Let’s try out these amazing recipes that will put us in a great mood to relish the upcoming spring season!
Japanese Recipe – 57
Spinach Ohitashi
Ohitashi is boiled green leafs with Ponzu dressing. It is healthy and low in fat.
- 1 bunch of spinach
- 2 tablespoon of Ponzu
- Sprinkle twice of Katsuobushi
- Pinch of salt
- Wash the spinach well, cut off the roots. In a large pot, boil plenty of water and add a pinch of salt. When it comes to a boil, put spinach in a pot starting from the stem. Make sure not to overcook it.
- Drain the water, and immediately soak the spinach in cold water.
- Take the spinach out of water and squeeze the water out of spinach. Cut them into bite sized pieces.
- Dress boiled spinach with the Ponzu dressing and sprinkle Katusobushi and enjoy.
Katsuobushi
Katsuobushi is dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna. Katsuobushi is often used as flakes shaved from a piece of dried fish.
Ponzu
Ponzu is a citrus-based sauce used in Japanese cuisine as a marinade or an addition to soy sauce.
This Kuro Kirishima Imo Shochu is ideal for “ Spinach Ohitashi ”
Kuro Kirishima Imo Shochu
Kuro Kirishima Imo Shochu is a sweet potato and superb Shochu with delicate waves of complex sweet and savory flavours.
Sandra Advice!
“Spinach is a healthy delicacy to eat and together with Ponzu dressing which is a refreshing soy sauce, turns the simple spinach flavour into something very delicious. ”
Japanese Recipe – 58
Beef Teriyaki Don
Don means rice bowl dishes. In simple words, Beef Teriyaki Don is rice bowl with beef steak in a tasty Teriyaki sauce. It is very flavourful and easy to cook.
- 800g beef
- 4 tablespoon of Teriyaki sauce
- 2 teaspoon of oil
- 1kg Japanese rice
- Chopped green onion
- Marinade beef with Teriyaki sauce in a bowl and cover.
- Separate the beef and Teriyaki sauce. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the beef each side until it is done to your liking.
- Put the remaining Teriyaki sauce on the same frying pan and then simmer until reduced slightly.
- Take out cooked beef and slice it into bite sized pieces. Serve the cooked rice in a bowl and place the beef on top. Pour the remaining sauce and garnish with spring onion.
Teriyaki Sauce
This quick-and-easy teriyaki sauce comes together fast to deliver sweet, tangy flavour that takes your meal to the next level.
Japanese Rice
Japanese rice refers to a number of short-grain cultivars, which include ordinary rice and glutinous rice.
This The Fujisan Whisky is ideal for “ Beef Teriyaki Don ”
The Fujisan Whisky
The Fujisan Whisky Limited Edition – Japanese whisky is named after the famous Mt. Fuji and the symbol and soul of Japan. This blended Japanese whisky is made at the Nirasaki distillery, located at the bottom of Mt. Fuji. Robust flavour at the front with smooth finish.
Sandra Advice!
“Beef Teriyaki Don has a lovely salty flavour and with the inclusion of Japanese rice, it makes it the perfect Japanese meal to enjoy.”
Sponsored by: Sandra Gwee – Sake Specialist
Manager of Lion Oriental Foods Co.
“I have another exciting event coming up in October and a follow up in November, which we are thinking of incorporating several culture into our events! How exciting is that? ”
Japanese groceries are available at Lion Oriental Foods Co.
Japanese food pioneer in WA and huge range of Japanese Sake and Plum Wines available.
Lion Oriental Foods Co.
Tel：08 9228 9898
Add：13 Fitzgerald St. Northbridge WA 6003
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