“J-Simple Recipes” is the abbreviation for “Japanese Simple Recipes.”
We explain Japanese recipes you can easily cook, as well as typical meals, foodstuffs & table manners.

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Sukiyaki

Sukiyaki is cooked at the table and everybody serves themselves from the same pan. Cooked sliced beef and vegetables are seasoned with soy sauce, sugar and other ingredients. Sukiyaki is usually eaten by dipping the meat and vegetables into beaten raw egg.

Recipe – Sukiyaki

Tempura

Tempura is deep-fried seafood and vegetables which have been rolled in batter. Tempura is eaten by dipping into a soy sauce/bonito flakes soup or into salt.

Recipe – Tempura

Nigiri-zushi Chirashi-zushi

There are various types of Sushi, such as Nigiri-zushi, Chirashi-zushi, Maki-zushi, Inari-zushi, etc. As Nigiri-zushi requires a special technique, cooking Chirashi-zushi, Maki-zushi or Inari-zushi is generally preferred to making Nigiri-zushi at home.

Recipe – Sushi Rice

Recipe – Inari-zushi

Recipe – Traditional …

Recipe – Int'l-style …

Foodstuffs – Rice Vinegar

Foodstuffs – Raw Fish

Foodstuffs – Dried Laver

Foodstuffs – Deep-Fried Tofu …

Maki-zushi, Inari-zushi
Sashimi

Sashimi is thinly sliced fresh raw fish. The slices are arranged on finely shredded radish in a dish. Sashimi is eaten by dipping into soy sauce.

Foodstuffs – Raw Fish

Deep-fried Breaded Pork Cutlets

Tonkatsu is deep-fried pork cutlets which have been coated with breading. There are specialty tonkatsu restaurants in Japan, and Tonkatsu is cooked at home, too. Tonkatsu sauce can be bought at Japanese food stores.

Recipe – … Pork Cutlets

Deep-fried Chicken Nuggets

Torikara is deep-fried chicken which has been rolled in batter. Torikara powder can be bought at Japanese food stores.

Recipe – … Chicken Nuggets

Potatoes Boiled with Meat

Braised meat and potatoes is the representative dish of home cooking. It is cooked by boiling potatoes, onions and meat.

Recipe – Potatoes Boiled …

Fried Bitter Gourd

Fried bitter gourd is one of the traditional dishes of Okinawa. Though this dish has a peculiar bitter taste, the gourd has a lot of vitamin C, so it is very healthy.

Recipe – Fried Bitter Gourd

Foodstuffs – Bitter Gourd

Simmered Vegetables and Fish Paste Balls

Oden is a pot of simmered fish paste balls, vegetables and boiled eggs. It is a traditional dish served in fall and winter.

Japanese Curry and Rice

Japanese curry and rice is a milder and creamier version of Indian curry. It is a very popular dish in Japan. Curry stock cubes can be bought at Japanese food stores.

Recipe – Japanese Curry & Rice

Seasoned Rice

Seasoned rice can be prepared two ways. The ingredients, such as chicken, vegetables, mushroom, etc. are either steamed or boiled with rice.

Salt-Grilled Fish Teriyaki Fish Fish Cooked In Broth

Salt-grilled fish is prepared by putting a bit of salt on the fish. Teriyaki fish is grilled after being marinated in soy sauce and mirin. Fish cooked in broth is prepared by boiling with water, soy sauce and sugar or mirin. Gas or electric stoves in Japan always come with a fish grill.

Recipe – Salt-Grilled Salmon

Recipe – Simmered Flatfish

Foodstuffs – …(Mirin)

One-pot Dishes Shabu-shabu Dishes

One-pot Dishes are cooked at the table in winter and everybody eats from the dish. Meat, seafood, vegetables and soup stock are put in the pot and heated. There are many kinds of One-pot Dishes such as All in One-pot, Chicken One-pot, Shabu-shabu, etc.

Recipe – Shabu-Shabu

Table Manners – … Shabu- …

Foodstuffs – Konnyaku

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