Shrimp Fried Rice!

I really got into cooking late 2012 when I was watching Shinryaku! Ika Musume. The shrimp fried rice just looked so good so I did my take on it! This came from the fried rice basis I made!

Shrimp Fried Rice (serves 1-3 people)

1 tablespoon chopped garlic 
1 tablespoon chopped ginger 
more or less 1/2 onion, chopped
2 beaten eggs 
2- 2 1/2 cups cooked rice 
1 tablespoon sesame oil 
more than 1 tablespoon of soy sauce (tweak to your taste)
more than 100 g of shrimps, peeled and deveined (it's equivalent for 10 or more shrimps)
2-5 green onions, chopped
1 large cabbage leaf, chopped to small pieces (optional)
Appropriate amount of your favourite ingredients! (ex: ham, green peas, carrots, corn, char siu etc..) (optional)

1. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan or a wok on medium heat.
2. Add garlic in the pan and stir fry until aromatic. Add the ginger and stir together.
3. Add onion, shrimp and cabbage. Stir fry.
4. When the shrimp is cooked, add the beaten egg. When you see the edges cooking, break up the eggs and ingredients so they don't stick.
5. Add in the rice and stir fry to distribute the ingredients well. Drizzle on the soy sauce and toss to coat.
6. Turn off the heat and enjoy!

 
 

Cheese Burgerdon!

I was browsing through papadesuyo777's videos and I really wanted to try the Grilled Cheese Beef Bowl! I was missing some ingredients but it was still tasty! Instead of sliced beef I used hamburger! If you would like to try the original here is the video!:

Cheese Burgerdon! (serves 1 person)

1-2 patties of hamburger
1/4 or more onion, sliced thinly
1/4 cup cheese
a little parmesan cheese
1 green onion, chopped (garnish)
1-2 tablespoons water
less than 1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons mirin
1 tablespoon sugar
1 garlic clove, grated
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
About 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1. Cook your burger patty(s) according to instructions. When it has cooled, chop to bite-size pieces.
2. Combine water, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and onion in a pan. Boil on medium heat.
3. When the sauce is boiling, add the burger and toss to coat it evenly. Turn off the heat. (You can actually stop here if you just want a hamburger rice bowl without cheese. Just place hamburger mixture on your rice and enjoy with green onion or pickled ginger!)
4. Place the hamburger mixture on a non-stick baking pan or a baking pan lined with foil. Pour excess liquid on your rice. 
5. Sprinkle on the cheeses and broil it in the oven on low for 5 minutes!
6. Serve the burger on your rice bowl and garnish with the green onion or pickled ginger! Enjoy!

Instant Noodle with Miso!

I tried it yesterday and it was good! You can cook it two ways. For the instant noodle junkies!

Instant Noodle with miso

1 pack instant noodle (chicken, beef, or original)

less than 1 soup packet (don't use the whole thing!)

500 ml water

2 teaspoons miso paste

desired amount of toasted nori

desired amount of corn

Way 1

1. Boil the water.

2. Put noodle block, contents of soup packet and miso in a bowl.

3. Pour the boiling water in the bowl and cover for 3 minutes.

4. Serve with nori and corn and enjoy!

Way 2

1. In a pot, put in noodle block, contents of soup packet, miso and water. Turn the stove in medium-high.

2. When the water boils, turn the heat off and set it aside for 3 minutes.

3. Serve with nori and corn and enjoy!

Obviously you can skip the soup packet and use dashi stock! Put in your desired noodle toppings!

Japanese Curry!

 All us anime watchers have at least watched an anime that featured japanese curry at least once! I've always wanted to taste the curry these anime characters eat and I've finally made it just right! In this recipe I use cooked meat or gristle (?) from beef bones.

OISHII!

Sausage Stroganoff!

So I had some leftover gravy from the hamburg donburi  and I thought of making a little stroganoff. Unfortunately there wasn't any beef! I looked up if sausage was a good substitute and it was! An easy and quick meal! Not sure if it tastes like stroganoff but it is tasty.

Sausage Stroganoff (serves 1 person)
  
1/4 cup Hamburg Donburi Gravy 
1-2 Johnsonville sausage (or any sausage you like!) sliced into less than 1 inch slices or 3-4 breakfast sausages
1/4 green bell pepper, chopped (optional)
less than 1/4 onion, chopped to bite size pieces
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 tablespoon water
5 small mushrooms, chopped
1 tsp oil

1. Heat oil in medium-low heat in a small pan and saute the onion and bell pepper.
2. Add the sausage, if using breakfast sausage crumble it down to small pieces. Then saute in the mushrooms.
3. When it's aromatic and the sausage is cooked add the Hamburg Donburi Gravy and mix well. Add in the water and sour cream and mix it well.
4. Simmer for 3-5 minutes and it's done! Serve with rice, noodles or bread and enjoy!

No gravy in hand? Don't worry!

1/4 can mushroom soup
less than 1 teaspoon soy sauce
1-2 Johnsonville sausage (or any sausage you like!) sliced into less than 1 inch slices or 3-4 breakfast sausages
1/4 green bell pepper, chopped (optional)
less than 1/4 onion, chopped to bite size pieces
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 tablespoon water
5 small mushrooms, chopped
1 tsp oil

1. Heat oil in medium-low heat in a small pan and saute the onion and bell pepper.
2. Add the sausage, if using breakfast sausage crumble it down to small pieces. Then saute in the mushrooms.
3. When it's aromatic and the sausage is cooked add the mushroom soup and soy sauce and mix well. Add in the water and sour cream and mix it well.
4. Simmer for 3-5 minutes and it's done! Serve with rice, noodles or bread and enjoy!


 

Hamburg Donburi!

Some Filipinos who frequent in Tokyo Tokyo should have heard of this rice bowl! It's basically a loco moco with nori on top. As there are no Tokyo Tokyo's where I am, heck I'm not even in the Philippines! I have made my own very convenient version to enjoy!

Hamburg Donburi (serves 1 person)

1 patty of your favourite hamburger (frozen or homemade, whatever you like!)
1 egg
1 green onion, chopped (garnish)
1/2 sushi nori, crumbled (you can also use the snack nori packs)
1 cup of cooked rice

Hamburg Donburi Gravy

1/3 - 1/2 can of mushroom soup
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons of water
1/4 onion, minced
3 shiitake mushrooms, minced
3 button mushrooms, minced 
1 teaspoon olive oil

Don't worry about the mushrooms, use any that you like!

1. Heat a little oil in a pan for the egg. Add the egg and cook.
2. Set the egg aside and keep it warm. Cook your burger according to instructions in the pan.
3. While your burger is cooking, heat the olive oil in a small pot. Add the onion in and when it's aromatic, add the mushrooms.
4. Saute and add in the mushroom soup and soy sauce. Dilute with a little water so it isn't too salty. Simmer the gravy for 3-5 minutes.
5. Put the hot and cooked rice in a medium bowl and arrange the cooked burger and egg on it. Pour over gravy on your burger and garnish the rice bowl with nori and green onion. Enjoy!

Hope you like this recipe!


 

Meal Combo #2!

Another meal combo!! It's all basic!

You need:

Desired amount of cooked rice

2 hotdogs, cooked any way you like

Kimchi Omelette

2 eggs
1 tablespoon milk/ water (optional)
More or less 1/4 cup cheese (if using American cheese, 1-2 slices)
More or less 1/4 cup kimchi
1 teaspoon oil

1. Squeeze the juices out of the kimchi into a bowl. Chop kimchi into bite-sized pieces.
2. Beat the eggs, milk and kimchi juice in a medium bowl.
3. Heat a frying pan with the olive oil. 
4. Add in the egg mixture. Spread it around the pan
5. While it is cooking, layer the cheese and kimchi on one side of egg.
6. Lift the empty side of the egg over the filled side. Then flip the omelette over.
7. It's done when the other side is lightly browned or the cheese has melted.

Arrange it on your plate of rice and enjoy!!