Cooking Recipe
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2016.08.14
Goya Chanpuru – sautéed goya with vegetables and egg [Cooking Recipe]
The ultimate summer vegetable on Okinawa is goya, known as nigauri in Japanese and bitter melon in English. It’s a nutrient-rich vegetable that especially contains about double or ...
2016.08.08
Tuna salad -Tuna with Chinese chives [Cooking Recipe]
Chinese chives are in season right now and you can buy them at a really reasonable price at farmers’ markets. This is just one of the ways you can use nice fresh Chinese chi...
2016.07.31
Okra and Mozuku Soup [Cooking Recipe]
A variety of okra grown on Okinawa, known as ‘neri’ in local dialect, is round in shape and a little longer than okra cultivated in mainland Japan. It’s also softer, and contains m...
2016.07.25
Nikujaga – Braised meat and potatoes [Cooking Recipe]
By Naoko Ogura-Gayler Ingredients To serve 4 4 oz. sliced pork or beef 2 potatoes 1 carrot 1/2 onion 2 tbs soy sauce 3 tbs sweet sake Mirin Green beans 1/2 tbs vegetable oil Direct...
2016.07.17
Boiled okra (Ohitashi) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 2 people) ・1 bag of Okra (about 10 to 15 ea.) ・1 bag (3g) dried bonito flakes ・Ponzu sauce (soy sauce with citrus juice) to taste ・Ocean salt Directions Spr...
2016.07.10
Akajiso Juice – Red Perilla juice [Cooking Recipe]
It’s the season for red perilla leaves. How do I eat them? Japanese people use it when they make umeboshi, pickled plum, and another popular recipe is to make juice from them. Akaj...
2016.06.26
Maabou-Hechima [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 persons) ・1 Hechima ・1/2 Carrot ・1 Green pepper ・100g Ground meat ・1 Bag of fried eggplant in Chinese chili sauce Directions 1．Wash and peel the hechima and carr...
2016.06.19
Mozukusu – mozuku seaweed in vinegar [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients To serve 4 50g mozuku seaweed 10g dried daikon, (切り干し大根 kiriboshidaikon) One cucumber sliced into discs. 3 tbs rice vinegar 3 tbs soy sauce 3 tsp mirin 1 1/2 tbs sugar ...
2016.06.11
Naaberanbushii [Cooking Recipe]
Hechima, known as sponge cucumber or luffa in English and naabera in Okinawa, is grown as a vegetable in Okinawa and southeast Asia, whereas in mainland Japan it’s grown to make sc...
2016.06.05
Nasudengaku – Sweet miso and eggplant [Cooking Recipe]
By Naoko Ogura-Gayler Ingredients To serve 4 3 eggplants 4 tbs miso paste 3 tbs water 2 tbs sugar 1 tbs mirin (sweet sake) 3 tbs vegetable oil Roasted sesame and scallion for garni...
2016.05.31
Duruwakashi [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 2 people) ・3 small taimo ・30g pork ・15g fish paste ・2 slices of dried mushrooms ・100cc soup stock ・Salt to taste Directions Peel taimo and slice. Soak dry mushroom...
2016.05.23
Muji (taimo stalk) soup [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 people) ・10 muji ・1/2 block shima doufu ・200 g pork ・1liter soup stock ・2 tbs miso Directions 1. Wash muji and remove the roots. (Use rubber gloves as muji irr...
2016.05.14
Fried Taanmu (Taimo) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 people) ・2 Taanmu ・Potato starch ・Frying oil ・2tbs Soy sauce ・2tbs Sugar ・1tbs Water Directions 1. Cut taamu into thick slices and batter in potato starch. 2. De...
2016.04.30
Shimarakkyo and octopus carpaccio [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 persons) ・1/2 bdl shimarakkyo ・1 octopus tentacle ・1/2 season-fresh onion ・1/2 paprika (Dressing） ・2tbs olive oil ・1tbs lemon juice ・1tsp garlic paste ・1tsp salt...
2016.04.25
Shima Rakkyo-Kimchi Pickle [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 2 persons) ・ 1/2 bundle shimarakkyo ・ 1/2 cucumber ・ 1 tbs kimchi no moto (spicy seasoning) ・ 1 tsp salt Directions 1. Wash the shimarakkyo, peel off the thin ski...
2016.04.17
Shimarakkyo Tempura [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 2 people) ・1/2 bundle of shimarakkyo ・100 g flour ・1/2 beaten egg ・50 cc water Directions 1. Wash shimarakkyo, peel off its thin skin and dry with a paper towel. 2...
2016.04.10
Salted Shima Rakkyo (salted scallions) [Cooking Recipe]
The vegetable of the season this month is ‘Shima rakkyo,’ a variety of scallion that is grown in Okinawa. Shima rakkyo, called ‘racchou’ or ‘dacchou’ in Okinawa dialect, is harvest...
2016.03.29
Asa Chinsuko [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 20 chinsukos) ・2 g dried asa ・70 g soft flour ・30 g sugar ・30 g salad oil Directions Soak and wash asa and then dry on a paper towel. Mix soft flour and sugar in a...
2016.03.19
Asa chicken nuggets [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 people) ・5ｇ dry asa seaweed ・200g ground chicken ・1/2 block of silken tofu ・1tbs starch ・1tbs chicken stock powder ・salt to taste Directions Soak a...
2016.03.13
Asa soup stock rolled omelet [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for two people) ・3g dry asa ・3 eggs ・1tbs white soy sauce soup stock (shirodashi) ・salt to taste Soak asa in water about 10 minutes and wash. Mix ...
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