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Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade
Pantry Japanese

Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring mirin to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour in soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar. Season with garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, and black pepper; simmer an additional 5 minutes. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.

By Celeste

Creamy Avocado Vinaigrette
Pantry American

Creamy Avocado Vinaigrette

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour avocado oil, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and sesame oil into a blender. Cover and blend until smooth and emulsified, about 2 minutes. Add avocado; blend well to combine, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cumin; blend until vinaigrette flavors are combined, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Transfer vinaigrette to a container; chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Shake well before using.

By Fernporker

Korean BBQ Sauce
Pantry Korean

Korean BBQ Sauce

4.6

Prep
Cook
10 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, gochujang paste, black pepper or gochugara chili powder, ginger, and sesame oil together in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
  3. 3 Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until the cornstarch dissolves. Pour into boiling soy sauce mixture.
  4. 4 Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the sauce is thick, 3 to 5 minutes.

By holmes416

Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce
Pantry Asian

Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 To make a marinade: Stir soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, sesame seeds, garlic, and ginger together in a bowl until well combined.
  2. 2 To make a sauce: Pour marinade mixture into a small saucepan and warm over medium-high heat. Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; add to marinade mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer sauce, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes.

By Matthew Broomhead

Sun's Korean Marinating Sauce
Pantry Korean

Sun's Korean Marinating Sauce

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rub the albacore steaks with 4 tablespoons sugar. Allow to sit 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  2. 2 In a skillet over medium heat, toast the sesame seeds 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  3. 3 In a shallow bowl, mix the remaining sugar, toasted sesame seeds, green onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Place the albacore steaks in the mixture, and marinate 2 hours in the refrigerator.
  4. 4 Preheat the oven broiler.
  5. 5 Discard marinade, and place the albacore steaks on a baking sheet. Broil to desired doneness in the preheated oven.

By JFRESNO

Kalbi Marinade
Pantry Korean

Kalbi Marinade

4.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine green onions, brown sugar, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, sesame seeds, black bean sauce, black pepper, and garlic chile paste in a large bowl. Whisk until brown sugar is completely dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.

By CLGOODRIDGE

How to Make Peanut Dipping Sauce
Pantry Thai

How to Make Peanut Dipping Sauce

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place peanut butter into a mixing bowl. Whisk in garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil until combined, followed by lime juice and Sriracha.
  2. 2 Bring coconut milk to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour hot coconut milk over peanut butter mixture and whisk until smooth.
  3. 3 Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped red pepper, cilantro, and peanuts.

By John Mitzewich

Thai-Style Peanut Sauce
Pantry Thai

Thai-Style Peanut Sauce

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix together the brown sugar, rice wine, and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl until smooth.
  2. 2 Combine the coconut milk and peanut butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat and stir until the peanut butter melts, being careful to not allow the coconut milk to boil. Stir the sugar mixture into the coconut milk mixture; pour into a bowl. Stir in curry powder, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, chili sauce, ginger, and fish sauce.

By GRANTALDRICH

Japanese Spinach with Sweet Sesame Seeds
Dinner Japanese

Japanese Spinach with Sweet Sesame Seeds

3.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
2 min
Total
7 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the spinach 3 to 4 cups at a time. Cook and stir to wilt, then add more spinach.
  2. 2 Grind the sesame seeds into fine crumbs using a mortar and pestle. When spinach is wilted, move it to the sides of the pan and sprinkle sugar in the center. When the sugar melts, stir in the spinach to coat.
  3. 3 Transfer spinach to a serving plate and sprinkle ground sesame seeds on top.

By Bitchin Kitchen

Seaweed (Nori) Soup
Japanese

Seaweed (Nori) Soup

4.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook ground pork in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until browned. Drain off excess fat and add water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in bouillon cube to dissolve. Add water chestnuts and nori. Stir in egg and season with salt. Remove from heat and mix in green onions and sesame oil. Serve immediately.

By ROSEYCAT

Air Fryer Potstickers
Dinner Japanese

Air Fryer Potstickers

3.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 Combine pork, water chestnuts, mushrooms, sesame oil, soy sauce, and Sriracha in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until pork is crumbly and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Lay 8 dumpling wrappers on a clean work surface. Place a heaping teaspoonful of pork mixture in the middle of each wrapper. Pull both sides up like a taco and pinch the tops until sealed.
  4. 4 Cook in the preheated air fryer for 3 minutes. Use tongs to flip potstickers and cook for 3 minutes more. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until pork mixture is used up.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Okasan's Japanese Steamed Salmon
Dinner Japanese

Okasan's Japanese Steamed Salmon

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Quarter or halve salmon side; set aside.
  2. 2 Combine chicken broth, ginger, soy sauce, minced onion, mirin, and sesame oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
  3. 3 Place a steamer insert into the pot; arrange salmon in a single layer in the insert. Cover pot; steam, 5 to 7 minutes, checking for desired doneness. Transfer salmon to a platter; keep warm. Remove insert.
  4. 4 Boil broth mixture until reduced into a sauce consistency, 2 to 4 minutes; spoon over salmon.

By Diana71

Sesame-Seared Tuna
Dinner Japanese

Sesame-Seared Tuna

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
1 min
Total
11 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Stir together soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey in a small bowl.
  3. 3 Pour half into a separate small bowl, stir in rice wine vinegar, and set it aside as a dipping sauce.
  4. 4 Spread sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat tuna steaks with remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into sesame seeds to coat.
  5. 5 Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan; sear for about 30 seconds on each side.
  6. 6 Serve with dipping sauce and wasabi paste.

By NEWORLEANSGIGLET

Yakisoba Chicken
Dinner Japanese

Yakisoba Chicken

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large skillet combine sesame oil, canola oil and chili paste; stir-fry 30 seconds. Add garlic and stir fry an additional 30 seconds. Add chicken and 1/4 cup of the soy sauce and stir fry until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove mixture from pan, set aside, and keep warm.
  2. 2 In the emptied pan combine the onion, cabbage, and carrots. Stir-fry until cabbage begins to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the remaining soy sauce, cooked noodles, and the chicken mixture to pan and mix to blend. Serve and enjoy!

By emmaxwell

Japanese Pan Noodles
Dinner Japanese

Japanese Pan Noodles

4.3

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook udon in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Stir in a few drops of sesame oil.
  2. 2 Heat the remaining sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook broccoli until bright green and still crunchy, about 5 minutes. Add green bell pepper and carrots; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini; cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes more. Add soy sauce, mirin, chili-garlic sauce, and ginger; stir to combine. Mix in the noodles; cook and stir until noodles absorb some of the sauce, 1 to 2 minutes more.

By Kristen Wolfinbarger