This is a Japanese egg yolk sauce called kimizu. Kimi means egg yolks, and zu means vinegar. This sour sauce can be served with boiled shrimp, vegetables, chicken, and more. Ingredients: 2 egg yolks 2 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp dashi soup *Karashi mustard Preparation: Put all ingredients in a bowl. Mix [...]
Ingredients: 8 shrimps, deveined 1/4 cup sake rice wine Preparation: Heat sake in a large pan. Put shrimp and cover the pan with a lid. Steam on low heat for a couple minutes. Stop the heat and let cool. Serve with kimizu sauce on the side. *Makes 4 servings
Kazunoko (herring roe) is indispensable to the new year dishes “Osechi”. Ingredients 1b salted Kazunoko salt sauce 1/2 cup sake 1/4 cup mirin 4 cups soup stock 2 tablespoons soy sauce shavings of dried bonito Directions Pour 1 liter water into vessel and put 1 teaspoon salt. Put salted herring roe into salt water andleave [...]
Namasu is pickled daikon radish and carrot. Since daikon and carrot express celebration colors of red and white, it’s one of Japanese New Year’s food. Ingredients: 1 pound daikon radish 1/4 pound carrot 3/4 cup dashi soup stock 1/3 cup vinegar 3 Tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp sake Preparation: Peel and cut carrot and daikon radish [...]
Tazukuri is sugar-coated dried sardines which is is one of Japanese New Year’s dishes. Ingredients: 2 oz. dried sardines 2 Tbsps sugar 2 Tbsps soy sauce 1/2 Tbsp mirin 2 tsps white sesame seeds Preparation: Put the dried sardines in a skillet and stir-fry for a few minutes on medium-low heat. Set aside. Put sugar, [...]
Kinpira gobo is braised burdock root. Ingredients: 1/2 lb gobo (burdock root) 1/4 lb carrot 1 tbsp soysauce 1 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tbsp mirin 1/2 tbsp sake 1 tsp sesame seeds 2 tsps vegetable oil Preparation: Lightly shave the gobo skin and shred gobo into very thin strips. Soak the gobo strips in water [...]
Kuri kinton is mashed sweet potato with sweet chestnuts (kuri). It’s one of Japanese New Year’s food (osechi). Its golden yellow color symbolizes prosperity. Ingredients: 1 lb. satsumaimo (sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into 1 inch thick slices 1 jar of simmered sweet chestnuts in syrup (8-12 pieces of chestnuts) 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 [...]
