Best Idea to Spend Time to Learn Ramen Last Evening

Posted on Feb 28, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

Here are the collection of last evening Ramen class at International Culinary Center. Thank you very much for joing the class! I had lots of fun cooking with you. Ramen lovers from all part of NY gathered last evening to learn how to make ramen at home – the delicious broth, ramen noodles, chashu pork, ramen egg,…..miso sauce.. At the end of the class each student assembled one’s own ramen bowl by cooking his/her noodles. It was a satisfactory feast! In...

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Gluten Free Dish? Try this Delicious Rice Dish. For Everyone.

Posted on Feb 4, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Here is my advice. Many of Japanese dishes can cater to your special requirement. Today there are many gluten free substitutes for bread, pizza, baked goods, and more. They are fine, but if you look into the varieties of Japanese dishes, you do not need to find the dishes made with the substitutes. Rice is gluten free, miso is gluten free, you can find tamari which is gluten free…. Here is a delicious Japanese style rice dish. The addition of little oil, onion and...

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Super Ball? I Made Chicken Chashu for Chicken Ramen

Posted on Feb 2, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog

Chicken chashu for chicken broth ramen (no pork bones) was a big hit. With a pastry brush dust the skin side of the chicken thigh and roll it tight – I leave the skin on the meat for sweet, better flavor in the ramen dish. With a kitchen string tight the rolled chicken tightly at several places. In a medium pot bring water to a boil, add the rolled chicken and cook for 1 minute. Drain the chicken and rinse under cold tap water. Then, add the chicken to your chicken...

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More Vegetables in Our Diet: Udon with Vegetable Broth, Sesame, Tofu & Bock Choy

Posted on Jan 15, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

I am omnivore. I eat everything balanced. But, from time to time I indulge myself making a meal with 100 percent vegetable. I bet you, whether you are vegetarian, vegan or omnivore, will fallen love with the below recipe. Here I offer you a delicious new vegetarian udon dish. You can prepare it easily (even though the udon dish sounds exotic to you) in your kitchen. To this dish I add the special flavor of sesame to the broth through the use of tahini. This addition to the...

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On Cold Winter Nights Treat Your Family with Easy Quality Ramen

Posted on Jan 2, 2015 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

I am sure many people started New Year with “Eat healthy 2015”-kind of slogan. No matter which diet you are going to diving into, a good diet is a diet with common sense. Choose ingredients which are not endangered nor farmed or raised unethically. Do not reach out to overly processed, convenient food items. Eat everything balanced. Spend time in the kitchen to make meals. Eat home-made meals at the table with family members. Here is a hussle-free, quick to...

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