Introduction of Japanese cooking, culture, and recipes
Shira Ae Tofu Salad Vegan Shojin is using Tofu and vegetable salad. Traditional Japanese salad that you can use your favourite vegetables. It is monks food, and I learn from monks food cooking [Read more…] about Shira Ae, Tofu Salad
I made Soybeans and Konbu Vegan Sweet Dish. I used Konbu leftover from made Konbu Dashi Stock from a recent video. Konbu has strong Umami flavor, and you can use many times, and you do not want to toss it. You can eat [Read more…] about Soybeans and Konbu Vegan Sweet Dish
Koya-Dofu is very healthy, freeze-dried tofu, and it is vegan cooking. This dried tofu is high calcium, high protein, and low carb, gluten-free food. Koya-tofu is tofu that has been frozen, then dried. Cook in [Read more…] about Healthy Freeze-Dried Koya-Dofu Vegan
This time, I used Otafuku Okonomiyaki kit. I have made it from scratch on the other page.
For this one, you need water, cabbage, eggs, okonomiyaki sauce and meat. It is easy.
And I thought it would be a small one, but one package makes 2 big okonomiyaki.
So you can make a total of 4 large okonomiyaki. [Read more…] about Okonomiyaki Otafuku Kit (Japanese pizza/pancake)
What is brown bean sauce or brown bean paste? How can you make this own?
I make my own. It is not very difficult so if you have a time, make your own.
Of course, you can buy it. It is about 5 dollars for a jar in the store.
I find regular grocery store at ethnic section.
Real one use Haccho miso.
It is difficult to find Haccho miso in my town so I use regular miso.
Haccho miso is storonger taste than miso compare to regular miso. Usually red color.
Ingredients:
Miso ————————————- 1 pound
Sugar ———————————— 1 pound
Soy souce ——————————– 2 cups
Salad oil ———————————-1/4 cup
Sesami oil ——————————— 1 1/2 tbs
Put Miso, sugar, soy sauce in the pot and mix well. Cook it 40 to 50 min on low heat. (do not burn it!)
Add salad oil in cooked miso and additional 10 min to cook it. Turn off the heat and add sesame oil and mix well.
Put in the jar and store in the refrigerator. This size makes 2 of my picutre’s jar.
This picture is what I found in local super market.
It says SPICY but my ingredients don’t have any hot spicy thing.
But Chinese character said this is the same sauce that I am making it.
