Dishes Easy Homemade Pickled Cucumbers: A Simple Step Towards a Healthier Life
Today, I tried makingAsazuke(Japanese lightly pickled cucumbers). It’s incredibly simple—just slice the cucumbers and le...
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Dishes Savory Cake with Pork, Tofu, and Root Vegetables: Hearty & Satisfying
Today’s kitchen experiment was a Savory Cake (Cake Salé) packed with nourishing ingredients: onions, potatoes, carrots, ...
Dishes Lightly pickled cucumbers. The vinegar made the cucumbers easier to eat.
Today, I tried making quick-pickled cucumbers. It's just a matter of slicing the cucumbers and soaking them in vinegar (and a few seasonings). The result was that quick-pickling made the cucumbers easier to eat. Eating cucumbers before a meal can help with blood sugar levels […]
Dishes Minestrone with pork. The sliced meat was large.
Today, I tried making minestrone using thinly sliced pork. When it was done, even though I used thinly sliced pork, it was still about 2-3mm thick, so the pork was a bit too substantial. The flavor, however, had a good meaty umami, and the saltiness and tomato acidity were well-balanced […]
Dishes Minestrone with ground pork. The tartness of the tomatoes leaves a refreshing aftertaste.
Today, I tried making minestrone with ground pork. Last time, I used fish and couldn't get rid of the smell, so I switched to meat. The finished dish didn't have the same smell as when I used fish. The consommé flavor and saltiness were just right, and the toma […]
Dishes Minestrone with sardines. Unfortunately, the fishy smell lingered.
Today, I tried making minestrone using canned sardines. Unfortunately, the finished dish still had a fishy smell. I tried to suppress the fishiness using sake and red wine, but it didn't work out. I thought the tomatoes and red wine would thoroughly cover it, but they didn't. […]
Dishes Spiced pork tsukudani. A subtle curry flavor.
Today, I tried making tsukudani (simmered pork) with a tandoori chicken spice mix. As it simmered, the aroma of spices filled the air. The finished dish had a subtle curry flavor. Since it's tsukudani, the soy sauce flavor is […]
Dishes Pork shigure-ni with glass noodles. The glass noodles held their shape and absorbed the broth beautifully.
Today, aiming for a low-calorie meal, I tried adding glass noodles to my pork shigureni. I thought the glass noodles might lose their shape when finished, but they held up surprisingly well. I added the glass noodles about 20 minutes after starting to simmer the dish […]
Dishes Tsukudani made only with pork and sansho pepper. Quite spicy. Rice is a must.
Today, I tried making tsukudani using only pork. For seasoning, I added sansho pepper. The finished product turned out quite spicy. I wonder if the sansho pepper made the flavor too strong, or if it was because I didn't add any vegetables, leading to too much seasoning […]
Dishes Pork Shigure-ni. This time, the salty flavor is more prominent.
Today, I tried making pork shigure-ni with burdock root, konjac, and onion. The finished dish had a sweet and savory flavor, but perhaps because I omitted 50g of mirin, the salty taste was more prominent. Pork Shigure-ni Recipe (Ingredients) […]