HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

Happy and Healthy New Year for everyone!!!

YES! I already made videos for some of the dishes ;)
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How to Make Kobumaki (Salmon and Pork Kelp Roll) - Video Recipe

Kobumaki is kelp roll, one of the Japanese new year's dishes.

It makes a play on words with "喜ぶ (Yorokobu)" which symbolizes pleasure or delight.


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

Perfect dish that you want to add in your new year's menu.
Of course, it can be a regular bento side dish :)
It goes great with white rice!!!



For vegetarian people, you can substitute the filling with Gobo (burdock root), carrot, or/and other vegetables of your choice.

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Kobumaki (Salmon and Pork Kelp Roll)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 2hrs
Number of servings: 25-30 pieces

Ingredients:
10 ten-inch-long (25cm) Hidaka Kombu (this type cooks quick and tender)
800ml water
150g (5.3oz.) salmon fillet
6 thinly sliced pork (I used thigh but any part is okay)
30g (1.0oz.) Kanpyō (dried gourd strips)
A
* 1 tbsp. Mirin (sweet Sake)
* 2 tbsp. Sake
* 3 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. soy sauce

Directions:
1. Clean each Kombu with moistened towel. Soak in 800ml water for 5 minutes. Save the water.
2. Wash Kanpyō, rub 1/2 tbsp. of salt on Kanpyō (to remove bad smell and cook tender), then wash and drain well.
3. Cut salmon into about 0.7-inch-wide strips.
4. Place a salmon strip on the end of the Kombu close to you and roll securely. Wrap a strip of Kanpyō round the Kombu roll for 2 times (not too tight but not too loose), make double knot, then trim off the uneven ends. You may want to tie up 2 or 3 places.
5. In a large pot, place the rolls without overlapping each other. Pour the reserved soaking water just until it barely covers the ingredients. Bring to a boil, then remove the foam if necessary.
6. Add A, turn the heat down to low, cover with Otoshibuta (drop lid), and cook for 30 minutes.
7. Add soy sauce, cook on low for another 30 minutes until the cooking liquid is almost absorbed.
8. Turn off the heat. Leave to cool in the pot. Cut into 2 or 3 pieces.

You can store in the fridge for a week :)

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How to Make Kiki & Lala Little Twin Stars Bento Lunch Box - Video Recipe

You don't have to be perfect but just make sure you cut at the same angle. In other words, the figure can be very abstract, as you can see ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1UlJ0fTT80

12/24 is Kiki Lala's birthday!!!
Kiki is younger twin brother. He can fly with the star on his back.
Lala is his elder sister. She can control Kiki's direction using her star stick. It can also put out some sweets.



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Kiki Lala Bento

Difficulty: Patience
Time: 15 min (to make the Kiki Lala rice)
Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:
((Kiki Lala Rice))
cooked white Japanese rice
a pinch of salt (or rice seasoning)
1 egg
Hagoromo Deco Furi Rice Sprinkles (Pink and Blue)
cooking oil
sliced cheese
sliced ham
Nori sheet
cooked okra
((NO EGG Marmalade Meatballs))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpka0pIppu8
((Others))
lettuce
tomato

Directions:
((Kiki Lala Rice))
1. Put steamed rice in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt (or rice seasoning) to season it. Place it in a bento box.
2. Put 1 tbsp. of egg white in 2 small bowls. Mix in a bit of Pink and Blue Rice Sprinkles (leave them for a while to dissolve). If the egg yolk is thick, mix in a bit of milk, then season it with salt to taste. Heat cooking oil in a small 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.‬
3. With a permanent marker (Sharpie), trace your favorite Kiki Lala illustration on the parchment paper and cut it out.
4. Place the stencil on the yellow sheet of egg and cut out a star (use a design knife).
5. Cut off the star from the stencil, then cut all parts into pieces.
6. Place the stencils, cut out pink and blue egg to make their hair (use a design knife). Cut out cheese to make their clothes (use a design knife). Cut out ham to make their faces, hands, and feet (use a design knife). Cut out Nori sheet to make their eyes and mouths (use eyebrow scissors).
7. Arrange the parts with tweezers. Garnish with chopped okra stars.
((NO EGG Marmalade Meatballs))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpka0pIppu8

Yes, you can use Wilton Icing Color! Dilute the gel color with a little milk (or water), then mix in the egg white.
FYI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sQuMg42UU

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