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361 recipes

Miso salmon

Salmon steaks marinate in white miso, sake, ginger and sugar, then bake and grill until the glaze turns golden. Lime halves squeeze over the finished fish.

JapaneseMain course2 hr 30 minServes 466 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-18021 · Hand-built original

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Miso Soup

A dashi broth of kombu and bonito under red or white miso, finished with cubed tofu, wakame seaweed and sliced scallions.

JapaneseSoup15 minServes 417 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber

HB-10389 · Hand-built original

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Miso Soup with Tofu and Wakame

The everyday Japanese soup: dashi broth whisked with miso, carrying tofu cubes and wakame seaweed.

JapaneseSoup15 minServes 447 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: tofu

Pairs well with: steamed rice, pickles, grilled fish

HB-5575 · Hand-built original

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Miso vegetable ramen

Comforting, simple and full of healthy veggies, this easy ramen uses a rich broth flavoured with miso and gochujang. Each serving provides 450 kcal, 25.9g protein, 26.7g carbohydrate (of which 7g sugars), 25.1g fat (of which 4.7g saturates), 7.5g fibre and 4.21g salt.

JapaneseMain course1 hrServes 2450 kcalVegetarianDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-3074 · Hand-built original

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Miso-Glazed Cod

Cod marinated in sweet white miso and grilled until the edges caramelise — the famous miso black cod, with cod.

JapaneseMain course22 minServes 427 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cod

Pairs well with: steamed rice, spinach gomaae, miso soup

HB-5603 · Hand-built original

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Mochi

Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made with glutinous rice flour. This version features sweetened red beans and a kinako powder coating.

JapaneseDessert25 minServes 10164 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee

HB-1508 · Hand-built original

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Mochi ice cream

Soft, chewy steamed rice dough wrapped around frozen balls of tropical and pistachio ice cream, tinted with natural powders.

JapaneseDesserts3 hrServes 4351 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-14549 · Hand-built original

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Mushroom miso ramen

A Japanese noodle soup with a miso and tahini mushroom broth, ramen noodles, pak choi, golden shiitake mushrooms, jammy eggs and spring onions.

JapaneseMain course30 minServes 2670 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: mushroom

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-7671 · Hand-built original

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Nabeyaki Udon

Udon noodles served in individual clay pots of dashi broth with kamaboko, deep-fried tofu pouch, shiitake, negi, komatsuna, an egg and shrimp tempura.

JapaneseMain course30 minServings: 2Dairy-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-7694 · Hand-built original

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Nasu Dengaku Miso Eggplant

Aubergine roasted soft and topped with a sweet miso glaze that caramelises under the grill.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 489 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: aubergine

Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, spinach gomaae

HB-5587 · Hand-built original

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Nikujaga (Japanese Meat and Potato Stew)

A Japanese home-style stew of thinly sliced beef, potatoes, carrot, onion and shirataki noodles simmered in dashi with sweet-savoury seasonings, finished with snow peas.

JapaneseMain course30 minServings: 4247 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-7712 · Hand-built original

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Nikujaga Beef and Potato Stew

Japan's homestyle meat-and-potatoes: beef, potato, carrot and onion simmered in sweet dashi-soy until the potatoes take on the sauce.

JapaneseMain course45 minServes 4382 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, pickles

HB-5590 · Hand-built original

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Okonomiyaki

Japanese cabbage pancakes from a dashi and grated nagaimo batter with eggs, tenkasu and pickled red ginger, topped with pork belly slices and served with okonomiyaki sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise, katsuobushi and aonori.

JapaneseMain course40 minServings: 418 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage

HB-7741 · Hand-built original

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Omurice

Ketchup chicken fried rice wrapped in a soft, just-set omelette — Japanese yoshoku comfort food.

JapaneseMain course30 minServes 4415 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: miso soup, green salad, pickles

HB-5605 · Hand-built original

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Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice)

Japanese omelette rice: warm short-grain rice fried with chicken thigh, onion, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and peas, wrapped in a soft, half-cooked omelette and finished with more ketchup.

JapaneseMain course25 minServings: 2439 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7746 · Hand-built original

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Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Warm short-grain rice is shaped into triangles around five classic fillings: salted salmon, okaka bonito flakes, tuna mayonnaise, umeboshi plum and spicy mentaiko roe, with shio kombu as another option. Each onigiri gets a crisp nori strip and an optional furikake coating on its sides.

JapaneseMain course1 hrServes 9232 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-7779 · Hand-built original

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Oroshi Soba

Chilled soba noodles are served in a cold dashi-based sauce seasoned with mirin, soy sauce and sugar. Grated daikon, shredded nori, green onion, katsuobushi and crisp tenkasu top each portion.

JapaneseMain course25 minServings: 2 people331 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: noodles

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-7789 · Hand-built original

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Osaka Okonomiyaki

Savoury cabbage pancakes from Osaka, laced with sauce and mayonnaise and dancing bonito flakes.

JapaneseMain course30 minServes 4498 kcalDairy-freeRenal

Main ingredient: cabbage

Pairs well with: miso soup, sunomono, edamame

HB-5616 · Hand-built original

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Oyako Donburi

The 'parent and child' bowl: chicken and onion simmered in dashi and set with softly cooked egg over rice.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 4938 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickles, spinach gomaae

HB-5579 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)

Chicken thigh pieces and onion simmer in a dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar sauce, then lightly beaten eggs are drizzled over in two additions so they set softly around the chicken. The whole pan is spooned over bowls of steamed short-grain rice with mitsuba on top.

JapaneseMain course25 minServings: 2615 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-7808 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon with Butter-Browned Onions and Shiitake

Butter does the browning here: onions caramelise in butter, shiitake brown with the chicken, the sauce reduces to a coating rather than a broth, and eight eggs are cracked straight in and stirred to a soft scramble. No sake.

JapaneseMain courseServes 4505 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, sunomono, pickled radish

HB-18534 · Hand-built original

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Oyakodon with Crispy Chicken

The chicken is flour-coated and fried skin-side down until crisp before it ever meets the broth — a dashi and bouillon broth with no sake — and the eggs go in in two stages, whites first, then yolks, so they set in soft layers.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 2603 kcalDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled cucumbers, green salad

HB-18533 · Hand-built original

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Ozoni (New Year’s Good Luck Soup)

A clear Japanese New Year soup of dashi, chicken and toasted mochi with spinach, flower-cut carrot, shiitake and kamaboko, brightened with citrus peel and mitsuba.

JapaneseMakes 4 servings62 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-14699 · Hand-built original

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Packet Ramen Makeover

A single packet of ramen upgraded with wok-tossed cabbage, carrot, mushrooms and bean sprouts in a glossy soy sauce, scattered with scallion.

Asian, JapaneseNoodles15 minServes 1146 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: instant ramen

HB-14701 · Hand-built original

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Panko Shrimp

Straightened shrimp seasoned with salt and pepper, dipped in an egg and flour batter, pressed into panko and fried until deep golden brown.

JapaneseMain course30 minServes 3235 kcalDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-10401 · Hand-built original

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Peanut and Celery Soba

Soba noodles with a peanut sauce, quick-pickled celery, sliced pressed tofu and chili oil. Served with roasted peanuts on top.

Japanese-inspiredMainVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: soba noodles

HB-4631 · Hand-built original

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Peanut Chicken Ramen

Chicken thighs in a peanut and lime broth with peppers and bean sprouts over ramen noodles, topped with coriander and peanuts.

JapaneseMain course35 minServes 4810 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: cucumber salad, spring rolls, edamame

HB-5559 · Hand-built original

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Perfect Ramen Eggs

Eggs simmered for 7 minutes, chilled in ice water and peeled, then marinated in soy sauce, mirin and sake for at least 4 hours until the whites are seasoned through.

JapaneseSide40 minServes 4100 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: noodles

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-10412 · Hand-built original

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Perfect sushi rice

Short-grain rice simmered, rested and folded with sweet vinegar seasoning until glossy and sticky.

JapaneseSide dishes2 hr 30 minMakes 2½ lb cooked rice72 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-14794 · Hand-built original

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Poached white asparagus salad

Poached white asparagus salad is a Japanese light meals & snacks centred on rice. It combines cm/8in piece kombu, 2oz katsuobushi, litre/13/4 pints whole milk for a straightforward, balanced result.

JapaneseLight meals & snacks1 hr 30 minServes 222 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-3736 · Hand-built original

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Pork Gyoza

Pan-fried pork and cabbage dumplings: crisp bottoms, steamed tops, juicy middles.

JapaneseStarter45 minServes 4238 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: pork

Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, cucumber salad

HB-5589 · Hand-built original

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Prawn Tempura

Feather-light battered prawns fried crisp, served with a warm tentsuyu dipping sauce and grated daikon.

JapaneseStarter30 minServes 41425 kcalDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: prawns

Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, sunomono

HB-5584 · Hand-built original

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Quick Teriyaki Beef Stir Fry with Frozen Vegetables

Tender sirloin and frozen vegetables in a glossy teriyaki sauce, made in one skillet in about 20 minutes. Serve over rice.

Asian, Chinese, JapaneseMain Course20 minServes 4210 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-2651 · Hand-built original

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Ramen

A long-simmered Japanese ramen built on kombu water, chicken carcasses and pork belly, served with marinated eggs, sliced pork and nori over noodles.

JapaneseMain course6 hr 20 minServes 8VegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: noodles

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-8029 · Hand-built original

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Ramen di pollo

Chicken ramen in a lemongrass and ginger broth, topped with soy and honey glazed grilled chicken breast, sesame seeds and halved boiled eggs.

JapaneseMain course1 hr 45 minServes 4VegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: olio extravergine d'oliva ¾ oz

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-8030 · Hand-built original

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