Kicchiri Kitchen: Chinese Chicken and Potato
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Kicchiri Kitchen: Chinese Chicken and Potato

This year Chinese New Year just about makes it onto January’s calendar, sitting firmly on the 31st. To celebrate the famous zodiac race, you could immerse yourself in all things sweet and sour, salt and peppered or egged and fried but why not try something a little more authentic? This month’s recipe has been stolen…

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:Hand Rolled Sushi てまきずし
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Kicchiri Kitchen:Hand Rolled Sushi てまきずし

This is an easy, delicious dish. You can easily change the toppings to suit your taste. This is a great dish to make for visitors or when you go home and get asked to make something ‘Japanese’! Toppings – egg (beat with a little sugar and salt, make into an omelette and slice thinly) cucumber…