Yakitori - Video Recipe

On the weekend, there was a small festival at our residence (condo) and my darling (chef TJ) was assigned to cook Yakitori. Thanks to my darling, I did nothing but could shoot this video! I hope you like it!!!

This video will show you how to grill Yakitori (skewered chicken) with gas Yakitori grill! Of course you can use your BBQ grill!

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

It was very interesting to know how to become a Yakitori vendor! hehe

In the very beginning of the video, I will show you what other food stalls were there at the festival! So, please watch carefully ;D



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Yakitori

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: as many as you want

Necessary Equiptment:
bamboo skewers
yakitori stove

Ingredients:
boneless chicken thigh (or any meat of your choice)
yakitori sauce or salt

Directions:
1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces (remove the skin if you prefer).
2. Thread chicken onto skewers (with long onion if you prefer).
3. Tare (Sauce): Begin grilling the chicken on both sides without the sauce. When the meat is done, dip into the sauce and grill lightly. However, sometimes it gets too smoky if you grill with the sauce, so we didn't grill it with the sauce but dip it into the sauce to finish. Ebara's Yakitori sauce works amazingly delicious in that way!
4. Shio (Salt): Sprinkle some salt on the chicken and grill the chicken on both sides until done.

We used Ebara Yakitori Sauce (エバラ やきとりのたれ) - for professional use
The household use looks like THIS :D

↓日本語（ブログ）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_04.html
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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) in a Pot - Video Recipe

This tutorial will show you how to cook rice in a pot on a stove.

I already have a tutorial "How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) with a Rice Cooker" but, I received a lot of request for the rice recipe without using a rice cooker, so i made this tutorial.


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

Rice is the staple of Japan, so most Japanese have a rice cooker at home and we eat rice in almost every meal. Actually, we eat any kind of dishes with rice. Using a rice cooker is convenient, but you can of course use a pot to cook rice, too ;D

Pipitto Konro "ピピッとコンロ" is a gas cooking stove with sensor that does all the heat adjustments automatically!



Note: Japanese rice is short grain rice and gets sticky when it is cooked. So, make sure you don't use long grain rice because it is drier and doesn't stick together.

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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) in a Pot

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: approx. 30min
Number of servings: 4 (2 cups of rice)

Ingredients:
2 cups = 320g (11.3oz.) Japanese-style rice
water 440cc

Directions:
1. Measure the rice with a measuring cup and put it into a bowl. Use the measuring cup for Japanese rice (you can get it at a Japanese grocery store) or measure 320g (11.3oz.) rice.
2. Wash the rice with cold water. As for 2 cups, wash 4 or 5 times. Water does not have to be clear but somewhat clean. Then drain.
3. Place the rice in a pot and add water. Let the rice soak in the water at least 30 minutes.
4. Without a lid, set on high heat and boil. When the rice starts to boil, stir and cover (use a lid without a hole, or if you have a hole on your lid, seal it with aluminum foil). Then set to low heat and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes until water is absorbed and rice is cooked - you can quickly peep into the pot and check.
5. When it's done, do not open and let it steam for about 15 minutes. If you like "Okoge" which is the burned rice left in the bottom of a rice cooker, turn the heat to high and turn off (and steam for about 15 minutes) when you hear the crackling noise.
6. Toss the rice lightly with a spoon or a rice paddle so that it is fluffed a bit but still clumps enough to be picked up with chopsticks.
7. Serve!

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html
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Yummy Chive Hamburger Steak - Video Recipe

This recipe advanced to the voting stage of the recipe contest called "おかずの星（okazu no hoshi)" that decides the dishes to add to the menu of 1900 restaurants nationwide in Japan!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFD6UsAw0oI

This is my favorite dish! My mom cooks gyoza filling in this way and I love the taste, so I rearranged to the hamburger steaks ;D

Chinese chive gives very tasty flavor and Fu (Japanese Wheat gluten) keeps all the delicious juices in the meat.

Of course, it goes great with white rice! Perfect for bento, too!



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Yummy Chive Hamburger Steak

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 25min
Number of servings: 8 bite-size hamburger steaks

Ingredients:
200g (7oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
150g (5.3oz.) onion
100g (3.5oz.) Chinese chive
1 tbsp. sugar
salt and cracked black pepper
1 egg
15 Fu (Japanese dried wheat gluten) or 4 tbsp. Panko (bread crumbs)
sesame oil
A
* 1 tbsp. soy sauce
* 1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
* 2 tsp. ground white sesame seeds
* 1 tsp. sesame oil

Directions:
1. Finely mince onion and finely chop Chinese chive. Crush the Fu (Japanese dried wheat gluten) into crumbs and add a bit of water to make it soft.
2. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and saute the onion until soft and translucent for about 10 minutes. Add sugar and season with salt and cracked black pepper. Add Chinese chive and cook until tender. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
3. Meanwhile mix A and make the sauce.
4. In a large bowl, put ground beef and pork mixture, egg, Fu crumbs, and sauteed chive mixture and mix well with hands until all ingredients are combined and smooth.
5. Divide it into 8 and toss each from one hand to the other hand repeatedly. Indent the center of each with fingers.
6. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and saute the patties over medium high heat until a nice brown crust forms on the bottom. Turn the patties over, cover, and on low heat, cook for about 5 minutes until done. Then turn the heat up to medium high and saute them until a brown crust forms on the second side.
7. Transfer hamburger steaks to individual plate, pour the sauce over and enjoy!

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://recipe.rakuten.co.jp/recipe/1070000683/
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