ONE POT MEALS JAPANESE MOM'S RECIPES/ Healthy dinner in a pinch!

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tempeh offers a higher protein content, while cottage cheese is more affordable.

sake

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar

💰Cheaper: white wine

Rice vinegar adds acidity without alcohol, while white wine is a budget-friendly substitute.

dashi

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and chicken broth is often less expensive.

mirin

🥗Healthier: honey diluted with water

💰Cheaper: sugar

Honey provides sweetness with health benefits, while sugar is a cost-effective alternative.

Rinse and soak the rice for one hour, then drain and set aside.

Sprinkle salt on both sides of the salmon fillet and leave for 10 minutes.

Chop carrot and onion into small pieces, and remove the bottom of shimeji mushrooms without washing them.

Remove the kernels from the corn.

Add rice, water, cooking sake, and soup stock powder to a clay pot and mix to combine.

Add chopped vegetables (carrot, onion, shimeji mushrooms, red bell pepper, and corn) on top of the rice.

Place salmon on top of the vegetables.

Cook over high heat until boiling, then lower the heat and cover, cooking on low for 10 minutes.

Increase heat to high for 15 seconds to evaporate excess moisture, then steam for another 15 minutes without opening the lid.

Grate carrot and ginger for the sauce, and mix with rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and flaxseed oil.

Remove the salmon and vegetables, mix the rice, and serve with the sauce and garnishes.

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