When I was leaving home as a youth, this is one of the first recipes I copied out of my mother’s card file. When Dad returned from Japan in the early ‘50s, he brought back a love of all things Japanese and many Japanese recipes. Mother was making chicken teriyaki when it was still an exotic foreign food in California. When most American families were getting hamburgers and hotdogs, we were getting chicken teriyaki and rice once a week. This is one of the comfort foods of my youth.
Tag Archives: Japanese cuisine
Karl’s Fried Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms
I am making chicken teriyaki, fresh tofu, and pickles for Sunday night. To make the fresh tofu look pretty I had trimmed the slumping sides off. This left me with five thin slabs of tofu. I decided that I wanted to make a Shiitake mushroom dish with them.
Filed under Side Dishes, Stir-fry, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Salmon and Tofu Teriyaki with Six Pickles
Jan and Eilene have been on me to make meals are less heavy on the meat and starch. They want more vegetables. A simple green salad though is so boring.
Filed under Fish, Main Dishes, Pickles, Seafood, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens with Sesame Dressing
I am making teriyaki tri-tip for Memorial Day. I want a Japanese vegetable side, besides all of the pickles I made. Chrysanthemum greens are an unusual vegetable that I discovered in making my Yosenabe.
Filed under Green Vegetables, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Sesame Dressing
This sauce may be used on most steamed or boiled vegetables to add a Japanese flair to the dish.
Filed under Sauces and Spices, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Tsukemono
Tsukemono means “pickled things.” The Japanese make many different pickles in many different ways, from a quick pickled cucumber that in ready to eat in one hour to Takwan— whole pickled daikon radishes that take months to ferment. Most Japanese meals include some form of pickle.
Filed under Pickles, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Japanese Pickled Cabbage and Carrots (Hakusai no sokusekizuke)
I decided to have salmon teriyaki for dinner and the meat and rice needs a vegetable. For Japanese cuisine this usually means some kind of tsukemono (漬物; pickled vegetables). The quickest and easiest method is salt preserving (塩漬け; shinozuke).
Filed under Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Japanese Quick Pickled Carrots
I made some shredded pickled carrots for Jan, while her mouth was healing. I did not think they were anything special, but she really liked them. Today, I was at the Japanese store and saw some nice carrots. I decided that I would make some more for my Japanese dinner tonight.
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Filed under Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian MD
Karl’s Japanese Chicken Curry
Eilene is having a bunch of her friends over for an overnight. She challenged me to make a Japanese curry. I do not particularly like Japanese curry, but it is for her and her friends.
Filed under Main Dishes, Poultry, Stews








