Takikomi Gohan

It was chilly this morning.
I can't believe the warm weather we had yesterday!

Today, I went out to eat lunch with my co-workers.
I ate Wild Vegetable Soba :)
Usually, I eat at my desk using Internet, so it's fun sometimes.

Back to my cooking.
Yesterday, I cooked Takikomi(boiled) Gohan(rice) using 5 black-colored ingredients.
Takikomi Gohan is flavored rice with vegetables and(or) meat cooked in a rice cooker.
We usually cook this in consideration of color balance.
However, yesterday I unified the color :)

- Black Pork (which is a local specialty in Kagoshima prefecture)
- Sliced Tangle (kind of seaweed)
- Forbidden Rice (please see Wikipedia)
- Black Sesame
- Dried Shitake Mushroom

For the seasoning, I used Sake, Black Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce and Sea Salt.
I didn't use that much to season since the Dashi Broth of Sliced Tangle is enough to flavor the rice!

My boyfriend loves Takikomi Gohan, so he ate more than usual :)
Also many kids love this!

Takikomi Gohan is very healthy with a lot of different kinds of vegetables and(or) meat.
This time I used Black Sesame Oil to enrich the taste, but you can cook without it to lower the fat.
Also, you can try this in many different styles, using garlic to taste like Italian or whatever!!!
But just be careful when you adjust seasoning.
You don't want strong-tasting.

Recipe in Japanese is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.

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Bonjour Chef's Torch

Good news!
I won a Bonjour Chef's Torch :)
As a condition of winning, I need to create a new recipe using this Torch.
However, I am looking forward to using it, since I wanted to buy it someday!

Bad news :(
Again I realized that I lost the prize at Stew contest...
(Unsuccessful candidates are usually not notified so I realized it by myself...)
I should forget everything that has happened so far.

Anyway, today the weather in Tokyo is sunny and warm.
It doesn't look like winter.
Hope this weekend is going to be warm like today.

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Finesse Cooking

Next week, I am going to take an introductory class at cooking school near station.

To tell the truth, I have never learned how to cook.
However, next week, my finesse is going to be screened in a cooking contest, so I have to be prepared.
Few times in the past, I participated in this kind of contest but I always ended up handling badly. So this time, I want to try my best!
Especially the knife skill, I want to improve!
One day I want to clean fish!!!

The photo here is "Steamed Chicken and Vegetable Salad".
It requires a good knife skill :)

Recipe in Japanese is here.
I will write in English if anyone wants.

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