Scallops and Crab Butter Rice

Scallops and Crab butter rice. Yummy! I modified the original recipe to my liking and converted the ml measurements to make it a little easier. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 fresh crab – I used the meat from 1 dungeness crab. As small as I could find 6-8 Large Scallops 1/2 cup of sliced lotus root (optional if…

White Pepper Rosemary Chicken

White pepper rosemary soy sauce chicken cooked in a tangine style donabe. Carrots, scallions, celery, leeks, and garlic cooked in butter. Usukuchi soy sauce, mirin, sake, and cayenne pepper are used for the sauce. Rosemary, soy sauce, and butter create a perfect umami-ness for a savory dish.

Seafood Donabe

Seafood Nabe is simple and delicious. You can use any seafood you like. I had some extra mushrooms and various veggies left over that I missed with large scallop, mussels, and fish cake. Getting my ingredients ready. I was going to add spam but didn’t have enough room. Place everything on a plate and start…

Baked Matsutake Mushrooms

When in season the Japanese grocery near my house has fresh matsutake mushrooms! It’s a real treat and they have a wonderful deep nutty flavor. I baked this guy in the oven with some butter, salt, and pepper, that’s all you need. They work great in soups, too.

Garlic Chives & Aburaage Donabe

Garlic chives are delicious, my first time trying them. A pork and beef nabe with taro, carrots, fried tofu and mushrooms in a beef stock and sake broth.