How to Cook Japanese Food

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more flavorful and less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Lower sodium option for health.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

💰Cheaper: rice vinegar with a bit of sugar

A more accessible alternative.

Prepare the rice by measuring 2 cups and checking for pebbles or insect parts.

Rinse the rice to remove excess starch.

Soak the rice for about 30 minutes.

Place the soaked rice in a rice cooker and adjust the water level to about a quarter above the rice before cooking.

Cut the chicken breast in half and slice into thin pieces for easy pickup with chopsticks.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.

Grate ginger over the chicken using a grater and add about 1 tablespoon of sake.

Marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes.

Boil potatoes until tender, then use a fork to mash them slightly while keeping some texture.

Cut cucumbers into quarter moons, sprinkle with salt, and mix to sweat out moisture.

Chop 2 hard-boiled eggs and add to the potato mixture.

Add salt and pepper to taste, along with 2 tablespoons of carrots and peas for color.

Add about 6 tablespoons of Kewpie mayonnaise and a splash of rice wine vinegar to the potato salad mixture, then squeeze out excess moisture from the potatoes.

Cut up some ham and mix it into the potato salad, then refrigerate for a few minutes to let flavors meld.

For dessert, measure out 2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder and heat white chocolate in the microwave for about 10 seconds before mixing.

Mix the matcha powder into the melted white chocolate, ensuring no clumps remain.

Dip large strawberries into the matcha chocolate mixture until well coated.

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