trout fillets, Ground black pepper, olive oil, large tomatoes, thickly sliced, dried oregano, capers, anchovy fillets, red chili, sliced (I leave the seeds in but that’s optional), garlic, thinly sliced, mirin wine

pumpkin kernel oil (other oil is fine but we like this and buy it as Kürbis Kernöl on our trips to Austria, where it is widely and cheaply available), Ground black peppet, roast pork, in thin short strips, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, garlic, thinly sliced, fresh red chili, sliced (I leave the seeds in but that’s optional), ginger paste, onion, sliced, red onion, sliced, spring onions, sliced diagonally, chestnut mushrooms, sliced, mange-tout

Ground black pepper, hazelnut oil, roast pork, in strips, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, fresh red chili, sliced. I leave seeds in but that’s optional, garlic, chopped, ginger purée, onions, sliced, spring onions, diagonally sliced, mushrooms, sliced, red pepper, sliced, carrots, sliced into thin batons

x 150g pieces of black cod, dried buckwheat soba noodles, sea salt, shredded pickled ginger, pak choi, sugar snap peas, furikake seasoning, Marinade:, sake, sugar, white miso paste, mirin

Fried Tofu, /2 tablespoon Potato Starch OR Corn Starch *Important!, thick Spring Onion, Egg, Salt & White Pepper, Oil, serving warm Cooked Rice, Sugar, Soy Sauce, Sake (Rice Wine) *OR Mirin for sweeter flavour, Water, Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder *OR other Dashi Powder

small potatoes or 2 medium potatoes, small onoins, thinly sliced belly pork, Mirin, Sake, soy sauce, Dashi powder, sugar

Pork Mince *OR Chicken Mince, Salt, Potato Starch OR Corn Starch, Spring Onion *finely chopped, Edamame Beans *thawed if frozen, Oil, serving warm Cooked Rice, grated Ginger OR Garlic *OR both, Chilli Flakes OR Chilli Sauce as required *optional, Soy Sauce, Mirin, *Note: 1 tablespoon Mirin can be substituted with 1 teaspoon Sugar and 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine) OR Water

(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice, Choy Sum *OR ‘Komatsuna’, Fried Tofu Puffs *OR ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu), Sesame Oil, Salt, Dashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi Powder, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Toasted Sesame Seeds

(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice, Dashi Powder, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Toasted Sesame Seeds *optional, Sesame Oil

thinly sliced Beef *cut into bite-size pieces, Tomato *cut into bite-size pieces, small clove Garlic *finely chopped, Chilli Flakes as required, Oil *I used Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Sugar *optional, depending on the sweetness of the Tomato, serving warm Cooked Rice, Finely chopped Spring Onion

Onion *thinly sliced, shelled and deveined Prawns *thawed if frozen, Note: Today I added 3-4cm Carrot, cut into thin strips, as well, Self-Raising Flour OR Plain Flour *plus extra, small pinch Salt, Egg *whisked, Water, Oil for frying, servings warm Cooked Short Grain Rice, Finely chopped Spring Onion, Water, Dashi Powder

pork mince, chikuwa, Thai red curry paste, kaffer lime leaves, mirin (sweet sake), soy sauce, oil for fry, coriander for garnish

ground pork, Katakuriko starch or any starch powder, grated ginger, soy sauce, chopped onion, soy sauce, Mirin (Japanese sweet sake), sugar, Katakuriko starch or any starch powder, water

egg noodle, ground pork, Miso (赤味噌）, soy sauce, sake, mirin (sweet sake), sugar, chopped cucumber, chopped red onion, Cut seaweed, chopped tomato, coriander leaves

tablespoonfuls Dried Shelled Shrimps, Boiling Water to soak Dried Shelled Shrimps, Choy Sum *about 350g, Sesame Oil, Garlic *grated, Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder, Soy Sauce, Mirin *OR Sake (Rice Wine), *Note: Mirin adds slight sweetness, Chilli Flakes as required *I added

(*180ml cup) Short Grain Rice, Dried Assorted Mushrooms, small piece Ginger *grated, Soy Sauce for seasoning Mushrooms, Dried Shelled Shrimps, Salt, Soy Sauce for seasoning Rice, Mirin, Sesame Oil, Ground Pepper OR Chilli *optional, Finely chopped Spring Onion

miso, sugar, Mirin or 1 teaspoon honey, garlic clove(grated), chili oil

Eggplant, Chicken Thigh Fillet, Salt & White Pepper, Oil, serving warm Cooked Rice, Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional, Finely chopped Spring Onion *optional, Ponzu *OR 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce & 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar, Mirin, Sugar, Chilli Flakes as required, *Note: You may wish to add some grated Garlic OR grated Ginger

thinly sliced Pork *cut into bite-size pieces, Salt & White Pepper, Potato Starch *OR Corn Starch, Cabbage *Cut into bite-size pieces, Eggs *whisked, Oil *plus extra, Garlic *grated, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Oyster Sauce, Sugar *optional, drops Sesame Oil

Chicken Thigh Fillet *about 150g, Salt & White Pepper, thick Spring Onion, Sesame Oil, shredded Cheese *I used Cheese Mix for baking, serving warm Cooked Rice, small clove Garlic *grated, small piece Ginger *grated, about 1/2 teaspoon, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Gochujang (Korean Spicy Miso), Ketchup

glutinous rice, thin slice beef, sugar, soy sauce, Sake (optional), Mirin (optional), grated ginger, Nori seaweed sheet, eggs (add 1 teaspoon sugar, a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons water)

Chicken Thigh Fillets *OR Breast Fillets, Salt & White Pepper, Potato Starch OR Corn Starch, Oil, Toasted Sesame Seeds, Garlic *grated, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Gochujang (Korean Spicy Miso), Ketchup, Sugar

Eggs, Salt & White Pepper, Oil, Chicken Thigh Fillet *cut into small pieces, Shiitake Mushrooms *thinly sliced, Finely chopped Spring Onion, Chicken Stock *OR 1/2 cup Water & 1/2 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder, drops Sesame Oil, small piece Ginger *grated, about 1/2 teaspoon grated Ginger, Soy Sauce, Oyster Sauce *OR Soy Sauce, Mirin

(about 50g) Dry Soy Meat *Mince type, Daikon, Potato Starch *mixed with 1/2 tablespoon Water, Finely chopped Spring Onion, Dashi Stock *OR 300ml Water & 1/2 teaspoon Dashi Powder, *Note: You can use Vegetable Stock, Chicken Stock OR Stock of your choice, Soy Sauce *alter the amount depending on the saltiness of the Stock, Oyster Sauce, Mirin, Sugar *optional, Sesame Oil, small piece Ginger *grated

(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice, Sesame Oil *OR Oil of your choice, thinly sliced Beef *cut into bite-size, sliced Gobō *I used Frozen Gobō, Sugar, Soy Sauce, Mirin, Rice Vinegar *optional, Finely chopped Spring Onion, Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional

serving Ramen Noodles, Sesame Oil, thinly sliced Beef OR Pork *cut into bite-size pieces, Onion *thinly sliced, Cabbage Leaf *OR other vegetable, e.g. Carrot, Note: All vegetables need to be thinly sliced OR cut into, ‘Yakiniku’ Sauce *plus extra if required, Finely chopped Spring Onion, Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional, Toasted Sesame Seeds *ground, Sugar, Soy Sauce

(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice, Dashi Powder *I used Bonito (Katsuo) Dashi, Mirin, Ground Pepper OR Chilli *optional, Leeks *cleaned and sliced about 5mm thick, Soy Sauce, Toasted Sesame Seeds

Spring Onion *finely chopped, Turnip *200g to 250g, Daikon can be used, & 1/2 cups Chicken Stock OR Dashi Stock *I used 1 & 1/2 cups Water and 1 & 1/2 teaspoons Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder, small piece Ginger *grated, Soy Sauce *plus extra, Mirin, Chicken Thigh Fillet *200g to 250g, Salt & White Pepper as required, & 1/2 tablespoons Potato Starch *mixed with 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Water, servings warm Cooked Rice

serving (about 200g) Cooked Rice *must be hot, Sugar, Rice Vinegar, Salt, *Note: If you are going to cook a larger amount, see ‘Sushi Rice’ page, Skinless Salmon Fillet *about 120g, cut into bite-size pieces, Salt, Oil, Mirin, Soy Sauce, Sugar, *Note: You can use any ingredients of your choice. Today I used the following ingredients

Salmon Fillet *about 140g, Salt, Oil for cooking, serving (about 200g) warm Cooked Rice, Toasted Nori *torn into small pieces, Japanese Mayopnnaise, Spring Onion & Toasted Sesame Seeds, Shichimi (Japanese Chilli Spice Mix) *optional, Mirin *1 tablespoon is 15ml, Soy Sauce, Sugar, *Note: If the amount of Cooked Rice is smaller, reduce the Sauce