Nikujaga

Nikujaga

Of all the new-to-me Japanese foods that boy has introduced me to, nikujaga is probably my second favorite, right after natto. It’s a slightly sweet stew made with thinly sliced beef, potatoes, carrots, green beans and shirataki noodles. I also like to add some tofu 

Panko-Mayo Salmon

Panko-Mayo Salmon

Mom’s panko-mayo salmon is my favorite way to bake salmon — it’s flavorful, has ✨texture✨, and the salmon comes out perfectly juicy. it’s also so simple that @designhangry has made it every week this month! To make mom’s og version, just season salmon with salt and pepper, 

Cantonese-Style Minced Meat & Peas

Cantonese-Style Minced Meat & Peas

Ugh this dish is sooo good and perfect for brunch! The minced meat is seasoned with soy sauce and cooking wine and then simmered alongside peas in a slightly sweet sauce comprised of mainly oyster sauce and soy sauce. This dish is typically made with 

niu rou mian (beef noodle soup)

niu rou mian (beef noodle soup)

Rainy days are for beef noodle soup!! I never make this *quite* the same way, but this is the basic riff off of. I’ve made this without the onion on a day I didn’t have any and couldn’t be bothered to go to the store. 

Shogayaki (ginger-fried pork)

Shogayaki (ginger-fried pork)

In Japanese, ‘shogayaki’ means ‘ginger-fried’ and in this dish, the meat is first marinated in grated ginger, then pan-seared, and finally simmered in a sweet ginger soy sauce. While it’s most commonly made with pork, it can also be made with chicken or even beef. 

Black Pepper Beef

Black Pepper Beef

There’s been a slab of steak in the freezer staring at me for two months, it was left over from a meal-kit that I never made and since we’re in the moving-but-currently-stranded-so-I-should-eat-everything-in-my-freezer stage of life, that steak was put to work in a v v