☆ Fried Rice with Tofu(豆腐チャーハン) ☆
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After the Thanksgiving feast, do you plan to cook with leftovers? How about cooking Japanese dishes using turkey leftovers? Some of my recommendations are fried rice, spring rolls, and mixed rice. Check out more leftover turkey cooking ideas.
Leftover Turkey Recipes originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 10:51:22.
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The Japanese have their own version for Gratin called Doria which is prepared with rice, especially leftover rice.
It is said it was first invented by an Italian family with the name of Doria who tried to represent the Italian flag (with tomatoes, cucumbers and chicken) in this recipe they first cooked in Paris.
It was first prepared in Japan in Yokohoma by a French cuisine chef from Switzerland at the New Grand Hotel in 1925!
It has become a mainstay in Japan in homes and restaurants.
The variations are endless, but here is the basic recipe:
Japanese Gratin: Doria
RECIPE:
I leave the kinds and weights for the ingredients to your creative imagination!
First make a bechamel sauce:
Use the smae volume of flour and butter.
Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Once the butter is melted, add flour and stir until you obtain a smooth mixture.
Add milk (warm will make things easier) cup by cup and stir well. make as much as you want. Keep stirring until you obtain a thick (the thicker, the better) bechamel sauce. Season with salt (easy on that!), pepper and nutmeg.
Set aside and let cool completely.
Slice onion thin and fry in a little oil until soft and just before colouring.
Scoop out and set aside.
You may of course add such vegetables as sweet pimentoes, etc.
The Japanese make their doria with chicken usually, but you may of course replace it any white meat, fish or seafood.
Cut the chicken into small pieces and fry them in same oil until crispy.
Scoop out and set aside.
Use leftover steamed rice.
Fry it with salt (careful on that one again!), pepper and tomato sauce (ketchup is fine, tomato puree is even better).
Season with other spices if you wish to.
Add onions and chicken and stir fry until all ingredients are well mixed.
Butter the inside of an oven dish.
Pour the whole fried rice inside.
Cover the rice with as much as bechamel sauce as you wish.
Add a generous layer of cheese of your choice.
The original recipe called for parmegiano, but cheaper cheese did not exist then!
Bake inside oven as you would do for any other gratin.
Keep in mind the colour you wish to attain.
It might be a good idea to serve them in individual dishes as they come out very hot!
Can be frozen until cooking them in an oven!
The same recipe with boiled macaroni!
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Nibuta is tenderly simmered pork which comes in handy for various dishes. For example, thinly sliced nibuta makes a good topping for ramen or salad, and cubed nibuta can be used in fried rice. It’s easy to cook nibuta and is worth the extra time.
Japanese Recipe of the Week: Nibuta originally appeared on About.com Japanese Food on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 08:28:10.
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☆Garlic Fried Rice with konbu(昆布チャーハン) ☆
Good Morning Everyone, I hope your week is going great. Well the Typhoon has passed our area early this morning and moving slow to the north of Japan. Not so much damage has happen, just some minor roofs and bridges down and some minor injuries.
Well, today’s Japanese Cooking Recipe is called [...]
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☆ Fried Rice-Cat Style(猫まんまの焼き飯) ☆
Good Afternoon Everyone, Hope everyone is having a great weekend. So far the weather has been great the kids are outside playing and the hubby is on the other computer.lol Well, today’s Japanese Recipe is called Fried Rice-Cat Style. This is a recipe a good friend of mines has shared with me. [...]
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When it comes to healthy eating, the Mediterranean diet is hard to beat. Not only does it offer numerous health benefits, it’s also an incredibly appetizing way to eat, encompassing such varied and delicious cuisines as Italian, Greek, Spanish, Provençal, Moroccan, Turkish and Lebanese.
Yet despite this fact, Trudy and I couldn’t imagine eating only Mediterranean-style foods for the rest of our lives. Don’t get me wrong, we absolutely love Mediterranean foods like pasta dishes, risotto, paella, pizza, hummus and Greek salad. But we’re just as enchanted with the incredibly varied foods of Asia including sushi, stir fries, curries, fried rice, and noodles dishes.
Thankfully, a large body of research has shown that traditional Asian eating practices are just as healthful as traditional Mediterranean eating practices. And this is no surprise because the nutrient profile of Mediterranean and Asian cuisines are very similar — based around vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, fish, poultry and healthy oils, and only small amounts of red meat.
So the reason we believe that following a MediterrAsian way of eating is superior to solely following a Mediterranean way of eating is simply because it offers all the same health benefits but vastly more choice.
Indeed, Trudy and I have been eating a combination of Mediterranean and Asian foods for well over a decade now, and we’ve never got bored with this way of eating…not even close!
We’re also living proof of the healthfulness of a combined Mediterranean and Asian way of eating. We’re both at our ideal weight, and our cholesterol levels and blood pressure are excellent. We also have loads of energy and generally feel great.
And we’re not the only ones benefiting from a MediterrAsian way of eating. We regularly hear from people who have improved their health by adopting MediterrAsian eating practices. In fact, in the last few weeks alone we’ve discovered that a MediterrAsian way of eating has made a significant difference to three people’s lives.
One of those people is Christi, who wrote about her experience on her personal blog, Enigmatic Exaltations.
Several months ago Christi began exploring options for becoming healthier, which included researching numerous diets. She eventually felt discouraged because none of the approaches of the popular diets felt quite right for her. She ended up deciding to try the Mediterranean diet because it included many foods she enjoyed.
Christi’s next step was to check out several books about the Mediterranean diet from the library. One of those books happened to be our book, The MediterrAsian Way.
The book must have struck a chord with her because she ended up renewing it “over and over” and started following a MediterrAsian way of eating. “It is about lifestyle change, not dieting” she noted in her blog post.
Christi found that a MediterrAsian way of eating was highly enjoyable, offered lots of choice, and was easy to stick to. “I do not feel deprived in the least…I still enjoy what I eat and get lots of flavor”
Although she didn’t focus on weight loss, just overall balance and health, Christi was surprised when she went for her yearly physical exam and found that she had lost 27 pounds and had substantially lowered her cholesterol. “It truly confirmed I am on the right path” she said. To read all of Christi’s inspiring story click here.
Another piece of great news we had recently was from Brad, who was one of the winners of our 5th anniversary book giveaway. When we contacted Brad to tell him he’d won, he told us that he’d already bought a number of copies in the past and had given one to his 60-year-old father who was overweight and had high blood pressure.
With a combination of MediterrAsian eating and a mild exercise program, Brad said that his dad had lost 35 pounds and was off his blood pressure medication. He also told us that his dad’s doctor was so impressed with his results that he went and got a copy as well. (Trudy’s parents are both doctors, so this made her particularly proud.)
Then late last month we learnt of another success story when I stumbled across a blog post by Andee, who had adopted a MediterrAsian way of eating after discovering our website. Within four months she said this way of eating alone had lowered her cholesterol to safer levels. You can read more about her experience here.
In our opinion the gift of health is the greatest gift you can give someone, so hearing success stories like these gives us a huge thrill. It also confirms our belief that a MediterrAsian way of eating is one of the healthiest and most enjoyable ways you can possibly eat.
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Japanese love fried rice! We call it Yakimeshi, yaki means grill, and meshi means rice. We make it at home but ramen restaurants serve the best fried rice! We have many kinds of fried rice, beef, spicy, Japanese pickle, etc. I made a basic one this time.
Preparation
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It’s time to announce the five winners of our 5th anniversary cookbook giveaway. But before I do, I’d like to say a big thanks to all of you who told us about your favorite Mediterranean and Asian dishes. Some of the dishes you mentioned we’ve never tried ourselves, and now we’re inspired to make them. And we were very flattered to find that many of your favorite Mediterranean and Asian dishes are actually from this site!
So here are the five winners, along with their answers to the question: “What is your favorite Mediterranean or Asian dish, and why?”
Molly said:
My favorite Mediterranean dish is actually stuffed grape leaves, whether I make them myself or get them at one of my favorite restaurants. Mainly, I love the combination of lemon, sweet onions, pine nuts, and grape leaves. I use a Greek recipe I’ve had for a long time. But… your falafel recipe is the best falafel I’ve ever had, either at home or in a restaurant. I’ve never seen another recipe that calls for soaked, but uncooked, chickpeas, and I think that makes the difference. Made in an electric skillet, they are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, but not oily–just perfect with homemade hummus and pita. Mmmmmmm.
Kristen said:
My favorite Asian dish is the Thai Chicken stir-fry! I LOVE Thai food - the spicy and sweet combination of the sauce with the chicken and fresh veggies are awesome. The fresh twist of cilantro and crunchy texture of the peanuts make this absolutely DELISH!!!
Monika said:
My favourite Asian dish is Fried Rice. And the reasons why I like it are :
- it can be a wholesome dish in that you can add as many items as possible to the rice like various types of veg/meat/fish/eggs/tofu and that makes it versatile as well.
- it can be as economical/expensive as you want depending on the ingredients
- it is quick, easy and above all, EXTREMELY TASTY
- it can be eaten on its own without any accompaniment.
Diana said:
My favorite recipe is your Chakchouka! My father-in-law is Israeli, and he always makes this for us. On father’s day, I wanted to surprise him and make it for him instead, only I didn’t want to ask his recipe. Your Chakchouka turned out even better and everyone raved about it!
Brad said:
A favorite is tougher than I thought to come up with, but it came down to the Thai Red Chicken Curry. This dish is my favorite not just because of the rich blend of flavor, but also because of the enjoyment I get from preparing it. This is a dish I make usually when my wife and I have guests over for dinner, and I do the prep while enjoying a glass of wine with my guests present. I find that it always sparks great conversations about all the healthy fresh ingredients used, and everyone finds the scent intoxicating while its simmering. It takes some time to make so I only do it once or twice a month, but I almost find it therapeutic mincing, and chopping the garlic and fresh veggies. Everyone I’ve made this for loves it, and also thinks I’m some kind of gourmet chef (thanks for the very detailed instructions!)
Congratulations guys. Just let us know your postal address and we’ll send each of you a signed copy of The MediterrAsian Way.
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