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Directions:
1. Mix cooked rice, grated parmesan cheese, pizza cheese, salt and pepper.
2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and spread the rice dough. Cook one side for 5 minutes until crisp golden brown.
3. Flip it over, place the toppings, cover, and cook the other side for 5 minutes.
4. Make the cute ghost faces using Nori seaweed sheet.
Crispy outside, soft inside! Usually, we deep fry the sweet potatoes but in this video I will show you how to make it in a frying pan! Quick, Easy, and Delicious 😋
We call this snack Daigakuimo (大学芋) literally "University Potatoes" in Japanese because it was popular among University students in 1900's.
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Daigakuimo: Candied Sweet Potatoes (Traditional Japanese Vegan Snacks)
Difficulty: VERY Easy
Time: 15 min
Number of servings: n/a
Ingredients:
400g (about 1lb) Japanese sweet potato
4 tbsp. sugar *regular white sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc... are ok
1/2 tsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. vinegar or lemon juice * interfering agent to prevent crystallization
2 tsp. toasted black sesame seeds
4 tbsp. cooking oil
Directions:
1. Wash the sweet potato with the skin, cut into bite-size pieces, soak in water for 5 minutes to remove starch and prevent stop oxidation (color change). Drain well and remove excess water with paper towels.
2. Place the sweet potatoes in a frying pan, add cooking oil, cover and cook on medium for 3 minutes. Flip them over, cover and cook another 3 minutes.
3. Insert a bamboo skewer to check if the potatoes are done. Remove the oil from the pan using paper towels. Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar or lemon juice. When the sugar melts and coats the sweet potatoes, stop the heat and sprinkle with black sesame seeds.
This recipe is not specially made for Keto diet but it is a very common way of eating Natto in Japan 👍 Very high in protein, healthy, and delicious 😋 Perfect food to eat on a Ketogenic diet!
Best cheese omelette well cooked inside but creamy. Yum Yum Yum 💖
Perfect dish to eat with rice, bread, or for snack.
Natto Cheese Omelette (High Protein Keto Diet Recipe)
FYI: Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. People say it has strong smell and bitter taste, but give it a try! It tastes pretty good, super healthy and nutritious! It helps prevent clot formation and reduce blood pressure. It may benefit weight loss and offer protection against cancer. Better to love it 👍 Yes it is totally not a food to take it out with you. Something you want to enjoy at home! BTW, once there was Natto with no smell but I don't see it anymore. Maybe people thought they don't want to spend extra budget on it.
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Natto Cheese Omelette (High Protein Keto Recipe)
Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 10min
Number of servings: 1
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 tbsp. Milk
1 tbsp. Mayonnaise (helps make fluffy omelette)
a pinch of salt
1 package Natto
1~2 tbsp. pizza cheese
1~2 tbsp. chopped green onion
olive oil
Directions:
1. Mix eggs, milk, mayonnaise, and salt in a bowl.
2. Mix Natto, Natto sauce, Karashi (Japanese mustard if you like), and pizza cheese.
3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, spread the egg mixture and make a round sheet of egg. Before the egg is fully cooked, place the Natto mixture in the middle. Fold into half, then shape it using the edge of the pan. Carefully flip it over onto a plate.
I receive comments saying "my tempered chocolate does not set up". Sometimes regular chocolate bars may not set up when you did not handle it correctly (timing and temperature due to the low cacao percentage), so it is better to use chocolate for baking because it is easy to handle!
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Chocolate Salami with Rainbow Mallows (No-Bake Recipe)
Directions:
1. Chop chocolate then melt it in a double boiler.
2. Microwave whipped cream for 20 sec until warm, then mix it into the chocolate.
3. Add nuts and marshmallows, then mix well.
4. When the chocolate cools and starts to get thick, place it on parchment paper then shape it into a log.
5. Chill in the fridge until firm. Dust with powdered sugar then slice into pieces.
Very tasty yet delicious Miso Ramen in 5 minutes!!!
Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning made from fermented soybeans. It is a umami-rich paste to make a Miso Soup. There are tons of different kinds of Miso pastes in Japan. You can use any of your choice to enjoy this recipe.
I made this recipe for Vegan people but sure you can easily change the ingredients to make non-vegan Miso Ramen.
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5 MIN Vegan Miso Ramen
Difficulty: VERY Easy
Time: 5 min
Number of servings: 1
Ingredients:
1 package fresh Ramen noodles
a bag of bean sprouts (remove the roots and heads if you prefer)
whole kernel corn (canned)
chopped green onion
((Miso Ramen Soup Base))
2 tbsp. Miso
1 tbsp. Soy sauce
1 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Kombu kelp Dashi powder
1 tbsp. ground white sesame seeds
1 tsp, garlic paste
1 tsp, ginger paste
1 tbsp. sesame oil
a few drops of La-Yu chili oil if you like
350ml hot water
Directions:
1. Wash the bean sprouts, place them in a microwavable dish, cover, then cook on medium (600w) for 2 min. Drain well, then season with salt, pepper, and sesame oil.
2. In a bowl, mix the ingredients of the Miso Broth, add hot water little by little then mix well.
3. In a pot, boil water. Add fresh Ramen noodles in the boiling water and gently stir noodles with chopsticks. Cook Ramen noodles according to your package. Drain the noodles in a strainer and place them in the soup. Then arrange the toppings.
Omurice is a very popular home cooked meal in Japan. It is a tomato ketchup fried rice wrapped with a thin sheet of crepe-like fried egg or sometimes topped with creamy scrambled eggs like this one.
Perfect dish for Lunch, Dinner, and bento box, too!
Do you know Kagome Tomato Ketchup? 2 tbsp. of Kagome ketchup equals to 1 tomato. Very nutritious and delicious 💕
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5 MIN Omurice with Creamy Scrambled Eggs
Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 5min
Number of servings: 1
Ingredients:
150g (5.3oz.) cooked rice
2 tbsp. well drained canned tuna
2 tbsp. tomato ketchup
2 tbsp. defrosted mixed vegetables
salt and pepper
1 egg
1 tbsp. Milk
1 tsp. mayonnaise
a pinch of salt
Directions:
1. In a microwavable bowl, put cooked rice, tuna, tomato ketchup, mixed vegetables, salt and pepper, then mix well. Microwave for a minute to make it warm.
2. In another microwavable bowl, mix egg, milk, mayonnaise, and a pinch of salt. Microwave on medium for 1 minute, then mix well. You can cook 10 more seconds at a time, until it is cooked to your preference.
3. Serve the rice on a plate, pour over the egg on top, then decorate with ketchup.
I made Japanese Summer Vegetable Curry inspired by Manga/Anime (Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori).
The curry is from scratch using curry powder (no roux). Light, refreshing, and enhances the flavor of vegetables. Increases your appetite in hot summer! Instead of deep frying the veggies, I steamed them in a frying pan. Very simple yet delicious.
This type of curry is called "Dried Curry" in Japan. It is very thick, easy to eat, and satisfying! Give it a try 😉
Japanese Summer Vegetable Curry (Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori Inspired Recipe)
If you want to make it for your kids, please use curry powder for kids (not hot one).
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Japanese Summer Vegetable Curry (Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori Inspired Recipe)
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30 min
Ingredients:
((Dried Curry))
300g (10.6oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
3 tomatoes
1 onion
1 tbsp. grated ginger
1 clove grated garlic
2 tbsp. curry powder
2 tsp. garam masala
1 tsp. Salt
2 tbsp. soy sauce
((Vegetables))
Kabocha (Japanese squash)
Okra
red bell pepper
asparagus
lotus root
eggplant
zucchini
((Others))
cooked rice
olive oil or cooking oil
Directions:
((Dried Curry))
1. Finely chop the onion. Grate ginger and garlic together.
2. Drop the tomatoes into the boiling water. Remove them after 30 seconds, when the skins begin to peel. When they become cool enough to handle, peel then dice.
3. Heat olive oil or cooking oil in a frying pan. Stir-fry onion, ginger, and garlic on low, until they turn golden. Caramelized onion adds extra sweetness to curry.
4. Add ground beef and pork mixture and cook until no longer pink. Mix in curry powder. Add the diced tomatoes and cook on medium high until the water is almost gone. Season with garam masala, salt, and soy sauce then cook for about 3 minutes. Be careful, you will lose the flavor of garam masala if you cook too much at the end.
((Vegetables))
1. Wrap Kabocha in a plastic wrap then cook in microwave for 2 minutes, then slice. Cut Okra, lotus root, and eggplant, then soak in water to remove the bitter taste and avoid the color change. Rub Okra with salt to smooth out the hairy surface, then peel the stem (you don't want to cut it off to keep the seeds in). Peel away the tough outer layer of asparagus if needed.
2. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, then steam-cook all the vegetables for about 3~5 minutes.
((Finish))
1. Serve the dried curry over the rice. Arrange the cooked vegetables.
Shirokuma Ice Cream is a very popular Japanese shaved ice brand from Kagoshima known nationwide. The original style is Kakigori (shaved ice cream) with condensed milk and colorful fruits: pineapples, yellow peaches, and sweet Azuki red bean. Very simple yet delicious. But now you can find it in many different styles such as ice bar, ice cake, parfait, etc... and in many different flavors. Usually sold at Conbini (convenience stores) and local supermarkets. Eaten year-round 😋👍
Directions:
1. Mix milk and condensed milk in a spouted measuring cup.
2. Pour it into the Popsicle molds up to 70% full. Put the fruits cut into small pieces and Azuki beans. Fill up the molds if needed. Insert the popsicle sticks.
3. Freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
