Asian recipes

Japchae

Ingredients (serves 4): 120 g beef, filet mignon (or pork shoulder), cut into 0,5 cm wide and 6 cm long strips 2 large dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in warm water for 2 to 3 hours, cut into thin strips 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon soy

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Bamboo Shoots Stir Fry

Ingredients: 350g bamboo shoots100g pork mincedGreen onionStarch50ml vegetable oil1/2 teaspoon salt3 cloves garlic1 tablespoon cooking wine1 tablespoon oyster sauce Instructions: Add the cooking wine to the pork, mix with salt and starch, and marinate for half an hour. Wash and shred the bamboo shoots. Slice the garlic and chop the green onion. Heat a wok

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Sweet and Sour Shrimp Soup with Lemongrass and Tamarind (Vietnam)

Ingredients (4 to 6 persons): 200g medium-sized shrimps, shelled, (or chicken) marinated with:2 garlic cloves1 tsp fish sauceGrounded black pepper 50g tamarind paste, mixed with 1 ½ cup boiling water (tamarind juice)2 shallots, thinly sliced3 stalks fresh lemon grass, only white part50 g carrot, thinly sliced, cut into sticks1 large ripe tomato, cut into wedges1

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Pad Thai

Ingredients (for 2): 140 g  Rice noodles 140g (dried noodles)4 Prawns (60g)¼ cup Tofu/Bacon, cut in small pieces (30g) (or chicken)1 tsp. Garlic, minced2 tbsp. Shallots2 Eggs1 cup Bean sprouts (70g)½ cup Chives (80g)3 tbsp. Vegetable oil3 tbsp. Vegetable oil Ingredients for Sauce: 4 tbsp. Fish sauce (60 ml)3 tbsp. Palm Sugar (45 ml) or

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Yakisoba

  Ingredients (4 Pers): 3 packages yakisoba noodles or boiled Chinese egg noodles 1 carrot 1/4 of a small cabbage 1/4 pound thinly sliced pork 1/3 cup yakisoba sauce / Worcestershire sauce or seasoning packages which come with yakisoba noodles Beni-shoga (red pickled ginger) Ao-nori (dried green seaweed) Vegetable oil for frying Preparation: Cut the

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Thai Beef Salad

  Ingredients (for 2): 100 to 200g roast beef or sealed beef fillet. 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in quarter 1/2 cucumber, sliced 1/2 red onion (or 2 to 3 Shallot) 1/2 cup celery Leaves mint leaves Dressing ingredients 3 tablespoons fish sauce 3 tablespoons lime (or lemon) Juice 1 tablespoon sugar Depending on your taste

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Sichuan Spicy Wontons

  Ingredients: (4 pers. as a part of a multicourse meal) Filling: 150g ground pork +150g Prawn, roughly minced (Sichuan only Pork) 1 tsp. grated ginger 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp. Shaoxing wine 1 tsp. light soy sauce 1/2 tsp. sesame oil 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. grounded white pepper 3 tbsp. finely sliced spring

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Hot and Sour Soup

  Ingredients: (4 pers. as a part of a multicourse meal) 100g ground pork 2 tsp Shaoxing wine or sherry 1 tsp corn starch a pinch of salt 1L water 5g wood ear mushroom 5g dried shiitake mushroom, soaked and cut into thin strips 60g each carrot cut into thin matchstick strips 60g bamboo shoots

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Peanut Satay sauce

Ingredients: 3/4 cup coconut milk 1/2 to 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste 4 tablespoons crushed peanut (or peanut butter) 1tablespoon palm sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 tablespoon cooking oil Instructions: Combine oil, stir the curry paste until fragrant and then add a half of the coconut milk (3/8 cup) and place over medium

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Chicken Satay (Eiko)

  Ingredients (for 4): 1kg Chicken Fillet or Breast, skinless Marinade | Thermomix (for double portion): 4 Garlic cloves, chopped 3 Coriander roots, chopped 1 teaspoon White Pepper 2 Shallots, chopped (or red onion) 1.5cm Ginger, chopped 1 tablespoon Palm Sugar 3/4 teaspoons Salt 1/2 tablespoon Ground Cumin (Cumin Seeds slightly roasted) 1/2 tablespoon Ground

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Okonomiyaki Osaka Style

  Ingredients (4 person): Okonomiyaki Batter: 200g All Purpose Flour (50g/person) 250cc Water (62.5cc/person) 1 tbsp. Japanese Soup Stock (Dashi) 200g Chinese Yam (50g/person) Little Salt Others 500g Chopped Cabbage 1 Egg Little Red pickled Ginger Topping 200g Thin Sliced Pork Mayo Okonomiyaki Sauce (sweetened Worcester Sauce) Dried Bonito Flake Seaweed powder Preparation: Peel Chinese

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Daikon Mizuna Salad

Ingredients (4 persons): Daikon (large white radish) Mizuna 2 tbsp. roasted white sesame seeds 2 tbsp. boiled and dried baby sardines Dressing: 4 tbsp. Sesame oil 1 tbsp. Soy Sauce 1/2 tsp Salt Juice of 1/2 Lemon Preparation: Cut Mizuna in 4-5cm pieces. Cut Daikon into thin sticks, same size as the Mizuna. Put cut

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Sushi Rice

  Ingredients: 3 rice cooker cups uncooked Japanese short grain rice (3 rice cooker cups = 540 ml) Water 2 inch kombu (dried kelp) (2″ =5 cm) (or ½ tsp Konbucha) (optional – but it will give nice aroma!) Homemade Sushi Vinegar: ⅓ cup rice vinegar (⅓ cup = 80 ml) 3 Tbsp. sugar 1½

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Sushi cake

Ingredients for 23cm cake pan: Kinshi-Tamago egg crepes 3-4 eggs a little bit Salt Sushi Rice 5 cups rice (1cup=180g) 7 table spoons of vinegar 7 table spoons of sugar 2 tee spoon of salt Filling Canned tuna steak in water (240g) 6 table spoons of soy sauce 3 table spoons of sake 1 table

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Agedashi Tofu

Ingredients: 1 block medium firm tofu 4 Tbsp. potato starch oil Soba tsuyu 100cc Water 300cc (if not using soba tsuyu, 1cup dashi, 2 Tsp soy sauce and 2Tsp mirin) For toppings: Daikon radish Green onion Ginger Bonito (katsuobushi) Preparation: Wrap the tofu with 2-3 layers of paper towels and place another plate on top.

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Katsudon

Ingredients (2 pers.): For Baked Katsu: 1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) 1 Tbsp. neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc.) 2 pieces ½”-thick lean boneless pork loin chops (2 pieces = ½ lb. or 226 g, thickness: 1.2 cm or ½” ) 1 tsp salt Freshly ground black pepper 1-2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 large egg

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Ma Po Tofu

  Ingredients: (2 pers. as a main dish with rice or 4 as a part of a multicourse meal) 2 packs of tofu, cut in large cubes 100-150g minced pork (or beef) 1 leek, chopped (white) 2 to 3 clove garlic, minced a small piece of ginger 1 tablespoon Doubanjiang Chili Paste (Pixian doubanjiang if

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Daikon Salad

Ingredients: for the salad: 1/2 daikon radish sesame seeds suggested toppings: cherry tomatoes rocket cucumber katsuobushi dried bonito flakes nori seaweed for the dressing 2 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. rice vinegar 1 tbsp. sesame oil 1/2-1 tsp. sugar Preparation: Put all of the dressing ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Set aside. Peel

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Chicken and Broccoli Stir fry

Ingredients: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger 1 cup chicken broth 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons sugar 2 cups broccoli flowerets 2 teaspoons cornstarch Preparation: Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic and

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Gyudon – Beef Bowl

  Ingredients (4 servings): 4 cups steamed Japanese rice 500g thinly sliced beef 1 onion 1 1/3 cup dashi soup 5 tbsps. soy sauce 3 tbsps. mirin 2 tbsps. sugar 1 tsp sake ·*benishoga (red ginger) for topping Preparation: Cook Japanese rice. Slice onion thinly. Cut beef into bite-sized pieces. Put dashi, soy sauce, sugar,

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Butter Chicken Masala

Ingredients (6 servings): For chicken & marinade: 1 kg boneless, skinless chicken breast cut in cubes 2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp. garam masala 1 tsp salt For sauce: ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 ½ cups chopped onion (about 2 medium-large) 2 tbsp. coarsely chopped garlic 2 tbsp. garam masala 2

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Thai Yellow curry

  Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts cut in small cubes 6 medium potatoes 100g yellow curry 1 can coconut milk ½ cup water 3 tbsp. oil 2 pinch salt 2 tsp sugar Preparation: Peel the potatoes, cut them in quarters and cook them in water. In a pan, fry the yellow curry paste in the oil.

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