To complete the dashi story, here is a recipe for Miso soup. Ingredients 4 cups dashi (1 per person) 4 tbsp miso paste (check for gluten free variety, reduce miso for less salt) 200 g silken tofu ...Read More
Now to make your dashi pop…..find the mushrooms that are available and treat them with kindness and the resulting broth will be gentle and morish. Make your dashi when you have time a few days ahead...Read More
This is a recipe for awase dashi which is a combination dashi (Kombu and Bonito). There are other dashi like kombu dashi that is based only on kombu and iriko dashi that uses dried anchovy and water f...Read More
Yes I know it is salty but again a small amount goes a long way in flavouring your dishes. There are many brands out there, some contain wheat, sugar and other additives to give the flavour, They also...Read More
Here is a sample of my kitchen staples that are wheat free, soy free, corn free, gluten free, and most are low sodium. They add the flavour to our meals along with our spices (spices are for another d...Read More
Oh the oyster sauce, what would I do without it. Yes yes it is high in sodium per 100ml, but who uses that much in one meal. It adds balance and harmony when you cant use soy sauce and you need a litt...Read More
I make honey soy chicken skewers when I make chicken skewers with gochujang, mainly for our daughter as the gochujang paste has soy and corn in it. Ingredients 500g chicken thighs de-boned and cut in...Read More
Honey and Soy marinade, this one is for you my darling daughter…..who loves honey soy chicken but cant tolerate the soy. Making this is more of a dash of this and a bit of that and see how it ta...Read More
This is one of the typical side dishes with Korean meals. It balances out the spicy and heavy meat dishes. Ingredients 100g Mung bean sprouts 1 tbsp soy sauce or soy sauce substitute 1 tbsp garlic ...Read More