Kicchiri Kitchen: Green Tea Cheesecake
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Green Tea Cheesecake

緑茶のチーズケーキ An old favorite with a Japanese twist! Crust 11/2 cups of plain cookies crushed (Marie biscuits work well) 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts 6 tablespoons of melted butter 1. Mix all ingredients together and press firmly into a pie pan. 2. Bake at 175 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Leave to cool. Filling 1 packet cream cheese…

Kicchiri Kitchen:  Gyoza ギョーザ
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Gyoza ギョーザ

Delicious pork and vegetable dumplings which go well with the fried rice from last month’s issue!   200g minced pork (豚ひき肉;butahikiniku) 400g cabbage 1 bunch Chinese chives (にら;nira) 1 leek 2 packets of dumpling wrappers (餃子の皮;gyoza no kawa) 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp salad oil 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp grated ginger 1/2…

Kicchiri Kitchen: Chinese style fried rice  チャーハン
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Chinese style fried rice チャーハン

  チャーハン An easy and delicious dish that goes perfectly with gyoza!         Ingredients serves 4   3 cups of rice (uncooked amount), cooked in the rice cooker 2 eggs 200 grams of sliced meat – beef, chicken or pork, even shrimp is ok 1 onion ¼ of a carrot 1 pack…

Kicchiri Kitchen: Kansai Style Okonomiyaki
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Kansai Style Okonomiyaki

関西封お好み焼き Delicious, winter comfort food which is so easy to make! Ingredients – 1 small cabbage 200 – 300g thin sliced pork (butabaraniku) and/or seafood 1 cup flour 3/4 cup water 2 eggs 1 teaspoon instant dashi (fish stock) oil okonomiyaki sauce dried bonito (katsuobushi) dried seaweed (aonori) mayonnaise Slice cabbage finely Cut pork into…

Kicchiri Kitchen: Sautéed oysters with miso and spring onions (焼き牡蠣のねぎみそ)
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Sautéed oysters with miso and spring onions (焼き牡蠣のねぎみそ)

The oyster season has started again, so what better time to try this easy and delicious dish. Ingredients Serves 3-4 as a main dish with rice and sides 12 oysters (about 300 grams) 1 bunch of spring onions 3 tablespoons red miso paste (akamiso) 1 tablespoon white miso paste (shiromiso) 2 tablespoons mirin 2 tablespoons…

Kicchiri Kitchen: Ozouni Soup お雑煮
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Ozouni Soup お雑煮

This is a simple Japanese soup which is served at New Year’s celebrations. Ingredients (serves 4) one pack of kamaboko (steamed fish paste) ¼ bunch of mizuna (green leafy vegetable) a little daikon (Japanese radish) ½ carrot a little spring onion 4 mochi (rice cakes) zest from one yuzu (Japanese lemon/lime) 3 ½ cups of…

Kicchiri Kitchen: Deep Fried Lotus Root with Shrimp Paste
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Deep Fried Lotus Root with Shrimp Paste

蓮根のはさみ揚げ This is a delicious side dish that you can find at an izakaya but it is very simple to make at home too. Ingredients serves 4 as a side dish 2 pieces of lotus root 1 pack of shrimp paste (ebi no nerimono) 3-4 tablespoons corn starch (katakuriko) about 1 cup of cooking oil…

 Kicchiri Kitchen: Stuffed Mushrooms
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Stuffed Mushrooms

Delicious shitake mushrooms stuffed with tuna and spring onion. serves 4 as an appetizer or side dish 12 shitake mushrooms 150 grams fresh minced tuna (maguro) 5 spring onions (aonegi) 3 tablespoons ponzu a little black pepper a little starch (katakuriko) Cut the stems off the mushrooms. Mince the spring onions, tuna and mushroom stems….