donburi

Unagi Don (Unadon) 鰻丼

May 31, 2012

Enjoy sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce over just grilled unagi and steaming rice.

Kakiage Don かき揚げ丼

November 17, 2011

Kakiage Don – Deep fried golden vegetables with shrimp, crunchy veggie tempura with carrot, sweet potato, and gobo with homemade sauce over rice.

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Chicken Katsu Don チキンカツ丼

October 19, 2011

Crispy chicken katsu served with savory dashi sauce and eggs over rice. Garnished with Japanese wild parsley and chili powder.

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Salmon & Ikura Don

October 7, 2011

Donburi with fresh salmon sashimi and ikura over warm Japanese rice. Garnished with shredded nori and shiso leaf.

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This past week my husband was traveling for work so my schedule became very hectic, during these times I usually rely on quick and easy dishes (rice or noodles) to balance out my day. One of my kids’ favorite dish is this simple Japanese pork curry over rice. Next time when you feel like you don’t have time to prepare a whole meal, give this quick pork curry recipe a try.

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Teriyaki Pork Loin Salad Donburi

May 9, 2011

Here’s another meal in bowl recipe I want to share with you. As you might notice by now with my recipes, Japanese has many many kinds of donburi. We think of something tasty by putting it over rice we create a meal in a bowl. It’s great for those night when you do not want prepare 2-3 different dish. Enjoy.

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Beef Donburi with Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce

April 25, 2011

Japanese food has many many different type of donburi, ingredients varies from chicken, beef, tempura, to even eel. Today’s recipe is a simple beef donburi. The key ingredient is the homemade Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce. If you are tired of making multiple dishes for dinner, try the easy donburi recipe.

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Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) 三色そぼろ丼

April 11, 2011

Ground chicken sauteed with soy sauce, mirin, sake, complemented with eggs and green peas over rice. Classic Yakitori restaurant dish.

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Eggplant & Unagi Donburi

April 5, 2011

If you are tired of the regular Unadon (Unagi Donburi), this might give you an interesting twist to the original version. I used Shiso leaves which provide a great accent to the combination of Unagi and eggplant and plays an important role. I hope you will enjoy this quick yummy dinner.

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Crispy Tonkatsu Donburi

March 21, 2011

Japanese cuisines are usually pretty healthy, however we do have quite a bit of deep fried food. There are restaurants that specialize in tempura, kushiage (deep fried skewers), and tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlets). Today I’ll share my version of tonkatsu.

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Negitoro & Avocado Donburi

February 11, 2011

A tasty mixture of fatty tuna and green onions seasoned with Mentsuyu and soy sauce over rice. Can be served either Donburi style or as Sushi rolls.

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Gyudon (Beef Bowl) 牛丼

January 13, 2011

Gyudon recipe (Japanese beef bowl recipe) – Gyudon is a comfort food for Japanese. It can be prepared quickly and it has nutritious ingredients such as beef, onion, eggs, and rice.

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