tsp. sugar
* 1 tsp. sesame oil
((Fragrant Sauce))
* 5g (0.17oz.) minced garlic
* 10g (0.35oz.) minced ginger
* 40g (1.4oz.) minced onion
* 2 tsp. cooking oil
shredded cabbage, lettuce, tomato, etc...

Directions:
1. Wash rice and drain in a strainer.
2. Meanwhile, season the chicken with salt and cracked black pepper.
3. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan. Place the chicken skin-side down in the pan and cook until golden brown on one side. Press the chicken with a spatula to cook it evenly. (It doesn't have to be cooked through.)
4. Remove the chicken from the pan and add water. Place the rice, A, and the water in a rice cooker and mix well. Place sliced chicken on top of the rice and start cooking.
5. While cooking the rice, make the sauces. As for the Red Sauce and the Brown Sauce, mix the ingredients very well. As for the Fragrant Sauce, place the ingredients in a small sauce pan and cook until tender (make sure you don't brown them).
6. When it's done, don't open and leave it for about 10 minutes to blend the flavor. Then remove the chicken and toss the rice lightly with a rice paddle. *Some rice cookers like mine include steaming time, thus you can toss the rice immediately.
7. Pile the rice on a dish, place the chicken on top, and garnish with some vegetables of your choice. Serve with the sauces.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://www.chefgohan.com/card/detail/914/
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/05/blog-post_26.html
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How to Make Pom Pom Purin Bento Lunch Box - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make Pom Pom Purin Bento (Lunch Box).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vQO7OouME

Throughout this tutorial, I hope you learn how to arrange the dishes in a bento box.



The Nori Punch I used in this tutorial came with this Sanrio Characters Bento Book.
動画で使ったのりパンチは「はじめてでもかんたんかわいい!サンリオキャラ弁当BO­OK (学研ムック) 」の付録です☆

【送料無料】はじめてでもかんたん＆かわいい！サンリオキャラ弁当BOOK [ 稲熊由夏 ] 価格：1,049円（税込、送料込）

BTW, 4/16 is Purin's birthday :)

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Pom Pom Purin Bento Lunch Box

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 60min (depending on your patience)
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
((Stir-Fried Cabbage Neapolitan))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr_WKlZ8VMw
((Simmered Bonito Chunks and Shiitake Mushrooms))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17HfPGInk5s
((Atsuyaki Tamago Rolled Omelette Pudding))
1 egg
a pinch of salt & sugar
cooking oil
sausage
spaghetti pasta
mayonnaise
((Purin‪ Onigiri Rice Ball))‬
‪cooked white Japanese rice‬
leftover Atsuyaki Tamago
a pinch of salt
Simmered Shiitake Mushroom
spaghetti pasta
nori sheet
‪((Others))‬
tomato
‪cooked broccoli‬
‪lettuce‬

Directions:
((Stir-Fried Cabbage Neapolitan))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr_WKlZ8VMw
((Simmered Bonito Chunks and Shiitake Mushrooms))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17HfPGInk5s
((Atsuyaki Tamago Rolled Omelette Pudding))
1. ‪Beat ‬1‪ egg in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt & sugar.‬ ‪Heat cooking oil in a Tamagoyaki Nabe (rectangular omelet pan) on low heat, pour the egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface.‬ ‪Cook it until half done‬,‪ then ‬roll ‪up the egg.‬ W‪rap in plastic ‬wrap ‪and leave to cool to keep its shape.‬ In the same pan, cook round slices of sausage.
3. Cut the egg into 3 pieces. Cut them out into cone shapes.
4. Attach the sausage on top of the egg with a bit of spaghetti pasta. (pasta will absorb moisture and gets soft after few hours, so you can eat it by lunchtime!)
5. Garnish with mayonnaise like whipped cream if you like!
((Purin‪ Rice Ball))‬
1. Mince the leftover Rolled Omelette.
2. Put steamed rice in a bowl, add the minced egg, and mix a pinch of salt to taste.
3. Use plastic wrap and form the rice to make the face and the ears of Purin.
4. Attach the Simmered Shiitake Mushroom on Purin's head with a bit of spaghetti pasta. (pasta will absorb moisture and gets soft after few hours, so you can eat it by lunchtime!)
5. ‪Use Nori Punch to cut out the ‬face parts‪ (you can also use scissors)‬. Then attach them with tweezers.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/04/blog-post_17.html
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How to Make Inarizushi (Party Bento Lunch Box) - Video Recipe

Inarizushi (稲荷寿司) is a pouch of aburaage (fried tofu) filled with sushi rice.

This recipe is perfect for parties or any kind of event!

In this video, I will show you how to arrange Inarizushi for Hanami Bento (Bento box for Sakura / cherry blossom viewing).

Compared to the store-bought Inariage (flavored Aburaage) they are not too sweet but very mild in flavor. Good for your health! Yummy!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8wzq0F5bM

In the end of this video, I will share with you some clips from Sakura viewing we went this weekend. Unfortunately Sakura trees were not in full bloom and the weather was cold and cloudy… However, many people were enjoying Sakura :)



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Inarizushi

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 1hr
Number of servings: 14 pieces

Ingredients:
660g (1.5lb.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
A
* 3 tbsp. vinegar
* 1.5 tbsp. sugar
* 1 tsp. salt
7 Aburaage (deep-fried tofu pouch)
B
* 3 tbsp. soy sauce
* 3 tbsp. Mirin (sweet sake)
* 3 tbsp. sugar
* 300ml Dashi broth or water
roasted white sesame seeds if desired
((Toppings - if desired))
* Ikanago (boiled sand eel) + Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes)
* Ikura (salmon roe) + Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes)
* Ikura (salmon roe) + crab meat
* Shiso leaves + Shirasu (dried baby anchovy)
* Kamaage Sakuraebi (small shrimp) + grated ginger

Directions:
1. Place the Aburaage on a cutting board and trace the Aburaage with a chopstick to make it easy to open. Then cut in halves and open. If you want to make a change, you can turn the skins inside out!
2. Put the Aburaage in boiling water for a minute to remove the excess oil. Drain in a strainer and soak them in a bowl of water to cool. Stack up 3-4 pieces at a time, then drain well (press with your hands) like you make a rice ball.
3. Put B and Aburaage in a medium pan, then bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and cover with an Otoshibuta or a wooden drop-lid (you can substitute it with with a sheet of aluminum foil and use any small lid or a plate as a weight if needed) and allow to simmer until the liquid is reduced to 1/4. Stop the heat and let them cool completely.
4. Make Sushi vinegar by mixing A (or use store-bought Sushi vinegar). Add the Sushi vinegar while the rice is hot and slice through the rice using a rice paddle to separate the grains. Mix sesame seeds in the Sushi rice if you like. Divide the rice into 14 equal portions. Wet your hands and make small balls of Sushi rice.
5, Take a piece of Aburaage and lightly press with your hand to remove the excess liquid. Open the pouch and fold back the cut edge to make it easy to stuff the rice. Stuff a ball of Sushi rice to the corners of Aburaage with your fingers, then close the pouch.

Leave the pouch open and top with your favorite toppings, if you like :)

Other Side Dishes:
Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) 鶏の唐揚げ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bam1EE5NqhA
Simmered Potato Pork Roll じゃがいもの豚肉巻き
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpunklDLlZE
Vegetable Teriyaki Beef Rolls 野菜の牛肉巻き照り焼き
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJdo9BntgIA

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/03/blog-post_27.html
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What is Ikanago?
http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2013/03/ikanago-no-kugini-2013.html

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The Best GYUDON (Japanese Beef Bowl) - Video Recipe

Gyudon (literally Beef Bowl), is a bowl of rice topped with tender beef and onions simmered in a tasty salty sweet sauce. It is commonly served with beni shōga (pickled ginger) and shichimi (ground chili pepper), and sometimes topped with a raw egg.

"Gyu" means beef and "Don" is short for "donburi(rice bowl)".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQQVFNd67Y

Gyudon can be found in many Japanese restaurants and some fast food chains specialize exclusively in the dish. Well known Gyudon chains in Japan are Yoshinoya (吉野家), Sukiya (すき家), and Matsuya (松屋).

At some restaurants, you can specify how you want your Gyudon served, like tsuyudaku (extra tsuyu broth)!

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Gyudon (Beef Bowl)

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 30min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
150g (5.3oz.) thinly sliced beef
100g (3.5oz.) onion
A
* 400ml water
* 100ml Sake (or white wine)
* 2 tbsp. grated ginger
* 2 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1&1/2 tbsp. sugar
* 1 tbsp. Mirin (sweet sake)
2 bowls cooked rice
Beni Shoga (red pickled ginger)
Shichimi Togarashi (seven flavor chili pepper) if you like
boiled eggs if you like

Directions:
1. Cut onion into wedges.
2. Put A in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the beef and onions, remove the foam (dirt), then simmer on low until the liquid is reduced to 1/3.
3. Serve cooked rice in a rice bowl, place the simmered beef, pour some soup on it, then garnish with Beni Shoga. You can additionally sprinkle with Shichimi Togarashi and/or garnish with boiled eggs if you like.

How to make thinly sliced meat:
Partially freeze a block of meat or partially thaw a block of frozen meat, then thinly slice it.

レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/03/blog-post_23.html
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How to Make Doraemon Bento Lunch Box - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make a very easy and Kawaii (cute) Doraemon Bento (Lunch Box).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNqhP7wNANI

You can just attach cut Nori sheet on the rice stuffed in a square bento box. Very easy and cute!!!



BTW, I used exactly the same side dishes as Cinnamoroll Bento Lunch Box!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6z6AU_dw2Q

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Doraemon Bento Lunch Box

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30min (depending on your patience)
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
((Simmered Pork in Grated Potato))
↓ I made this recipe with pork!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZckZdxQe0
‪((Usuyaki Tamago Egg Crepe Bell))‬
1 egg
1/4 tsp. chicken stock powder
a pinch of salt
cooking oil
Nori sheet
((Doraemon Rice))
‪cooked white Japanese rice‬
a pinch of salt
sliced cheese
Kanikama (imitation crab meat)
Nori sheet
‪((Others))‬
Fujikko Omamesan (cooked savory soy beans)
tomato
cooked broccoli
‪lettuce‬

Directions:
((Simmered Pork in Grated Potato))
↓ I made this recipe with pork!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZckZdxQe0
‪((Usuyaki Tamago Egg Crepe Bell))‬
‪‪1. Beat 1 egg in a bowl and season with chicken stock powder and a bit of salt (a bit of salt and sugar is fine).‬‬
2. ‪‪Heat cooking oil in a Tamagoyaki Nabe (rectangular omelet pan) on low heat, pour the egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface.‬ ‪Cook the egg until the edges begin to dry, then flip it over and cook the other side for about 10 seconds.‬‬
3. ‪‪Roll up the egg‬ while it's warm‪, wrap in plastic, and leave to cool to keep its shape.‬‬
4. Cut the egg into 2/3-inch pieces.
5. Cut out Nori sheet to make the shape of Doraemon's bell, and attach.
((Doraemon Rice))
1. ‪Put steamed rice in a bowl and mix a pinch of salt to taste.‬ Then put the rice in a bento box.
3. Cut out the sliced cheese, Kanikama, and Nori sheet to make Doraemon's face.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/03/blog-post_8.html
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How to Make Cinnamoroll Bento Lunch Box - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make Cinnamoroll Bento (Lunch Box).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6z6AU_dw2Q

Throughout this tutorial, I hope you learn how to arrange the dishes in a bento box.



I used this Sanrio Characters Bento Book as a reference!
「はじめてでもかんたん&かわいい!サンリオキャラ弁当BOOK (学研ムック) 」を参考に、おかずは作りやすくアレンジして作りました！


BTW, Cinnamon's birthday is on 3/6, so I decided to make this tutorial XD

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Cinnamoroll Bento Lunch Box

Difficulty: Medium
Time: 60min (depending on your patience)
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
((Simmered Pork in Grated Potato))
↓ I made this recipe with pork!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZckZdxQe0
((Usuyaki Tamago Egg Crepe Oranges))
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp. chicken stock powder
a pinch of salt
cooking oil
sliced cheddar cheese
mayonnaise
((Cinnamon‪ Onigiri Rice Ball))‬
‪cooked white Japanese rice‬
1 egg white
purple potato powder
cooking oil
sliced ham
Nori sheet
honey
‪((Others))‬
Fujikko Omamesan (cooked savory soy beans)
tomato
‪cooked broccoli‬
‪lettuce‬

Directions:
((Simmered Pork in Grated Potato))
↓ I made this recipe with pork!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZckZdxQe0
((Usuyaki Tamago Egg Crepe Oranges))
1. ‪Beat 1 egg + 1 egg yolk in a bowl and season with chicken stock powder and a bit of salt (a bit of salt and sugar is fine).‬ ‪Heat cooking oil in a Tamagoyaki Nabe (rectangular omelet pan) on low heat, pour the egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface.‬ ‪Cook the egg until the edges begin to dry, then flip it over and cook the other side for about 10 seconds.‬
2. ‪Roll up the egg‬ while it's warm‪, wrap in plastic, and leave to cool to keep its shape.‬
3. Cut the egg into 2/3-inch pieces. Cut out the sliced cheddar cheese into small oval shapes. Then cut them diagonally. Attach them with bits of mayonnaise to look like orange pulp.
((Cinnamon‪ Onigiri Rice Ball))‬
1. Blue Egg Crepe: ‪Mix 1 egg white and purple potato powder until you reach your desired blue color‬ (the blue color is produced by a chemical reaction)‪.‬ ‪Strain the mixture with a strainer. Heat cooking oil in a Tamagoyaki Nabe (rectangular omelet pan) on low heat, pour the egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface.‬ ‪Cook the egg until the edges begin to dry, then flip it over and cook the other side for about 10 seconds.‬ ‪Leave it to cool completely.‬
2. Put steamed rice in a bowl and mix a pinch of salt to taste. Use plastic wrap and form the rice to make the face and the ears of cinnamon. Cut out the blue sheet of egg to make cinnamon's eyes. Cut out a slice of ham to make cinnamon's cheeks. ‪Use Nori Punch to cut out the mouth (you can also use scissors)‬. Then attach them with bits of honey with tweezers.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://www.cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/03/blog-post_6.html
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