Lotus root ball*

Do you know "Karashi renkon"? It's a traditional food in Kumamoto. It is stuffed mustard into holes of Lotus root. My old brother likes it very much! But I don't like it because I can't eat mustard. Today I introduce other dish which uses lotus root (renkon).

Ingredients--*
・lotus root  250g
・ground chicken  100g
・a can of corn spring water (130g)
・4~5 tbsp of starch
・salt
・oil for frying
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1. Peel of lotus root and soak them in vinegar water about 5~6 minutes. And then drain and grate it. Drain it in colander.

2. Drain corn in colander. Heat oil until 170°.

3. Mix 1, chicken, corn, 2 tbsp of starch, and salt. Make it into ball-sized.

4. Coat with rest of the starch, fly with oil heated 170° until brown. Put on the plate, sprinkle salt. Voila!☆

It's nice for refreshment. I think the best way of eating is dipping in ponzu sauce. Ponzu match with lotus root ball! You look for your favorite sauce which match with it.

Sesame-flavored pumpkin*

Today I introduce a pumpkin dish! Do you like pumpkins? I really like pumpkins because of its sweet!

Ingredients--*

・1/4 pumpkin

・2 tbsp of rice wine

・1 tbsp of sugar

・1 tbsp of sweet cooking rice wine

・1 tbsp of soy sauce

・water

・2 tbsp of black sesame (grounded)

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1. Wash  pumpkin with water , pare, and cut it into bite-size pieces. And then, put it into pan.

2. Add rice wine, sugar, and sweet cooking rice wine in 1. Pour in just enough water to cover pumpkin.



3. When it reaches a full boil, reduce heat to low. Put a steamer basket and cook until soft.

4. Cook on high heat about 2~3 minutes after adding soy sauce. Put on a plate, and sprinkle grounded black sesame on it.

Pumpkin is so sweet, and match with sesame and salt. The best season when we can eat sweet pumpkins is from autumn to winter. In my home, my mother rarely cook pumpkin dish. How about your home? This is very delicious so please try it.

Stewing White onion with mustard sauce*

Hello^^! Today I introduce a dish for adults. My mother likes it very much. It's used White onion. So... people who don't like Green onion an White onion may not be able to eat... I'm sorry ><!

Ingredients--*
・2 white onions
・1 piece of garlic
・1 tbsp of olive oil
・salt
・water

<mustard sauce>
・2 tsp of whole-grain mustard
・1 tbsp of mayonnaise
・1 tsp of white wine vinegar (vinegar is also OK.)
・soy sauce
・dried parsley
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1. Mix ingredients of <mustard sauce>. Cut white onion into 5 cm.


2. Pour in just enough water to cover white onion into pan. Put salt, crushed garlic, and olive oil into pan.

3. Cook it in a covered pan until soft.

4. Drain off the excess water, put on the plate. Put mustard sauce and dried parsley on white onion. Voila♪








This is one of my favorite dishes. White onion is very very soft and a little sweet. It matches with mustard sauce! I want you to cook and eat this^^ 

Saute of mushrooms and garlic*

 Today I introduce the dish which use a kind of mushroom. It's called "Eringi" in Japanese. Do you know? I like all mushrooms, especially I like "Eringi" the best.

Ingredients――* (2 portions)
・1 pack of Eringi
・3 tbsp of olive oil
・salt and pepper
・Garlic powder
・1 leaf of Japanese basil
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1. Slice Eringi lengthwise into 5 mm.

2. Put olive oil on frying pan and fry Eringi until brown.

3. Powder extra salt, pepper, and garlic powder on Eringi. Crumble Japanese basil and put on it.






That's all. You can only cut and fry! I like garlic powder so I often use it to cook the meat and vegetables. Garlic powder match with chicken, pork, and sauteed vegetables! You had better use it once^^

Fried Asparagus with cheese*

 
Hello! Do you have favorite vegetable? I don't like vegetables when I was a child. I often left vegetables of the school lunch. But I'm getting to like vegetables as I get older. Today I introduce a dish which uses one of my favorite vegetables, asparagus.

Ingredients――* (4 portions)
・6~8 green asparagus

＜coating＞
・4~5 tbsp of flour
・1 egg
・2~3 tbsp of water

・1/2 cup of bread crumb
・4 tbsp of powdered cheese
・oil (for frying)
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1. Cut stool of asparagus and cut them in half.

2. Mix ingredients of ＜coating＞.

3. Mix bread crumb and powdered cheese.

4. Put asparagus on 2 and 3, fry them oil heated to 170 degree. When they turn color, you finish.

Fried Asparagus with cheese is so delicious, you enjoy crunchy texture and flavor of cheese.