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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Gluten-Free Onion Mochi Pancake もっちり玉ねぎ焼き 4 Ingredients Recipe | Japanese Cooking Video

Chewy delicious. 4 Ingredients! Great way to use up onions 😋

Gluten-Free Onion Mochi Pancake

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Gluten-Free Onion Mochi Pancake

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 10min

Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:

1 onion (200g/7oz.)

1 tbsp. Katakuriko (potato starch) or corn starch

salt and pepper

sesame oil / olive oil / cooking oil

Directions:

1. Finely chop the onion.

2. Season with salt and pepper and mix Katakuriko (potato starch) or corn starch.

3. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan, spread the onion mixture, cover and cook on low for 5 minutes.

4. Flip it over, cover, and cook on low for another 5 minutes.

5. Eat it with soy sauce, salt, or anything you like!

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/12/Onion-Mochi-Pancake.html

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Imo Furai (Japanese Deep Fried Potatoes Vegan Recipe) いもフライ | Japanese Cooking Video

Only 5 Ingredients! Simple yet delicious. Kids said this is the BEST potato dish ever 😂

It is a local specialty of Tochigi prefecture in Japan.

Perfect recipe to use up small potatoes. Making without the skewers is okay.

Imo Furai (Japanese Deep Fried Potatoes Vegan Recipe)

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Imo Furai (Japanese Deep Fried Potatoes) いもフライ

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 30min

Number of servings: 4 servings

Ingredients:

450g (1lb.) potatoes

* 8 tbsp. flour

* 80ml water

Panko (bread crumbs)

deep frying oil

Tonkatsu sauce / Bull-Dog sauce / Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

1. Wash potatoes. Cook from water for about 20 minutes until soft. Peel (with skin is okay if the skin is soft) and cut into bite-size chunks. You can thread the potatoes onto skewers if you like.

2. Mix flour and water (adjust the texture until it becomes smooth like yogurt). Dip the potatoes then coat with Panko.

3. Deep fry at 180C (350F) until golden brown. You can dip in sauce or drizzle with sauce to eat.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/08/Imo-Furai.html

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Bacon Potato Rolls (Very EASY Potato Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Very simple yet delicious idea to use up potatoes!

MORE potato recipes:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdVRCODQ4NllYzAet96WowLuZn8rB7zf

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Bacon Potato Rolls

Difficulty: VERY Easy

Time: 10min

Number of servings: 2 servings

Ingredients:

150g (5.3oz.) potato

8 half slices bacon

salt and pepper

1 tbsp. Sake *white wine or water is ok

Directions:

1. Cut potato into thin strips. Soak in water to remove excess starch and drain well.

2. Place potato strips on the end of the bacon and start rolling. Fasten with a toothpick.

3. Place the bacon potato rolls on a frying pan, add Sake (white wine or water is ok), then cover and steam for 3 minutes.

4. Open and cook on medium until the water is gone. Flip the rolls to cook sides equally nice and brown. Season with salt and pepper to finish.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/08/Bacon-Potato-Rolls.html

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Friday, June 10, 2022

How to Cook Fava Beans (Broad Beans) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Fava Beans (Broad Beans) are in season in Japan around May through July.

How to Cook Fava Beans (Broad Beans)

We got some fresh broad beans from Niigata prefecture. In this video I want to show you how to prepare broad beans. Kids ate very well 😉

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How to Cook Fava Beans (Broad Beans)

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 10 min

Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:

fava beans

2 cups water

2 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. Sake/white wine *optional to remove the smell

Directions:

1. Snap the pod in half and open with your fingers to get the beans out.

2. Once you got the beans out of their shells, make a tiny incision into the opposite side of black line of each beans using the heel of the knife.

3. Bring water to a boil, in a frying pan is okay. Add salt and Sake if needed. Cook for 2 minutes. Drain well and leave to cool. Now the skin should slip off fairly easily by pinching between your thumb and forefinger.

You can keep in the freezer for about a month.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/06/Soramame.html

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ochikeron

Quick Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad) | Cooking Video Recipe

I make this almost every day for my son's Bento lunch box 😊

Quick Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad)

Very tasty yet addictive, with a hint of sesame oil 👍

Mizkan Shiro Dashi Sauce Professional Taste ミツカンプロが使う味白だし

Mild Vinegar with Dashi 創味食品だしのきいたまろやかなお酢

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Quick Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad Recipe)

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 5min

Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:

1 Japanese cucumber (fresh one is better)

1 tbsp. Mild Vinegar with Dashi

1 tbsp. Mizkan Shiro Dashi Sauce Professional Taste

a dash of sesame oil

toasted white sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Rub cucumber with salt and wash with water to smooth out the prickly surface of fresh cucumber. Simply washing is OK.

2. Cut cucumber into thick slices and add 1 tbsp. Mild Vinegar with Dashi and 1 tbsp. Mizkan Shiro Dashi Sauce Professional Taste, and a dash of sesame oil. You can serve it immediately, but I always leave overnight till the cucumber slices absorb the flavor.

3. Sprinkle with toasted white sesame seeds to finish.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/06/Japanese-Cucumber-Salad.html

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ochikeron

2-Ingredient Tamagoyaki Dashi-Maki Tamago (Japanese Rolled Omelette) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

No-Fail white and fluffy Dashi flavored Tamagoyaki.

2-Ingredient Tamagoyaki Dashi-Maki Tamago

One of my viewers from Taiwan, a mom at my son's kindergarten, asked me the easiest way to make Tamagoyaki. She said she wants to make non-brown, easy yet fluffy Tamagoyaki. I thought everyone already knows this idea. I make this Tamagoyaki in busy morning. No-Fail!

I used Mizkan Shiro Dashi Sauce Professional Taste

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Dashi-Maki Tamago

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 15min

Number of servings: 2-3 (6 pieces)

Ingredients:

3 eggs

2 tsp. Mizkan Shiro Dashi Sauce Professional Taste

3 tbsp. water

Directions:

1. Beat eggs in a bowl, add the Dashi product and water, and mix well. Strain through a sieve if you can for nice and smooth texture.

2. Heat cooking oil in a Tamagoyaki Nabe (rectangular omelette pan), pour a thin layer of egg mixture in the pan and spread over the surface. Cook until half done, roll up the egg, and move it to one end. Pour in another thin layer of egg mixture and let it flow under the rolled egg also. Cook until half done and again roll up the egg. Repeat this until all the mixture is gone.

3. Wrap the rolled egg while hot in a bamboo sushi roll mat (or plastic wrap) to even out the shape. Allow it to cool and cut it into bite-size pieces.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/06/Tamagoyaki.html

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ochikeron

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Simple Sautéed Greens | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Very popular way of eating radish greens in Japan. Radish leaves are an edible and nutritious green. This recipe works with any radish leaves, spinach, bok choy, or any greens.

Simple Sautéed Greens

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Quick Sautéed Daikon Leaves & Bacon

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 3min

Number of servings: 2 servings

Ingredients:

150g (5.3oz.) Daikon radish leaves

3 bacon strips (about 60g)

1 tbsp. cooking oil

1/2 tsp. soy sauce

salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Wash and chop the Daikon radish leaves and cut bacon into small pieces.

2. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan and cook bacon. Add Daikon leaves and cook until soft.

3. Season with soy sauce, salt and pepper to finish.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2022/06/Simple-Sauteed-Greens.html

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ochikeron

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Miso Potato (Vegan Poutine-Like Dish) | Japanese Cooking Video Recipe

Very tasty crunchy yet delicious deep fried potatoes with Miso sauce.

Originated in Chichibu city of Saitama prefecture in Japan. It is a very popular school lunch menu in Japan 😋 Perfect for snack time ❤️

Miso Potato (Japanese Vegan Poutine-Like Dish)

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Miso Potato

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 15min

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

500g (1.1lb) potatoes

80g (2.8oz.) flour

100ml water

deep frying oil

* 3 tbsp. Miso

* 2 tbsp. sugar

* 1 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)

* 1 tbsp. Sake

Directions:

1. Mix Miso, sugar, Mirin, and Sake in a bowl. Cover and microwave on medium for a minute.

2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into bite-size pieces. Place them on a microwavable dish and microwave on medium for 5 minutes.

3. Mix flour and water in a bowl. Quickly add it into the potatoes and coat them. *Please deep fry immediately. Do not leave long or they stick together.

4. Deep fry in oil for 2~3 minutes until golden brown.

5. Drizzle with the Miso sauce to finish.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/11/Miso-Potato.html

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ochikeron

Friday, October 1, 2021

Vegan Karaage (Soy Meat Fried Chicken) Recipe | OCHIKERON | Japanese Cooking Video

I made Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) using soy meat chunks. Very juicy, tasty yet delicious! Must TRY 👍

Vegan Soy Meat Karaage

FYI: Dried soy meat I used.

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Vegan Karaage (Soy Meat Fried Chicken) Recipe

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 40min (incl. marinating time)

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

100g (3.5oz.) dried soy meat blocks

* 2 tbsp. soy sauce

* 2 tbsp. sake

* 1 tbsp. grated ginger

* 1 clove grated garlic

* 1 tsp. sesame oil

2 tbsp. Katakuriko (potato starch)

deep frying oil

lemon wedges if preferred

Directions:

1. In a boiling water, cook dried soy meat blocks for 4 minutes. Or as directed on its package. Wash well (change water for a few times) to remove the bad smell, then drain well.

2. Mix the seasonings in a bowl and marinate the soy meat for about 30 minutes. Overnight is okay, longer makes them tasty.

3. Drain lightly (do not squeeze out the marinade liquid), coat with Katakuriko in a plastic bag.

4. Deep fry in oil at 180C (350F) until crisp golden brown.

5. Serve with lemon wedges if you like.

レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/10/Vegan-Karaage.html

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ochikeron

Friday, July 9, 2021

EASY Tater Tots (5 Ingredients) | Video Recipe

Crispy outside soft inside. Addictive bite-size pieces 😋

Great recipe to use up potatoes!

Tater tots are grated potatoes formed into small cylinders and deep-fried, trademarked by American frozen food company Ore-Ida.

Deep-fried leftover scraps and small potatoes without breading or batter are good, too!

EASY Tater Tots

My son and I've been to potato digging and got some potatoes again this year 👍

2018 https://youtu.be/ri4P8KMQJBI

2019 https://youtu.be/tqHZmHY4i5I

2020 https://youtu.be/y6R5f_p3iBs

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EASY Tater Tots Recipe

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 20min

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

600g (1.3oz.) potatoes

2/3 tsp. salt

pepper

1 tbsp. flour

deep frying oil

Directions:

1. Wash and peel potatoes. Place them in a microwavable dish, cover, and microwave on medium (600w) for 5 minutes, until slightly heated (not cooked through). Undercooked potatoes are easy to shred.

2. Using a shredder, shred the potatoes.

3. Season with salt and pepper, and mix in flour.

4. Wrap in plastic wrap to flatten the potatoes. Then cut it into small pieces, nicely shape them into cylinders about an inch long.

5. Deep fry in oil at 180C (350F) until crisp golden brown on the outside.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/07/Tater-Tots.html

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ochikeron

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Potato Somen Noodles Recipe | Japanese Cooking Video

Potato Somen noodles are easy and perfect refreshing idea in hot and humid summer season 😋 Try out with fresh potatoes!

My son and I've been to potato digging and got some potatoes again this year 👍

2018 https://youtu.be/ri4P8KMQJBI

2019 https://youtu.be/tqHZmHY4i5I

2020 https://youtu.be/y6R5f_p3iBs

You can of course add some toppings. It was my son's request that he does not need anything other than potatoes. haha

Potato Somen Noodles

Sōmen (素麺) is very thin Japanese noodles made of wheat flour. The noodles are usually served cold in summer with a Dashi flavored tasty dipping sauce called Mentsuyu (めんつゆ).

Soomen Party (Flowing Noodles Party Rainbow LED Machine):

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Potato Somen Noodles Recipe

Difficulty: Very Easy

Time: 10min

Number of servings: as much as you want

Ingredients:

potatoes

Mentsuyu (dipping sauce)

condiments of your choice

Directions:

1. Wash and peel potatoes. Put water in a bowl. Using a slicer, slice potatoes into thin strips. Soak in water to remove extra starch.

2. In boiling water, add salt, then blanch the potatoes for 15 seconds. Drain in a strainer and quickly wash with cold water before the potato strips get soft with remaining heat.

3. Dip in diluted Mentsuyu (as instructed on its package) to eat.

I used this Mentsuyu btw:

ヤマサぱぱっとちゃんとこれ！うま！！つゆ

((Somen Dipping Sauce from scratch))

* 300ml Dashi broth (using packaged dashi powder saves time)

* 4 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)

* 4 tbsp. soy sauce

In a pot, bring Dashi broth, Mirin, and soy sauce to a boil. You can also microwave until it comes to a boil. Cool in the fridge until ready to serve.

↓レシピ（日本語）

https://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2021/06/Potato-Somen-Noodles.html

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ochikeron

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Brussels Sprouts Namul (Korean-Style Vegan Salad 나물 Recipe) | Japanese Cooking Video

We Japanese also love Korean-style dishes. I did not make it spicy for kids btw. I love dishes seasoned with simple salt, sesame seeds and sesame oil. Smells really good and appetizing. MUST TRY, really good 😋

Brussels Sprouts Namul

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Brussels Sprouts Namul (Korean-Style Vegan Salad 나물 Recipe)

Difficulty: VERY EASY

Time: 5min

Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:

200g (7oz.) brussels sprouts

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. sesame oil

1 tsp. toasted 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. Toss with salt, sesame oil, and sesame seeds to finish.

You can keep it in the fridge for 3 days.

レシピ（日本語）

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

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Chewy delicious. 4 Ingredients! Great way to use up onions 😋

Gluten-Free Onion Mochi Pancake

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Only 5 Ingredients! Simple yet delicious. Kids said this is the BEST potato dish ever 😂

It is a local specialty of Tochigi prefecture in Japan.

Perfect recipe to use up small potatoes. Making without the skewers is okay.

Imo Furai (Japanese Deep Fried Potatoes) いもフライ

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Very simple yet delicious idea to use up potatoes!

Bacon Potato Rolls

Friday, June 10, 2022

Fava Beans (Broad Beans) are in season in Japan around May through July.

We got some fresh broad beans from Niigata prefecture. In this video I want to show you how to prepare broad beans. Kids ate very well 😉

How to Cook Fava Beans (Broad Beans)

I make this almost every day for my son's Bento lunch box 😊

Very tasty yet addictive, with a hint of sesame oil 👍

Quick Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad Recipe)

No-Fail white and fluffy Dashi flavored Tamagoyaki.

One of my viewers from Taiwan, a mom at my son's kindergarten, asked me the easiest way to make Tamagoyaki. She said she wants to make non-brown, easy yet fluffy Tamagoyaki. I thought everyone already knows this idea. I make this Tamagoyaki in busy morning. No-Fail!

Dashi-Maki Tamago

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Very popular way of eating radish greens in Japan. Radish leaves are an edible and nutritious green. This recipe works with any radish leaves, spinach, bok choy, or any greens.

Quick Sautéed Daikon Leaves & Bacon

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Very tasty crunchy yet delicious deep fried potatoes with Miso sauce.

Originated in Chichibu city of Saitama prefecture in Japan. It is a very popular school lunch menu in Japan 😋 Perfect for snack time ❤️

Miso Potato

Friday, October 1, 2021

I made Karaage (Japanese fried chicken) using soy meat chunks. Very juicy, tasty yet delicious! Must TRY 👍

Vegan Karaage (Soy Meat Fried Chicken) Recipe

Friday, July 9, 2021

Crispy outside soft inside. Addictive bite-size pieces 😋

Great recipe to use up potatoes!

Tater tots are grated potatoes formed into small cylinders and deep-fried, trademarked by American frozen food company Ore-Ida.

Deep-fried leftover scraps and small potatoes without breading or batter are good, too!

EASY Tater Tots Recipe

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Potato Somen noodles are easy and perfect refreshing idea in hot and humid summer season 😋 Try out with fresh potatoes!

You can of course add some toppings. It was my son's request that he does not need anything other than potatoes. haha

Potato Somen Noodles Recipe

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

We Japanese also love Korean-style dishes. I did not make it spicy for kids btw. I love dishes seasoned with simple salt, sesame seeds and sesame oil. Smells really good and appetizing. MUST TRY, really good 😋

Brussels Sprouts Namul (Korean-Style Vegan Salad 나물 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)

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