Houraisen Nana

Chinese|Pork|Winter|スペアリブの豆鼓煮

Braised Spare Ribs with Fermented Black Bean Sauce

Cooking Studio Culinary Art 2008.Feb.

Ingredients

【Pork Spare Ribs with Douchi Sauce】
Pork spare ribs 500g ・・・ Blanch in boiling water

Seasonings-1

Ginger 15g ・・・ Thinly sliced
Garlic 1/2 clove ・・・ Grated
Ground sesame seeds 2 tablespoons
Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Sugar 1 tablespoon
Sake 2 tablespoons
Douchi (or Daitokuji natto) 2 tablespoons

Seasonings-2

Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon
Mirin 1/2 tablespoon

Procedure

  1. In a pot for simmering, mix all seasonings from ginger to douchi, and marinate the spare ribs for about 1 hour.
  2. Add just enough water to cover and simmer until the meat is tender (40-50 minutes).
  3. Once tender, uncover and let the liquid evaporate. Finally, add Seasonings-2 (soy sauce and mirin) and coat the ribs.

Ingredients

【Canola Flowers with Sake Lees Dressing】
Canola Flowers 1 bunch ・・・ Boil until bright green

Sake Lees Dressing

Mix sake lees with mirin, light soy sauce, and vinegar for seasoning.

Procedure

  1. Squeeze the water out of the canola flowers and mix with the sake lees dressing.
Chicken|Japanese|Mushrooms|Seafood|Vegetables|Winter|鮭と餅の竹皮包み焼き

Salmon and Rice Cake Wrapped in Bamboo Leaf and Grilled

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2008.Dec.

Ingredients (Per Serving)

Mochi (Rice Cake) 1 piece
Fresh Salmon 20g ... Lightly salted and quickly fried in oil
Chicken Thigh 20g ... Lightly salted and quickly fried in oil
Shishito Pepper 1 ... Quickly fried in oil
Fresh Shiitake Mushroom 1 (small) ... Scored
Enoki Mushrooms As needed ... Divided into small clusters
Onion As needed ... Sliced
Perilla Leaf (Shiso) 1 leaf
Carrot As needed ... Cut into shapes and briefly boiled
Melting Cheese Slice 1/2 slice

Seasonings

Miso As needed
Butter As needed
Sake As needed

Preparation

Bamboo Leaves Soak in water. Split into two strips and set aside.

Instructions

  1. Wipe off the moisture from the bamboo leaves and spread a thin layer of butter on one side. Place a perilla leaf on top.
  2. On top of step 1, place the mochi, cheese, salmon, chicken, and vegetables. Add dollops of miso, sprinkle with sake, then wrap tightly with the bamboo leaf and secure with bamboo string.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for approximately 12 minutes.
Japanese|Mushrooms|Pork|Spring|Vegetables|冬瓜と肉がんもの煮物

Simmered Winter Melon and Meat-Filled Ganmo Tofu

Culinary Art Kitchen 2010.June

Houraisen Nana

Ingredients

Kyo Ganmo (small) 4 pieces ... Blanch
Ground pork 60g ... Mix well with soy sauce and potato starch
Soy sauce 1 teaspoon
Ginger juice 1/2 teaspoon
Potato starch 1/2 teaspoon
Winter melon 400g (net weight) ... Cut into bite-sized pieces
Dried shiitake mushrooms 4 pieces ... Rehydrate in water
Kinome (Japanese pepper leaves) As needed
Ginger As needed ... Julienned

Seasonings

Dashi stock 300ml
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Sake 1 tablespoon
Mirin 1/2 tablespoon
Salt 1/4 teaspoon

Instructions

  1. Make a small hole in each ganmo and stuff with equal portions of the meatball mixture.
  2. In a pot, add the seasonings (dashi stock to salt), ganmo from step 1, and rehydrated shiitake mushrooms. Heat over medium-low. Once boiling, cook for 3 minutes, then add the winter melon and simmer on low heat for another 15 minutes.
  3. Plate and garnish with julienned ginger and kinome leaves.
Japanese food|seafood|seasonal vegetables|spring|鰆のふきのとう味噌焼

Grilled Spanish Mackerel with Butterbur Sprout Miso

Culinary Art Studio 2015.March

Houraisen Nana

Ingredients

Spanish Mackerel (Sawara) 2 fillets ... Cut each fillet in half and marinate in Shitami for 20 minutes

Shitami (Marinade)

Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sake 2 tbsp

Fukinoto Miso

Fukinoto (Butterbur Buds) 8 pieces ... Halve, blanch in salted boiling water, and soak in water for 1 hour
Saikyo Miso 70g
Inaka Miso 15g
Sake 20ml
Mirin 50ml
White Sesame Oil 2 tsp
Pine Nuts As needed ... Roasted and coarsely chopped

Garnish

Canola Flowers As needed ... Blanch and mix with carrot and salted kelp

Procedure

  1. Prepare the Fukinoto Miso: Combine miso, sake, and half the mirin in a pan, and gently simmer over low heat while stirring.
  2. Squeeze the water from the prepared butterbur buds, finely chop, and sauté gently in sesame oil.
  3. Pat dry the marinated mackerel and grill. Spread Fukinoto Miso on top, sprinkle with pine nuts, and grill for an additional 2-3 minutes until the miso is fragrant and golden.
  4. Arrange on a plate and garnish with canola flowers.
Chinese food|pork|seasonal vegetables|spring|tofu|春の麻婆豆腐

Spring-Style Mapo Tofu

Culinary Studio Karinary Art 2021.March

Houraisen Nana

Ingredients

Ground pork 80g
Silken tofu 350g ... Tear into large pieces and soak in hot water.
Bamboo shoots (boiled) 100g (50g minced + 50g sliced)

Aromatic Vegetables

Garlic and ginger (minced) 1/2 tsp each
Green onion (minced) 1 tbsp

Seasoning A

Doubanjiang (fermented bean paste) 1 tbsp ... Red miso can be used as a substitute.
Red chili pepper 1 small ... Cut into 5mm rings.

Seasoning B

Chicken broth 150ml or more
Tobanjiang (spicy bean paste) 1 tsp
Sake and sugar 1 tbsp each
Salt and soy sauce To taste

Garnish

Green peas (boiled) As needed
Sichuan pepper (whole or ground) As needed
Chili oil or sesame oil To taste
Salad oil 1-1/2 tbsp
Potato starch slurry 2 tsp potato starch + 1 tbsp water

Instructions

  1. Heat salad oil in a frying pan and sauté the aromatic vegetables over low heat.
  2. Add the ground pork and minced bamboo shoots, stir-frying thoroughly over medium heat, then mix in Seasoning A.
  3. Add Seasoning B from the edges of the pan, then add the silken tofu (blanched) and sliced bamboo shoots. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low heat for 4-5 minutes. Adjust the flavor.
  4. Add the potato starch slurry, simmer for about 2 minutes, and combine. Garnish with green peas, Sichuan pepper, and chili oil.