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17 recipes
Kake Udon (Udon in Hot Broth)
About 15 minServes 2
Tamago Zosui (Egg Rice Soup)
About 15 minServes 2
Somen noodles
About 15 minServes 2
Unadon (Store-Bought Kabayaki)
About 15 minServes 2
Chahan (Japanese Fried Rice)
About 15 minServes 2
Salmon Ochazuke (Rice with Green Tea and Salmon)
About 15 minServes 2
Tanuki Udon (Udon with Tempura Bits)
About 15 minServes 2
Kamatama Udon (Hot Udon with Raw Egg)
About 10 minServes 2
Nyumen (Hot Somen Noodle Soup)
About 15 minServes 2
Buta Kimchi (Pork and Kimchi Stir-Fry)
About 15 minServes 2
Buta Nira Itame (Pork and Garlic Chive Stir-Fry)
About 15 minServes 2
Beef and Green Onion Stir-Fry with Salt Sauce
About 15 minServes 2
Shirasu Don (Baby Sardine Rice Bowl)
About 10 minServes 2
Atsuage Teriyaki (Thick Fried Tofu in Sweet Soy Glaze)
About 15 minServes 2
Natto Kimchi Rice Bowl
About 5 minServes 2
One-Pan Napolitan
About 15 minServes 2
Shio Yakisoba (Salt-Flavored Fried Noodles)
About 15 minServes 2
56 recipes
Chicken Breast Ham (Cooked in a Pot)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 2–3
Pan-Fried Chicken Tenders Rolled with Umeboshi and Shiso
About 25 minServes 2
Tori no Tatsuta-age (Japanese Fried Chicken)
About 40 minServes 2
Chicken Breast Piccata
About 25 minServes 2
Rice Cooker Pilaf
About 1 hrServes 3–4
Chicken Katsu (Breaded Fried Chicken)
About 30 minServes 2
Kabocha Korokke (Pumpkin Croquettes)
About 50 minServes 2–3
Fried White Fish
About 35 minServes 2
Chikuwa Isobe-age (Fried Fish Cake with Seaweed Batter)
About 15 minServes 2
Koya Dofu no Fukumeni (Simmered Freeze-Dried Tofu)
About 40 minServes 2
Takenoko no Tosani (Bamboo Shoots Simmered with Bonito Flakes)
About 20 minServes 2
Octopus Sausages
About 10 minFor 2 bentos
Chikuwa Kyuri (Fish Cake Tubes with Cucumber)
About 5 minServes 2
Stir-Fried Green Peppers with Bonito Flakes
About 10 minServes 2
Broccoli Goma-ae (Broccoli with Sesame Dressing)
About 10 minServes 2
Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
About 15 minServes 2
Tamagoyaki with Imitation Crab
About 15 minServes 2
Homemade Salmon Flakes
About 25 minAn easy batch
Pork-Wrapped Vegetable Rolls
About 25 minServes 2
Buta no Misozuke Yaki (Miso-Marinated Pork)
About 50 minServes 2
Datemaki (Sweet Rolled Omelet, Frying Pan)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 4–6
Pork Sauté
About 25 minServes 2
Chicken Rice (Ketchup Fried Rice)
About 25 minServes 2
Hamburg Steak (Demi-Glace Style Sauce)
About 40 minServes 2
Potato Korokke (Japanese Croquettes)
About 1 hrServes 2–3
Sweet and Salty Beef and Burdock Stir-Fry
About 25 minServes 2
Meatballs in Sweet and Sour Sauce
About 35 minServes 2
Saba Tatsuta-age (Fried Marinated Mackerel)
About 45 minServes 2
Ebi Fry (Fried Shrimp)
About 40 minServes 2
How to Cook Shishamo (Frying Pan)
About 15 minServes 2
Ajitsuke Tamago (Soy-Marinated Eggs)
About 20 min (marinate overnight)Makes 4
Potato Salad
About 40 minServes 2–3
Macaroni Salad
About 25 minServes 2–3
Ingen no Goma-ae (Green Beans with Sesame Dressing)
About 15 minServes 2
Kinpira Lotus Root (Sweet-Salty Stir-Fried Lotus Root)
About 15 minServes 2
Buttery Spinach and Bacon Stir-Fry
About 15 minServes 2
Bean Sprout Namul (Korean-style Salad)
About 10 minServes 2
Okra with Bonito Flakes (Okaka-ae)
About 10 minServes 2
Onigirazu (Folded Rice Sandwich)
About 20 minMakes 2 (serves 2)
Spam Musubi
About 25 minMakes 8 (serves 3–4)
Egg Sandwich
About 30 minServes 2 (2 sandwiches, 8 pieces)
Atsuage Teriyaki (Thick Fried Tofu in Sweet Soy Glaze)
About 15 minServes 2
Bulgogi (Korean Sweet Soy Beef)
About 30 minServes 2
Chikuwa and Green Pepper Kinpira
About 10 minServes 2
Coleslaw
About 20 minServes 3–4
German Potatoes (Potatoes with Bacon and Onion)
About 25 minServes 2–3
Gomoku Mame (Simmered Soybeans and Vegetables)
About 45 minServes 4
Takikomi Gohan with Mushrooms (Mixed Rice)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 4
Koya-dofu Karaage (Crispy Fried Freeze-Dried Tofu)
About 25 minServes 2
Sweet and Salty Eggplant and Pork Stir-fry
About 20 minServes 2
Stuffed Green Peppers
About 35 minServes 2–3 (8 pieces)
Salmon and Edamame Mixed Rice (Onigiri)
About 25 minServes 2 (4 rice balls)
Salmon Takikomi Gohan (Rice Cooked with Salmon)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 4
Stuffed Shiitake Mushrooms
About 25 minServes 2 (8 pieces)
Unohana (Simmered Okara)
About 30 minServes 3–4
How to Boil Eggs (Hard-Boiled and Soft-Boiled)
About 20 minFor 2–4 eggs
9 recipes
Kake Udon (Udon in Hot Broth)
About 15 minServes 2
Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg Custard)
About 35 minServes 3
Tamago Zosui (Egg Rice Soup)
About 15 minServes 2
Yudofu (Simmered Tofu)
About 40 minServes 2
Nyumen (Hot Somen Noodle Soup)
About 15 minServes 2
Nanakusa-gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 2
Okayu (Rice Porridge in a Pot)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 2
Kakitamajiru (Egg Drop Soup)
About 10 minServes 2
Chinese-Style Rice Porridge with Chicken Tenderloin (From Cooked Rice)
About 20 minServes 2
8 recipes
Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles)
About 25 minServes 2
Somen noodles
About 15 minServes 2
Cold Pork Shabu Salad (Hiyashabu)
About 25 minServes 2
Hiyashi Bukkake Udon (Cold Udon with Poured Sauce)
About 25 minServes 2
Hiyashi Tanuki Soba (Cold Soba with Tempura Bits)
About 30 minServes 2
Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen Noodle Salad)
About 30 minServes 2
Hiyayakko (Chilled Tofu with Toppings)
About 15 minServes 2
Hiyajiru (Cold Miso Soup over Rice)
About 30 minServes 2
24 recipes
Okonomiyaki (Pork)
About 40 minServes 2
Sukiyaki
About 40 minServes 2–3
Nabeyaki Udon (Udon Cooked in a Clay Pot)
About 20 minServes 1
Yosenabe (Japanese Hot Pot)
About 40 minServes 3–4
Mizutaki (Japanese Chicken Hot Pot)
About 50 minServes 3–4
Yudofu (Simmered Tofu)
About 40 minServes 2
Oden (Japanese Hot Pot Stew)
About 1 hr 45 minServes 3–4
Kimchi Hot Pot
About 30 minServes 2–3
Chanko Nabe (Chicken Meatball Hot Pot, Soy Sauce Broth)
About 40 minServes 3–4
Motsunabe (Beef Offal Hot Pot)
About 35 minServes 2–3
Soy Milk Hot Pot
About 30 minServes 2–3
Pork Shabu-Shabu (Sesame Sauce and Ponzu)
About 30 minServes 2–3
Tomato Hot Pot
About 35 minServes 2–3
Ishikari Nabe (Salmon and Miso Hot Pot)
About 45 minServes 3–4
Tara Chiri (Cod Hot Pot)
About 50 minServes 2–3
Mizore Nabe (Grated Daikon Hot Pot)
About 35 minServes 2–3
Kansai-Style Sukiyaki
About 35 minServes 2–3
Mille-Feuille Hot Pot (Napa Cabbage and Pork Belly)
About 35 minServes 2–3
Chijimi (Korean Pancake)
About 30 minMakes 2 (Serves 2–3)
Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki
About 50 minMakes 2 (serves 2)
Modan-yaki (Okonomiyaki with Noodles)
About 45 minMakes 2 (serves 2)
Monjayaki (Runny Tokyo-style Pancake)
About 25 minServes 2
Negiyaki (Green Onion Pancake)
About 30 minMakes 2 (serves 2)
Takoyaki (Octopus Balls, with a Takoyaki Pan)
About 40 minMakes about 24 (serves 2–3)
18 recipes
Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice)
About 1 hr 20 minServes 3–4
Kuri Gohan (Chestnut Rice)
About 1 hr 20 minServes 3–4
Takenoko Gohan (Bamboo Shoot Rice)
About 1 hr 20 minServes 3–4
Rice Cooker Sekihan (Red Bean Sticky Rice)
About 2 hr 30 minServes 3–4
Nishime (Simmered Chicken and Root Vegetables)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 4
Kuromame (Sweet Black Beans)
About 1 day (soak overnight + simmer about 5 hr)Serves 6–8
Kuri Kinton (Sweet Potato and Chestnut Mash)
About 40 minServes 4–6
Datemaki (Sweet Rolled Omelet, Frying Pan)
About 1 hr 30 minServes 4–6
Tazukuri (Candied Baby Sardines)
About 20 minServes 4–6
Kobumaki (Kombu Rolls with Salmon)
About 2 hrServes 3–4
Tataki Gobo (Pounded Burdock with Sesame)
About 25 minServes 4
Ebi no Umani (Sweet Simmered Shrimp)
About 30 minServes 4
Nanakusa-gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge)
About 1 hr 10 minServes 2
Zenzai (Sweet Red Bean Soup with Shiratama)
About 30 minServes 4
Ohagi (Sweet Rice Balls in Red Bean Paste)
About 1 hr 30 minMakes 12
Sakura Mochi (Kansai Style, Domyoji Flour)
About 50 minMakes 8
Kohaku Namasu (Red and White Pickled Daikon and Carrot)
About 50 minServes 4
Ozoni (Kanto-Style Clear New Year's Soup)
About 30 minServes 2