Miso Salmon
A quick and easy recipe using miso as the marinade for the salmon. Miso Salmon Miso Salmon is a very easy, very quick fish dish, perfect for a mid week meal. It can be served with some mash, fried rice,…
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Smoked Salmon Temari Sushi with Wasabi Cream
Temari Sushi is balls of sushi rice wrapped up in anything you like – thinly sliced fish, avocado, omelette, prawns or my favourite, smoked salmon. Temari Sushi is balls of sushi rice wrapped up in anything you like – thinly…
Miso Soup with Prawns and Udon Noodles
A quick and easy, nutritious and delicious miso soup with prawns and udon noodles, using dashi and stock made from the prawn (shrimp) shells. A quick and easy, nutritious and delicious miso soup with prawns and udon noodles. Having some…
Miso Soup (Suggestions for Many Recipe Combinations)
Miso is a fermented paste made with soybeans, sometimes with the addition of rice or barley. Salt and a starter called Koji, are added to the whole mix which is then left to ferment for anything from 6 months to…
Dashi (Part 2)
YouTube video for Dashi making is here. So, this is Part 2 of our Dashi topic. While in layman’s term, dashi is Japanese stock, to me, it is the soul of Japanese cooking, the magic ingredient that transforms an ordinary…
Dashi (Japanese Stock)
Dashi is Japanese for stock, and is extremely simple to make, packing a subtle yet complex Umami flavour. Dashi is the mainstay of many Japanese soups, sauces and a host of other dishes. See end of post for the video!…