Ebi Furai (Deep Fried Prawn) - Video Recipe

Ebi Furai (Deep Fried Prawn) is Japanese-invented Western-style deep fried dish, such as Tonkatsu.

It is a very popular deep fried main dish in Japan as well as Japanese restaurants worldwide.

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Perfect for Bento box as well :)

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Ebi Furai (Deep Fried Prawn)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 15min
Number of servings: 6 pieces

Ingredients:
6 large black tiger prawns
salt and pepper
Batter
* flour
* beaten egg
* Panko (bread crumbs)
vegetable oil for deep frying
Bull-Dog Tonkatsu sauce if preferred
lemon wedge
shredded cabbage
tomato wedges
Tartar Sauce
* 1 chopped hard-boiled egg
* 2 tbsp. minced onion
* 1 chopped dill pickle
* 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
* salt and pepper

Directions:
1. Wash, peel (leave the tails on) and devein the prawns. Make 4-5 incisions (about 1/3 depth) in the stomach side to straighten them. Cut the tip of the tail off and remove the water inside to avoid splatters when deep frying. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Flour the prawn lightly, dip in beaten egg, then coat with Panko. Use one hand for coating flour and Panko, and use the other to dip in egg to keep one of your hands dry.
3. Deep fry in oil at 170C (340F) for 2-3 minutes until cooked through and golden brown. Remove from the oil and drain.
4. Mix Tartar Sauce ingredients well. Serve along with Ebi Furai, with shredded cabbage and tomatoes. Eat with lemon juice, tartar sauce and/or Tonkatsu sauce. Any way you prefer!

*You can coat more than 6 prawns with this amount of batter. Make more if needed!

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How to Make Vege Broth - Video Recipe

Vege Broth is much-talked-about these days in Japan on TV and in magazine articles. What you do is you make the broth using vegetable waste.

The broth is rich in phytochemical which builds your immune system. You can expect health benefits (prevents cold) and beauty effects (anti-aging effects). Very economical and healthy broth!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfagf5SBNZk

It doesn't have a taste but fragrant.

You can substitute the cooking water with this broth:
Miso soup, curry rice, stew, flavored rice, Udon, Nabe, soup, risotto, etc...
You can also use it to make ramen or instant foods!

In this way, kids can eat vegetables without realizing it :)

Enjoy the wholesome goodness of vegetable waste!!!



POINT1
Please use organic vegetables.

POINT2
Some vegetables are not recommended since they smell bad when simmered.

Recommended:
onion skins
carrot skins
long onion roots
Shiitake mushroom stems
parsley stalks
celery leaves

NOT Recommended:
cabbage stems
broccoli stems
cauliflower stems
pumpkin seeds
green pepper seeds

POINT3
You can collect the vegetable waste in the fridge.

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Vege Broth

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: 30min
Number of servings: N/A

Ingredients:
hands full of vegetable waste
1300ml water
1 tsp. Sake (to make the soup tasty and remove bad smell)

Directions:
1. Wash the vegetable waste very well.
2. In a pot, put water, vegetable waste, and Sake. Put on low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Stop the heat and strain the liquid through a sieve into a large bowl and discard the vegetable waste.

※You can keep it in the fridge for 3 days. OR freeze it in an ice cube tray for a week.

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How to Make Duffy the Disney Bear Cake (3D Cake for Valentine's Day) - Video Recipe

This 3D cake is very easy and adorable :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC2Pj_A4npU

You can sure use a store-bought sponge cake and whipped cream to save time!



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Duffy the Disney Bear Cake

Difficulty: EASY
Time: 30min (to decorate)
Number of Servings: 12cm (5inch) bowl

Ingredients:
4 thinly sliced 18cm (7.1-inch) round sponge cake
vanilla whipped cream
chocolate whipped cream
canned fruits and syrup
chocolate pens: brown/white/red

Directions:
1. Bake sponge cake and make whipped cream. *of course you can use store-bought ones to save time!
2. Print out your favorite Duffy image to the size you want.
3. Place parchment paper over the image and draw eyes, nose and mouth using chocolate pens (you can use food coloring to make the colored chocolates). Put in the fridge to set.
4. Cut a slice of sponge cake radially and place them in a bowl (preferably lined with plastic wrap). Cut out ears using round cookie cutters, cups, glasses or whatever you have on hand.
5. Brush the cake with syrup. *it makes the cake very moist and nice! so, don't forget to apply it on the ears, too!
6. Place some whipped cream and fruits, then place a layer of sponge cake to cover. Place it in the fridge for about 30 minutes to set.
7. Flip over the cake onto a dish and remove from the bowl.
8. Frost the cake with vanilla whipped cream.
9. Use cups to make an outline of the part where you want to fill with vanilla whipped cream.
10. Pipe out the chocolate whipped cream in a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip. Hollow the ears to make them look 3D.
11. Pipe out the vanilla whipped cream in a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip. Place some leftover sponge cakes on his mouth to make a small mountain.
12. Place the eyes, nose, and mouth to finish.

FYI: How to Make Chocolate Whipped Cream
In a bowl, place 200ml heavy whipping cream, 2 tbsp. granulated sugar, sift in 2 tbsp. cocoa powder, and a few drops of vanilla extract (if you like). Float the bottom of the bowl in ice water, whisk the cream until it forms a soft peak.

You can keep it in the fridge for a day!

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