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Green Tea Ice-Cream

600 ml (1 pint) vanilla ice-cream
1 tablespoon powdered green tea
matcha
(see box)
One 350 g (13-oz) can sweetened
azuki
beans (optional)

1
Blend the ice cream and powdered green tea together and freeze in a plastic container. For an interesting variation, serve green tea ice-cream with the sweetened red beans.

Powdered Green Tea (matcha) is readily available from Japanese food stores. It is an essential ingredient when making green tea ice-cream.

Serves 4
Preparation time:
5 mins

 

Peach Jelly
(Momo No Jelly)

4–5 long strips of agar-agar
500 ml (2 cups) water
330 g (1½ cups) sugar
½ cup fresh white peaches (from about 2 small peaches), cubed
Juice of ½ lemon
2 eggs (egg whites only)

1
Rinse the agar-agar in cold water. Place agar-agar in a saucepan and cover with water, setting aside to soak for 20 to 30 minutes.

2
Bring the agar-agar and water to a boil, cooking until dissolved, and stir in the sugar until completely dissolved.

3
Add the peach pulp and the lemon juice and set aside until completely cooled.

4
Beat the egg whites until stiff, then fold in the cooled peach mixture.
5
Pour into a shallow dish and chill in the refrigerator until set. Cut into small squares and serve.

Agar-agar is a vegetable gelatin made from a type of seaweed. It is commonly used as a stabilizing agent to thicken ice-cream, jelly and pudding. It is readily available in the dried foods section in food stores, and is sold as thin strips packaged in plastic packets.

Serves 4
Preparation time:
50 mins
Cooking time:
20 mins

Complete List of Recipes

Tofu and Custards
Steamed Egg Custard (
Chawan Mushi
) 4
Grilled Tofu with Vegetables 6
Fresh Cold Tofu Appetizer 7
Stir-fried Tofu with Chicken, Egg and Vegetables 9
Fish and Seafood
Marinated Deep-fried Baby Octopus 11
Braised Flounder (
Karei No Nitsuke
) 12
Baked Fish with Vegetables 14
Tempura 17
Salmon Teriyaki 18
Meat and Poultry
Grilled Skewered Chicken (
Yakitori
) 20
Crispy Fried Chicken Chunks 21
Minced Chicken in Clear Soup 22
Sesame Chicken Loaf 24
Chicken Rolls with Spring Onions 27
Japanese Garlic Ginger Steak 28
Stir-fried pork with Ginger and Cabbage 30
Sliced Beef in Ginger Soy Gravy 31
Japanese Mixed Grill 40
One-pot Dishes
Seafood and Chicken Hotpot 32
Sweet Soy Beef and Vegetable Hotpot (
Sukiyaki
) 35
Sliced Beef Hotpot (
Shabu-shabu
) 36
Chicken Hotpot (
Mitzutaki
) 38
Vegetables
Spinach with Sesame Seed Dressing 42
Beansprout and Bell Pepper Salad 43
Wakame and Tuna with Soy Dressing 44
Eggplant Stir-fried with Ginger and Miso 45
Soups
Basic Dashi Stock (
Bonito Flake Stock
) 4
Savory Japanese Pumpkin 46
Clear Soup with Scallops and Asparagus 47
Tofu and Vegetable Soup 48
Tofu and Bamboo Shoot Miso Soup 50
Chicken and Egg Drop Soup 51
Rice and Noodles
Japanese-style Plain Steamed Rice 52
Rice and Three Toppings 52
Azuki Bean Rice 55
Deep-fried Tofu and Noodles in Clear Soup (
Kitsune Udon
) 56
Cold Soba Noodles (
Zaru Soba
) 58
Chilled Noodles with Prawns and Tomatoes 59
Desserts
Japanese Sponge Cake (
Kasutera
) 60
Green Tea Ice-cream 62
Peach Jelly (
Momo No Jelly
) 63

Table of Contents

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Ingredients

Tofu

Basic Dashi Stock (Bonito Flake Stock)
Steamed Egg Custard (Chawan Mushi)
Grilled Tofu with Vegetables
Fresh Cold Tofu Appetizer
Stir-fried Tofu with Chicken, Egg and Vegetables

Fish and Seafood

Marinated Deep-fried Baby Octopus
Braised Flounder (Karei No Nitsuke)
Baked Fish with Vegetables
Tempura
Salmon Teriyaki
Grilled Skewered Chicken (Yakitori)

Meat and Poultry

Crispy Fried Chicken Chunks
Minced Chicken in Clear Soup
Sesame Chicken Loaf
Chicken Rolls with Spring Onions
Japanese Garlic Ginger Steak
Stir-fried Pork with Ginger and Cabbage
Sliced Beef in Ginger Soy Gravy
Seafood and Chicken Hotpot

One-pot dishes (Sukiyaki)

Sweet Soy Beef and Vegetable Hotpot
Sliced Beef Hotpot (Shabu-Shabu)
Chicken One-pot (Mitzutaki)
Japanese Mixed Grill
Spinach with Sesame Seed Dressing

Vegetables

Beansprout and Bell Pepper Salad
Wakame and Tuna with Soy Dressing
Eggplant Stir-fried with Ginger and Miso
Savory Japanese Pumpkin

Soup

Clear Soup with Scallops and Asparagus
Tofu and Vegetable Soup
Miso Soup with Tofu and Bamboo Shoot
Chicken and Egg Drop Soup

Rice and Noodles

Japanese-style Plain Steamed Rice
Rice with Three Toppings
Azuki Bean Rice
Deep-fried Tofu and Noodles in Clear Soup (Kitsune Udon)
Cold Soba Noodles (Zaru Soba)
Chilled Noodles with Prawns and Tomato

Desserts (Kasutera)

Japanese Sponge Cake
Green Tea Ice-Cream
Peach Jelly (Momo No Jelly)

Complete List of Recipes

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