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Kenchin-jiru: Pork, Tofu, Carrots and Daikon
Western people tend to think of tofu as an alternative to meat, but in Japan lots of dishes put the two together. My mom’s version of Kenchin-jiru is one of them, a warming dish for cold winter days...
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Tonkatsu: Japanese Style Pork Cutlet
Everybody loves tonkatsu. Seriously, I’ve never met anyone who didn’t. What we have here is a kind of souped-up Wiener Schnitzel with an Asian twist: a family treat everyone looks forward to. In fact,...
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Daikon-no nimono: Cooked Japanese Radish
A massively oversized radish, daikon is a popular Japanese winter root vegetable. Less spicy than Western radishes, daikon features in a lot of seasonal cooking, and boiling brings out its natural...
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Gyoza: Meaty Potstickers
Here’s a recipe that doubles as a communal activity: Gyoza are labor-intensive little packets of flavor that you can make together with your friends and family. You’ve probably already run into Gyoza:...
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Yaki-udon: Stir Fried Udon Noodles
Like everybody else in Kansai, I’m udon-crazy: there’s no udon dish I don’t love. This particular way to make udon – basically a fast noodle stir fry – is as unpretentious as Japanese cooking gets: a...
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Butajiru: Hearty Miso Soup flavored with Pork
Butajiru is basically miso soup, but with one special ingredient: pork. The key thing here, though, is to go beyond just pork and add a lot of vegetables: enough to take it up a notch from the light...
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Piman Nikuzume: Bell Peppers stuffed with Meat
Just looking at the Japanese name for this dish you can tell that something screwy is going on here: “piman” comes, of course, from the French “piment” – bell pepper. In fact, Piman Nikuzume is a...
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Shoga-yaki: Stir-fried pork with ginger
Literally, shoga-yaki means “ginger stir-fry” but, of course, the shioga (“ginger”) refers to the flavoring rather than the main ingredient. As its name implies, the fragrance of grated ginger is the...
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Okonomiyaki: Osaka-Style Cabbage Pancakes
Some Japanese dishes just defy categorization, and none more so than okonomiyaki. In the West, I’ve seen it described as Japanese Pancakes, Japanese Omelettes, even as Japanese Pizza (huh!?) Pay no...
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Kocha-buta: Mock Pork Roast with Tea
Do you like pork roast? Of course you do, it’s delicious! It’s also greasy and heavy and, all things considered, probably not the healthiest meal around. So what if you want a lighter, healthier...
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