Japanese Stir Fry

 Japanese Stir Fry

Ingredients: You can use any veggies, it is the sauce that made this Japanese. I used 2 cups of snow peas, 1 large onion, 2 cups of cabbage, 1 carrot, 8 cloves of garlic, 1/4 cup grated fresh ginger, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and 2 cups bean sprouts. 

Sauce: 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, 1/4 cup sesame oil, 2 tbs oyster sauce, 1 tbs water, 1 tbs soy sauce

I sautéed all the vegetables (except the snow peas and bean sprouts) for 5 minutes on high heat. I added the peas and sprouts for 2 minutes and then added the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes. 

Japanese Cucumber Salad

 Japanese Cucumber Salad

Ingredients: 1/2 dozen small cucumbers partially peeled and sliced super thin, 1/2 cup rice vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 cup water, 1 tbs sugar, 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper, 1/4 cup sesame oil, 2 cut up scallions, 2 tbs fresh cilantro and mint, 1 tbs toasted sesame seeds and a few dashes of chili oil.

Mix everything together!!!

Japanese Rice

 Japanese Rice

Ingredients: 1 pound jasmine rice, 1 tbs salt, 2 tbs sesame oil, 2 tbs rice vinegar, 4 scallions cut up small, 2-3 tbs furikake seasoning or toasted sesame seeds.

Cook rice until almost done. Add the oil, vinegar and salt. Garnish with furikake (it's a seaweed & sesame seed mix) and the scallions.