Homestyle Japanese Cooking (10 page)

Green Tea Ice-Cream

600 ml (1 pint) vanilla ice-cream

1 tablespoon powdered green tea
matcha
(see box)

One 350 g (13-oz) can sweetened
azuki
beans (optional)

1
Blend the ice cream and powdered green tea together and freeze in a plastic container. For an interesting variation, serve green tea ice-cream with the sweetened red beans.

Powdered Green Tea (matcha) is readily available from Japanese food stores. It is an essential ingredient when making green tea ice-cream.

Serves 4

Preparation time:
5 mins

Peach Jelly
(Momo No Jelly)

4–5 long strips of agar-agar

500 ml (2 cups) water

330 g (1½ cups) sugar

½ cup fresh white peaches (from about 2 small peaches), cubed

Juice of ½ lemon

2 eggs (egg whites only)

1
Rinse the agar-agar in cold water. Place agar-agar in a saucepan and cover with water, setting aside to soak for 20 to 30 minutes.

2
Bring the agar-agar and water to a boil, cooking until dissolved, and stir in the sugar until completely dissolved.

3
Add the peach pulp and the lemon juice and set aside until completely cooled.

4
Beat the egg whites until stiff, then fold in the cooled peach mixture.
5
Pour into a shallow dish and chill in the refrigerator until set. Cut into small squares and serve.

Agar-agar is a vegetable gelatin made from a type of seaweed. It is commonly used as a stabilizing agent to thicken ice-cream, jelly and pudding. It is readily available in the dried foods section in food stores, and is sold as thin strips packaged in plastic packets.

Serves 4

Preparation time:
50 mins

Cooking time:
20 mins

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Steamed Egg Custard (
Chawan Mushi
) 4

Grilled Tofu with Vegetables 6

Fresh Cold Tofu Appetizer 7

Stir-fried Tofu with Chicken, Egg and Vegetables 9

Fish and Seafood

Marinated Deep-fried Baby Octopus 11

Braised Flounder (
Karei No Nitsuke
) 12

Baked Fish with Vegetables 14

Tempura 17

Salmon Teriyaki 18

Meat and Poultry

Grilled Skewered Chicken (
Yakitori
) 20

Crispy Fried Chicken Chunks 21

Minced Chicken in Clear Soup 22

Sesame Chicken Loaf 24

Chicken Rolls with Spring Onions 27

Japanese Garlic Ginger Steak 28

Stir-fried pork with Ginger and Cabbage 30

Sliced Beef in Ginger Soy Gravy 31

Japanese Mixed Grill 40

One-pot Dishes

Seafood and Chicken Hotpot 32

Sweet Soy Beef and Vegetable Hotpot (
Sukiyaki
) 35

Sliced Beef Hotpot (
Shabu-shabu
) 36

Chicken Hotpot (
Mitzutaki
) 38

Vegetables

Spinach with Sesame Seed Dressing 42

Beansprout and Bell Pepper Salad 43

Wakame and Tuna with Soy Dressing 44

Eggplant Stir-fried with Ginger and Miso 45

Soups

Basic Dashi Stock (
Bonito Flake Stock
) 4

Savory Japanese Pumpkin 46

Clear Soup with Scallops and Asparagus 47

Tofu and Vegetable Soup 48

Tofu and Bamboo Shoot Miso Soup 50

Chicken and Egg Drop Soup 51

Rice and Noodles

Japanese-style Plain Steamed Rice 52

Rice and Three Toppings 52

Azuki Bean Rice 55

Deep-fried Tofu and Noodles in Clear Soup (
Kitsune Udon
) 56

Cold Soba Noodles (
Zaru Soba
) 58

Chilled Noodles with Prawns and Tomatoes 59

Desserts

Japanese Sponge Cake (
Kasutera
) 60

Green Tea Ice-cream 62

Peach Jelly (
Momo No Jelly
) 63

Table of Contents

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Ingredients

Tofu

Basic Dashi Stock (Bonito Flake Stock)

Steamed Egg Custard (Chawan Mushi)

Grilled Tofu with Vegetables

Fresh Cold Tofu Appetizer

Stir-fried Tofu with Chicken, Egg and Vegetables

Fish and Seafood

Marinated Deep-fried Baby Octopus

Braised Flounder (Karei No Nitsuke)

Baked Fish with Vegetables

Tempura

Salmon Teriyaki

Grilled Skewered Chicken (Yakitori)

Meat and Poultry

Crispy Fried Chicken Chunks

Minced Chicken in Clear Soup

Sesame Chicken Loaf

Chicken Rolls with Spring Onions

Japanese Garlic Ginger Steak

Stir-fried Pork with Ginger and Cabbage

Sliced Beef in Ginger Soy Gravy

Seafood and Chicken Hotpot

One-pot dishes (Sukiyaki)

Sweet Soy Beef and Vegetable Hotpot

Sliced Beef Hotpot (Shabu-Shabu)

Chicken One-pot (Mitzutaki)

Japanese Mixed Grill

Spinach with Sesame Seed Dressing

Vegetables

Beansprout and Bell Pepper Salad

Wakame and Tuna with Soy Dressing

Eggplant Stir-fried with Ginger and Miso

Savory Japanese Pumpkin

Soup

Clear Soup with Scallops and Asparagus

Tofu and Vegetable Soup

Miso Soup with Tofu and Bamboo Shoot

Chicken and Egg Drop Soup

Rice and Noodles

Japanese-style Plain Steamed Rice

Rice with Three Toppings

Azuki Bean Rice

Deep-fried Tofu and Noodles in Clear Soup (Kitsune Udon)

Cold Soba Noodles (Zaru Soba)

Chilled Noodles with Prawns and Tomato

Desserts (Kasutera)

Japanese Sponge Cake

Green Tea Ice-Cream

Peach Jelly (Momo No Jelly)

Complete List of Recipes

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