20 recipes
Cubes of tofu in a thin starch coating, fried until crisp outside and custard-soft inside, served in a light kombu and soy broth with grated daikon and ginger.
A thick, mild Japanese curry with tender beef, potato and carrot and a gentle sweetness from grated apple, served with white rice.
Thin dumplings filled with chicken, cabbage and ginger, browned crisp on the bottom then steamed, and dipped in soy-vinegar sauce.
Chicken thigh pieces marinated in soy sauce, ginger and garlic, coated in starch and fried twice until very crisp outside and juicy inside.
Flattened chicken breasts in a panko crust, fried golden and crisp, served sliced with shredded cabbage and homemade katsu sauce.
A bowl of ramen in clear soy-and-ginger chicken broth, with noodles, sliced chicken, a marinated soft-boiled egg, green onion and nori.
Chicken thighs with crisp skin in a glossy sweet-and-salty teriyaki glaze — a halal version without mirin or sake, ready in half an hour.
Paper-thin cucumber with wakame and poached shrimp in a light sweet-and-sour rice vinegar dressing — a refreshing starter beside fried and grilled dishes.
A traditional Japanese breakfast: a salted salmon fillet grilled until the skin is crisp, with white Japanese rice, miso soup with tofu and wakame, and quick-pickled cucumber.
Thinly sliced beef simmered with onion in a sweet-savoury ginger broth, spooned with its juices over hot Japanese rice.
A light Japanese soup of kombu and shiitake broth with miso paste, soft tofu cubes, wakame seaweed and green onion.
Chicken and onion simmered in a light sweet-savoury broth, finished with softly set egg and served over hot Japanese rice.
Homemade sushi rolls of seasoned sushi rice and nori filled with salmon, cucumber and avocado, served with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.
Hand-shaped triangles of warm Japanese rice with flaked, salted pan-seared salmon in the centre, wrapped in a crisp strip of nori.
Crisp-skinned salmon glazed in a glossy sweet-and-salty teriyaki sauce, ready in under half an hour — a halal version with no mirin or sake.
Large shrimp in a very light, crackly Japanese batter, fried for just two minutes and dipped in a soy-ginger sauce.
A lightly sweet Japanese omelette cooked in thin layers rolled over one another into a soft golden log, then cut into thick slices that show the layers.
Thick, chewy udon noodles stir-fried over high heat with cabbage, carrot, mushrooms and green onion in a sweet-savoury soy sauce.
Two soft, golden honey pancakes sandwiched around a filling of sweet red bean paste (anko).
Soft, chewy white mochi wrapped around a whole strawberry coated in sweet red bean paste.
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Recipes from Japan
