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Vichyssoise - leeks & potatos

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:57:18 +0100

Melt butter in the pot, sauté onion and leeks till translucent, do not allow them to brown
Add sliced potatoes and chicken broth to the pan, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes.
Blend soup with hand blender. Add milk and cream mixing well, add salt…

Tomatoes & clams pasta

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:40:28 +0100

Wash clams, throw away open ones. Dry on sieve.
Cook pasta al dente, following instruction on the package.
Heat olive oil in the frying pan, fry onion, chili and garlic about 3 minutes, add tomatoes. Sprinkle with sugar, pepper and salt. Cook till sauce thickens.
Add pasta mix well.
Pour 6 tablespoons…

Carrot cake

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:34 +0100

Whip eggs, add sugar, continue whipping till it gets fluffy then add oil bit by bit.
Add carrot, pineapple, walnuts and coconut flakes mix gently.
In separate bowl, sift flour, add cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda, mix well. Add to the dough, mix to combine all ingredients.
Pour dough into baking…

Chow mein - low fat version

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:41:25 +0100

Mix marinate ingredients and marinate chicken about 30 minutes upto 1 hour.
Cook noodles according to the instruction on the package. Drain and broil over grill in the oven till crispy.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry chicken till turns white. Remove from the wok.
Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil…

Choclate cake with green tea cream

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:33:54 +0100

Break eggs, divide whites from yolks.
Whip whites, till they change into firm foam.
Add sugar, bit by bit, keep whipping.
Add yolks, one by one, continue to whip.
Melt dark chocolate in microwave oven.
When it cools down, add to eggs mixture.
In separate bowl, sift flours, add cocoa powder and baking powder, mix well.
Add…

Sake steamed clams with wasabi cream

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:16:58 +0100

Wash and clean clams.
Pour sake into steamer pot, steam about 10 minutes.
Mix whipped cream with wasabi.
Peel orange, remover white pith, slice mix with lettuce, sprinkle with parsley, mirin and avocado oil.
Serve clams sprinkle with parsley with wasabi-cream dip and orange salad.

Inarizushi & tamagoyaki lunch

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:45:34 +0100

Soak rice, drain and soak again, leave it for 30 minutes.
Drain rice, place in the pot and water, cook over high heat till it boil, reduce heat and simmer over low heat about 20 minutes or till water evaporates.
Switch off the stove and let it sit in covered pot for…

Clams miso soup

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:58:37 +0100

Discard clams which are open and soak them overnight in salty water (2 cups of water and 2 teaspoons of salt).
Drain clams and put them in a pot, pour in dashi and simmer until clams open.
Skim off foam from the surface.
Add miso paste, mix gently to dissolve it in the…

Hokkaido Squash Tart

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:32:21 +0100

In big bowl sift both flours, add salt and chopped butter, bit by bit, mix, add butter milk, knead dough till it's smooth and uniformed.
Keep in refrigerator about 30 minutes.
Roll your dough and put it in a round tart baking tray; place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
In…

Anpan - japanese bun with anko

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:09:47 +0100

Use 1/2 cup of milk to dissolve yeast, mix with 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Put it in warm place till it doubles.
Sift flour into big bowl, add remaining milk, salt and pour in yeast mixture. Knead couple of minutes.
Add the butter a little at a time,…

Yosenabe

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:26:18 +0100

Pour dashi soup stock into a pot and bring it to boil.
Season with sake, soy sauce and mirin.
Turn down the heat to low.
Add salmon in the pot at first.
Place other ingredients and simmer until softened.
Serve.

Salmon bavarese

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:25:44 +0100

Whip whites till they form firm foam. Add sugar bit by bit, continue whipping. Add yolks, whip well.
In separate bowl, sift flours and baking powder.
Add flours and pistachio to egg foam, bit by bit and mix gently.
Bake 10 minutes in preheated oven, in 180 C degrees.
Meanwhile, cook salmon in milk…

Beetroot leaves risotto

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:38 +0100

Heat olive oil in a well-seasoned, cast iron skillet.
Add onion to the oil and sauté for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
Add Arborio rice. Stir the rice well with the onions and oil, in order to thoroughly "coat" the rice. This helps regulate absorption of the liquid.
Add 1/4 cup of dry…

Zucchini & shrimp Skewers

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:19:43 +0100

Spread pesto on zucchini slices, place one shrimp at the end of each slice, roll up, pierce with bamboo skewer (3-4 rolls per one skewer).
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat frying pan, roast almond slices till they turn golden. Remove from the pan.
Heat olive oil, fry skewers, about 4 minutes, flip…

Turnip Cake

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:00:11 +0100

Combine 200 grams of rice flour and 1 cup of water. Mix well until the mixture is smooth and set aside.
In a small bowl, soak shiitake mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes to soften. In a separate small bowl, do the same with the dried shrimp.
Remove…

Gyōza with pork and nori filling

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:44:06 +0100

Combine the flour and salt in a bowl, add boiling, mix vigorously with spatula. Once the dough is cool enough to handle, knead till dough is smooth.
Divide dough into four pieces. Roll each piece out into a sausage. Divide each dough sausage into eight pieces. Roll out each piece of dough to…

Crab & Mango spring rolls

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:01:09 +0100

Soak the vermicelli in hot water for couple of minutes. Drain and set aside.
Sprinkle mango with lemon juice.
Dip a sheet of rice paper in water, place half of lettuce leave, 1/6 of vermicelli, 1/6 of mango slices, 1 crab stick and some spinach leaves. Fold up the bottom and top border of the rice sheet, then…

Orange & carrot cake

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:17:58 +0100

Mix butter with sugar, till it change into white fluffy mixture, add egg yolks, mix well.
Add orange rind and cinamon.
In separate bowl, sift flour, add baking powder and almonds.
Whipped egg's whites, till they form firm foam.
Add carrot into butter mixture, mix well.
Add flour bit by bit. Finally add whipped whites.
Bake…

Italian tart

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:06:37 +0100

Sift flour and salt, add slices of cold butter, mix well, add oregano and water. Knead into uniformed dough.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough, transfer to tart baking pan, poke with fork.
Bake 10 minutes in 180 C degrees.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil and fry onions.
Remove tart from the oven, arrange part…

Kabocha Manju

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:30:45 +0100

Cut kabocha into small pieces and steam about 10 minutes or until softened.
Mash kabocha in a bowl and add sugar and honey.
Shift flour, baking powder, matcha and sugar into a bowl. Add water and knead the dough.
Divide dough into 8 pcs. and flatten by hands. Put kabocha filling in…