A Japanese Dad’s Roadside Market Day | Fresh Summer Home Cooking

Recipes Chilled Pork Shabu-Shabu Ingredients Thinly sliced pork A pinch of salt Instructions 1. Add a pinch of salt to a pot of water and bring it to a boil. 2. Add the pork and cook for about 50 seconds to 1 minute. 3. Remove it before it overcooks, as the residual heat will continue cooking the pork. 4. Chill it in the refrigerator before serving. --- Sweet and Spicy Marinated Eggplant Ingredients Eggplant 50 ml ponzu sauce 4 tsp sugar A small amount of doubanjiang Cooking oil Chili pepper, optional Instructions 1. Cut the eggplant and deep-fry it in a generous amount of oil. 2. Cook both sides until nicely browned. 3. Mix the ponzu sauce, sugar, and doubanjiang. 4. Soak the cooked eggplant in the sauce. 5. Add chili pepper if you like. 6. Chill it in the refrigerator before serving. Be careful with the doubanjiang. I accidentally added 1 teaspoon, which made it quite spicy! --- Shiitake Steaks with Green Onion Sauce Ingredients Shiitake mushrooms Chopped green onions 2 tbsp sesame oil A pinch of salt 2 pinches of MSG Instructions 1. Mix the green onions, sesame oil, salt, and MSG. 2. Place the green onion sauce on top of the shiitake mushrooms. 3. Cover the pan and steam-fry until cooked. Simple, but incredibly delicious! --- Chilled Somen Noodles Ingredients Somen noodles Chilled mentsuyu dipping sauce Green onions, nori, and wasabi, optional Instructions 1. Boil the somen noodles for about 5 minutes. 2. Lightly rinse them in cold water. 3. Chill them in ice water to make the noodles firmer. 4. Serve with well-chilled mentsuyu and your favorite toppings.