Japanese Cookbook for Beginners
Classic and Modern Recipes Made Easy
Embark on a culinary adventure to Japan
This introductory Japanese cookbook will lead the beginner from learning Japanese cuisine basics to creating traditional and modern dishes.
What sets this cookbook apart:
70+ mouthwatering recipes―With so many delicious choices, like the classic Miso Soup and Super Simple Ramen, or the more contemporary Bacon Fried Rice and Football Sushi, it's impossible to pick a favorite.
Japanese kitchen prep―This cookbook shows you how to stock up on essential, authentic ingredients common to Japanese cooking, as well as must-have tools and utensils.
Beginner basics―Recipes feature Japanese cooking techniques, minimal steps, and suggestions for easy-to-find ingredient substitutions. Plus, many meals can be made in 30 minutes or less, which translates to weeknight family dinners.
Discover the art of Japanese cooking with the user-friendly Japanese Cookbook for Beginners.
Recipes from the cookbook
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Coconut, Almond, and Matcha Granola
The matcha in this granola gives a mild, almost grassy flavor that complements the gentle sweetness from white chocolate and brown rice syrup.
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Spinach Dressed with Tofu
The gentle flavor of sesame, richness of miso, creamy tofu, and soft steamed spinach create a delicate, but protein-rich side dish.
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Hamburger Steak
The tang of ponzu cuts through the richness of the hamburger, but you can change things up by using a mixture of half ketchup and half tonkatsu sauce if you want it to taste more like an American meatloaf.
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Stir-Fried Napa Cabbage with Ginger
If you don’t know what to do with that remaining napa cabbage from another recipe, try this simple dish. The splash of vinegar and the flavor of the ginger perfectly highlight the sweetness of the cabbage.
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Tuna Chirashi with Snow Peas
The combination of sushi rice and curried canned tuna seems odd but the sweet vinegar and savory curry flavor somehow works. Pair with Misoshiru and a vegetable side like Spinach Dressed with Tofu.
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Bacon and Shiso Fried Rice
Fried rice is a great dish to have in your back pocket when cleaning out your fridge. Once you understand the basic elements, you can riff in endless ways.
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Easy Cucumber Pickles
Pickles are an essential part of a Japanese meal. The topic of pickles are varied and vast, worthy of a book in and of itself. This quick pickle requires little effort and helps punctuate any meal.
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Misoshiru
This is a basic recipe and easy to riff on. Some of my favorite vegetables to include are satsumaimo, cabbage, enoki mushrooms, daikon, and kabocha.
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Basic Dashi
The foundation of many Japanese dishes is a broth called dashi. Among the different types of dashi, this one—made with kombu and katsuobushi—is the most common.
