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Karl’s Chicken Teriyaki

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.

Karl’s Chicken Teriyaki

Karl’s Chicken Teriyaki

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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.

Karl’s Fried Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms

Karl’s Fried Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms

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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.

Karl’s Salmon and Tofu Teriyaki with Six Pickles

Karl’s Salmon and Tofu Teriyaki
with Six Pickles

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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.

Karl’s Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens with Sesame Dressing

Karl’s Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens
with Sesame Dressing

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Karl’s Sesame Dressing

This sauce may be used on most steamed or boiled vegetables to add a Japanese flair to the dish.

Karl’s Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens with Sesame Dressing

Karl’s Japanese Chrysanthemum Greens
with Sesame Dressing

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Karl’s Teriyaki Shitaki Mushrooms

Miriam and Chris love any kind of mushroom. I saw some fresh shitaki mushrooms while I was buying my Chrysanthemum greens. I decided that they would be perfect for barbecuing with my teriyaki sauce.

Karl’s Teriyaki Shitaki Mushrooms

Karl’s Teriyaki Shitaki Mushrooms

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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.

 

Karl’s Hakusai (Napa Cabbage Pickle)

Karl’s Hakusai
(Napa Cabbage Pickle)

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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).

Karl’s Japanese Pickled Cabbage and Carrots

Karl’s Japanese Pickled Cabbage and Carrots

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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.

Karl’s Japanese Quick Pickled Carrots

Karl’s Japanese Quick Pickled Carrots

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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.

Karl’s Japanese Chicken Curry

Karl’s Japanese Chicken Curry

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