The Johnson Cookbook

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Dashi

Base of many Japanese dishes and sauces.

Miso Soup

So Simple and so Satisfying

Unagi or Kabayaki Sauce

Eel sauce with many other uses when you want a salt/sweet accent. Stores in refrigerator for at least 1 month

Tsukudani Kombu & Bonito flake rice topping

delicious complementary flavor that really ratchets up Japanese steamed rice

Oil Sardine Rice (Iwashi no Takikomi Gohan)

This recipe had me at "oil sardine rice" and did not disappoint

Shio-Kombu Pork & Napa Cabbage Mille Feuille

One pot cabbage and pork meal with Japanese Umami flavors

Chawanmushi (Japanese steamed egg custard)

Savory custard with flavors of the sea

Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice Cakes

A delicious appetizer with crispy rice, Kabayaki or Unagi sauce, spicy tuna, avocado and Jalapeno. Based on popular Nobu recipe

Japanese Kimuchi cucumbers

Not fermented as is Korean KImchi, nor as salty and spicy. Quickly ready to eat then and totally addictive. Japanese have pickles with their steamed rice

Pork Gyoza or Potstickers

Potstickers need no introduction. And home-made are always much more flavorful