Meibou Junmaizukuri

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - Jan.2026

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

【Beef with Dried Persimmon Miso Sauce】
Beef (thinly sliced) 100g
Maitake mushrooms 70g
Salad oil 1 tsp

Dried Persimmon Miso Sauce

Boiled-down sake2 tbsp
Mirin1 tbsp
Soy sauce2 tsp
Red miso1 tsp
Dried persimmon40g or more

Garnish

Julienned yuzu peel

Instructions

  1. Blend all ingredients for the Dried Persimmon Miso Sauce until smooth.
  2. Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan, place maitake mushrooms and cook until fragrant, flipping once. Remove from pan.
  3. In the same pan, add oil and cook beef. When the color changes, return the mushrooms and add the sauce. Stir to coat evenly.
  4. Plate and garnish with julienned yuzu peel.

Ingredients

【Simmered Butterbur (Ohitashi Style)】
Butterbur (Fuki) 100g ... sprinkle with salt and rub on cutting board (itazuri)

Combined Seasoning

Dashi broth150ml
Light soy sauce1 tsp
Boiled-down mirin1/2 tsp

Instructions

  1. Boil the butterbur in plenty of water for about 2 minutes.
  2. Cool in cold water and peel off the skin.
  3. Soak in the combined seasoning mixture.
Japanese|Seafood|Spring|Vegetables|真鯛とセロリの煮付け

Simmered Sea Bream and Celery

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2024.June

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Sea bream fillet 2 pieces - Cut into large bite-sized pieces
Celery 60g - Remove strings and cut into 5cm bite-sized pieces
Okra 4 - Trim the stem, rub with a cutting board, and rinse
Ginger 4 slices

Braising Sauce

Dark soy sauce 1 tbsp
Light soy sauce 1 tbsp
Sake 3 tbsp
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Water 150ml

Garnish

Kino-me (Japanese pepper leaves) As needed

Method

  1. Place the sea bream on a strainer and pour boiling water over it. Transfer to cold water, clean thoroughly, and pat dry.
  2. In a pot, combine the braising sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the sea bream and spoon the sauce over it. Add the ginger and cover with a drop lid. Simmer over medium-high heat for about 6 minutes.
  3. Once the sea bream is cooked, add the celery and simmer for 2 minutes, then add the okra and simmer for another minute.
  4. Arrange the sea bream, celery, and okra on a plate. Pour a little reduced braising sauce over and garnish with kino-me leaves.
HotPot|Japanese|Mushrooms|Seafood|Vegetables|Winter|かきの土手鍋風

Oyster Hot Pot (Doteni Style)

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2007.December

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients (Serves 2)

Oysters 10 pieces or more - Rub with salt and wash well.
Tofu Half block - Drain and cut into suitable pieces.
Napa cabbage (leaves) 3-4 leaves - Cut into large pieces.
Shimeji mushrooms 100g - Skewer and grill.
Shiitake mushrooms 4 pieces - Skewer and grill.
Enoki mushrooms 100g - Skewer and grill.
Chrysanthemum greens (shungiku) 4 stalks
Dashi stock 300ml

Sweet Miso Paste

Red miso 100g
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sugar 40g or more
Water 50ml

Instructions

  1. Prepare the sweet miso paste. Combine red miso, mirin, sugar, and water in a pot. Cook over low heat, stirring slowly with a wooden spatula until it reaches the original thickness of the miso.
  2. In a clay pot, add the dashi stock and half of the sweet miso paste. Stir to dissolve, then add the ingredients and simmer.
  3. If the flavor of the miso in the pot becomes weak, add the remaining sweet miso paste.
Beef|Mushrooms|Vegetables|Western|Winter|牛すね肉と冬野菜の味噌シチュー

Beef Shank and Winter Vegetable Miso Stew

Cooking Studio Culinary Art 2008.Jan.

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients (Serves 4)

Beef shank 300g ・・・ Cut into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle with a little salt.
Salad oil 2 teaspoons
Turnip 150g ・・・ Peel thickly and cut into 4 wedges.
Carrot 80g ・・・ Slice into rounds.
Taro 160g ・・・ Peel, and cut large ones in half.
Shimeji mushrooms 1 bunch ・・・ Separate into small clusters and stir-fry with sake.
Canola Flowers As needed ・・・ Quickly boil until bright green.

Miso Soup Base

Water 500ml
Hatcho miso 40g
White miso 10g
Sake lees 40g

Seasonings

Ketchup 1 tablespoon
Tamari soy sauce 1 tablespoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon

Roux

Butter 1 tablespoon
Salad oil 1 tablespoon
All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons

Procedure

  1. Heat salad oil in a frying pan and sear the seasoned beef shank until browned.
  2. Transfer 1) to a pot, add sake (or water) and simmer until tender.
  3. In a separate pot, simmer carrots and taro with sake (or water) until tender. Add turnip midway and continue cooking.
  4. <Roux> In a pot, melt butter and salad oil, then add flour and stir-fry thoroughly. Gradually add the <Miso Soup Base>, stirring constantly. Add the beef from step 1 and simmer gently.
  5. Finally, add <Seasonings> (ketchup to sugar) and adjust the flavor.
  6. Arrange the boiled vegetables on a gratin dish, pour the stew from step 4 over them, and bake in a 180°C oven for about 8 minutes. Garnish with canola flowers after baking.
HotPot|Japanese|Mushrooms|Seafood|Vegetables|Winter|牡蠣の土手鍋

Oyster Hot Pot

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2009.Janu.

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Fresh Oysters 600g~
Grilled Tofu 1 block
Hon-shimeji Mushrooms 200g
Leeks 3~4 stalks
Shungiku (Chrysanthemum Greens) 1 bunch
Carrot (Flower-shaped) As needed
Kamaboko & Shirataki As needed

Miso Blend

White Miso 50g
Red Miso 50g
Sugar 15g
Sake 2 tablespoons
Mirin 1/2 tablespoon

Kombu Dashi

Kombu (Seaweed) 15cm
Water 3 cups

Condiments

Powdered Sansho (Japanese Pepper)
Grated Ginger

Instructions

  1. Place the oysters in a bowl, sprinkle generously with salt, and mix quickly but gently. When the black liquid comes out, rinse with water and drain.
  2. Arrange the cut vegetables and other ingredients on a large plate.
  3. Heat and mix the .
  4. Spread the miso from step 3 on the surface of a clay pot. Pour in the , add the ingredients (oysters, vegetables, etc.), and once it begins to boil, dissolve the miso around the edges to adjust the flavor. Serve in individual bowls while simmering, with as desired.

* The sweetness and saltiness of the miso may vary, so adjust the flavor as needed.

Beef|Seafood|Vegetables|Winter|牛肉の味噌漬け焼き・粕の和え物

Grilled Miso-Marinated Beef with Sake Lees Tossed Salad

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - 2011 January

Ingredients

【Grilled Miso-Marinated Beef】
Beef Steak 100g × 2 ... Marinate with Seasoning

Seasoning

Salt A pinch
Powdered Sansho (Japanese Pepper) 1/3 tsp

Miso Marinade

Miso 40g
Mirin 1/2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp

Instructions

  1. Marinate the seasoned beef in the Miso Marinade for 1 night to 1 week.
  2. Cook in a pan lined with parchment paper. Once one side is seared, flip and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Let cool, then slice thinly.

Ingredients

【Kasuzuke Salad】
Daikon Radish 200g ... Cut into quarter slices, sprinkle with 1 tsp salt, and leave for 15 minutes
Smoked Salmon As needed ... Finely sliced
Yuzu Citrus As needed ... Julienned

Mixing Dressing

Sake Lees (Kasuzuke) 25g ... Sprinkle with 1 tsp water and microwave for 20 seconds
Mirin 1 tbsp

Instructions (Salad)

  1. Rinse the salted daikon with water and squeeze out excess moisture.
  2. Prepare the Mixing Dressing and toss it with the daikon, smoked salmon, and yuzu.
Autumn|Japanese|Seafood|鯖の味噌煮

Miso-Simmered Mackerel

Culinary Art Studio 2015.Sep.

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Mackerel 2 pieces ... Blanch in boiling water, then cool in cold water to remove impurities
Ginger 1 piece ... Half sliced, half julienned

Seasonings

Sake 100ml
Water 100ml or more
Sugar 1-1/2 tbsp
Dark Soy Sauce 1-1/2 tbsp
Mirin 2 tsp
Miso 2 heaping tbsp (use your preferred miso; this recipe uses 1 heaping tbsp of red miso and 1 tbsp of Shinshu miso)
Kudzu Starch 5g or more ... Dissolved in water

Procedure

  1. In a pot, combine sake, water, and sugar, and dissolve. Arrange the mackerel pieces in the pot, bring to a boil, and skim off any foam. Add the sliced ginger, dark soy sauce, and mirin, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 6-7 minutes.
  2. Remove the mackerel from the pot, and dissolve the miso into the remaining broth. Heat gently and thicken with the dissolved kudzu starch to the desired consistency.
  3. Return the mackerel to the pot, warm through, and coat evenly with the miso sauce. Let the flavors meld for a short while.
  4. Serve the mackerel on a plate, spoon the sauce over it, and garnish with julienned ginger.
Autumn|Japanese|Mushrooms|Seafood|鯖と舞茸の糠炊き

Mackerel and Maitake Mushrooms Simmered in Fermented Rice Bran

Culinary Studio Culinary Art 2017.Sep.

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Mackerel Half fillet (200g)
...Fillet into three pieces.
Maitake Mushrooms 100g
...Separate into small clusters, blanch briefly in hot water, and drain.
Red Chili Pepper 1 piece
...Remove seeds and cut in half.
Fermented Rice Bran Miso 50g

Seasonings

Sake and Water 100ml each
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Sugar 30g
Mirin 1 tbsp
Dark Soy Sauce 1 tsp

Garnish

Green Onion As needed
Ginger Same

Steps

  1. Blanch the mackerel in boiling water, then transfer to cold water and pat dry.
  2. Place the mackerel and seasonings in a pot and heat over medium-low. Once boiling, pour the simmering liquid over the fish, cover with a drop lid, and simmer for about 12 minutes.
  3. Dissolve the fermented rice bran miso into the simmering liquid from step 2.
  4. Lower the heat and gradually add the miso mixture into the pot, stirring gently to coat the fish evenly. (Shake the pot while simmering.)
  5. Plate the dish, sprinkle with green onions, and serve with ginger on the side.
Japanese|Seafood|Vegetables|Winter|大根と牡蠣の赤味噌酒粕煮

Daikon and Oysters Simmered in Red Miso and Sake Lees

Culinary Workshop Karinary Art 2019.Janu.

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Daikon radish 150g ... Cut into 1.5cm thick slices, then halve or quarter them
Oysters 8 pieces ... Rinse lightly
Burdock root 50g ... Thinly shaved and deep-fried (oil not listed in ingredients) until crispy
Yuzu As needed ... Julienne
<Mixed Seasoning>
Dashi stock 150ml
Red miso 35g
Sake lees 20g or more (to taste) ... Dissolve in some dashi stock
Sugar 15g
Sake 1 tbsp
Mirin 1 tbsp
Soy sauce 1 tsp

Instructions

  1. In a pot, add the daikon radish and just enough water (preferably rice-washing water) to cover. Simmer until a skewer can pierce through.
  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add salt, and blanch the oysters for about 10 seconds. Drain and pat dry.
  3. In a pot, combine the cooked daikon radish from step 1 and the <Mixed Seasoning>. Heat until boiling, then simmer on low for 7-8 minutes.
  4. Add the oysters from step 2 to the pot and simmer for 2-3 minutes, allowing the flavors to coat. Plate the daikon and oysters, then reduce the remaining broth to thicken slightly and pour over.
  5. Garnish with crispy fried burdock and sprinkle with julienned yuzu.
Beef|Japanese|Mushroom|Vegetables|Winter|味噌すき焼き

Miso Sukiyaki

Culinary Art Kitchen 2023.January

Meibou Junmaizukuri

Ingredients

Beef (for sukiyaki) 200g
Grilled tofu 120g ... Cut into bite-sized pieces
King oyster mushrooms & enoki mushrooms 100g ... Slice king oyster mushrooms into 6-7mm pieces and cut enoki mushrooms into 7-8cm lengths
Leek 1 stalk ... Cut into thick diagonal slices
Shungiku (edible chrysanthemum) As needed ... Crush the stems slightly with the back of a knife

Miso Sauce

Red miso 60g
Sugar 25g
Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
Sake 100ml

Garnish

Egg As needed ... Onsen egg (soft-boiled) can also be used

Instructions

  1. Miso Sauce: Combine red miso, sugar, soy sauce, and sake in a small pot. Heat until smooth.
  2. Heat a pot and spread beef fat. Lay the beef slices flat in the pot and sear until browned on one side, then flip to sear the other side.
  3. Move the beef to one side of the pot and add the grilled tofu, mushrooms, and leeks. Pour the Miso Sauce over and simmer for 2-3 minutes, coating the beef with the sauce. Add the shungiku at the end and simmer briefly.
  4. Serve portions into individual bowls and enjoy with raw egg or onsen egg as a dipping sauce.