Japanese Stir Fry Food

JAPANESE BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Slice beef into very thin strips.
• Mix cornstarch, broth, soy and sugar until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in saucepot or wok over high heat. Add beef in 2 batches and stir-fry until browned. Set beef aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the mushrooms, cabbage, peppers, celery and green onions in 2 batches and stir-fry over medium heat until tender-crisp. Set vegetables aside.
• Stir cornstarch mixture and add. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Return beef and vegetables to saucepot and heat through. Serve over rice.

JAPANESE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cut all of the meat and veggies, so they are ready to cook. I find that cutting the chicken while it is still half frozen makes it much easier!
• Start your rice in a rice cooker or on the stove. The cooking time for the dinner is equivalent to the cooking time for rice.
• Using a wok or large frying pan, heat sesame oil over medium-high. Add in the garlic. When the oil starts to sizzle, add in the shoyu, vinegar, mirin, sugar, and ginger. Mix well.
• Add chicken. Cook until there is no pink at all. Chicken will have a rich brown color from the sauce.
• Add in the veggies and cook until the rice is done.
• If I am cooking for people who do not like crunchy veggies, I will steam all the veggies together in a separate pot while the chicken is cooking, then add the steamed veggies in with the chicken once it is cooked.
• Serve over rice.

JAPANESE BEEF TONGUE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Rub 1 tablespoon salt onto beef tongue; place on a plate. Let sit until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Dip beef tongue into boiling water with a slotted spoon for 30 seconds. Remove, draining excess water; transfer to a plate.
• Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in onions; cook and stir until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beef tongue and more sesame oil if needed; cook and stir until tongue is browned, about 3 minutes.
• Stir sake, dashi powder, salt, and pepper into the skillet; simmer until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes.

JAPANESE MOM'S TOFU STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Remove tofu from container and drain. In a large bowl, mash the tofu with a potato masher. Place crumbles in a strainer and allow as much excess water to drain out as possible. (This is VERY important! Do not skip this step!).
• While tofu is draining in strainer, peel and shred carrots and prepare green onions.
• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce,sugar and mirin.
• In a large skillet, heat sesame oil. When oil is hot, add carrots and green onions. Saute for 2-3 minutes, add the tofu and mix together, continue to saute.
• Add soy sauce mixture. Allow to cook until carrots are tender but not over cooked.
• Serve over cooked rice.