This recipe for Tempura Dipping Sauce brings together 1 cup dashi or 1 teaspoon instant dashi stock (plus 1 cup water plus), 1 1/4 teaspoons mirin, 1 1/4 teaspoons light soy sauce in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 5 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 1 servings.
This recipe for Spinach and Shrimp Miso Soup brings together 6 cups chicken broth or 6 cups vegetable broth (I used the lower sodium broth), 1/4 cup soy sauce (I used the low sodium soy sauce), 2 tablespoons mirin in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 30 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
Ika Shoga-yaki is simple but is a very popular dish in Japanese cuisine. Ika means squid, shoga means ginger and yaki means grill or fry. This recipe was given to me by a Japanese friend. I really enjoy squid and this makes a quick dinner or entree. 15 minutes marinating time is included in cooking time. An Australian tablespoon is 20 mls/one Australian tablespoon is 4 US/UK teaspoons)