FOOD HACKS: Shigeji Shares 3 Easy Recipes You Can Try At Home
There is a lot of talk about “Choi-tashi” (a little extra) cooking where you can make a tasty new version of a store-bought dish just by adding a few ingredients. This time, we’re introducing you to Mr. Shigeji, an expert in “Choi-tashi.”
Primer reader, Mr. Shigeji is a 2021 Philippine Department of Tourism Certified Travel Meister. He was born in 1962, the same year as Tom Cruise, and has been to the Tokyo Olympics twice (not that he was competing, though). He created a philosophy in life that “cooking is the science of experience and imagination.” He said that you can also use instant food or convenience store food in order to make these simple and excellent recipes.
Mr. Shigeji and his Sukiya-style Negitama Beef Bowl Dish
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Sukiya-style Negitama Beef Bowl
Hatchin beef bowl lunch
Ingredients:
● Hatchin beef bowl
● Green onions
● Egg yolk
● Gochujang sesame oil
● White sesame seeds
Sukiya-style Negitama Beef Bowl
Cooking directions:
1. Warm the beef bowl in a microwave and top it with a generous amount of green onions. Drop the yolk in the middle, and mix it along with the green onions.
2. If you don’t have Gochujang, you can use Doubanjiang or a combination of chili oil and chili peppers.
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Seared Mackerel / Seared Pork
Seared Mackerel / Seared Pork
Ingredients:
● vinegared mackere
● Chashu pork
Shime mackerel
Cooking directions:
1. Cut the ingredients and roast them all.
※ You can buy a hand torch (burner), readily available online.
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Simple Sandwich
Egg and Chicken Sandwich
Easy Egg Sandwich Spread
Ingredients:
● Boiled egg
● Mayonnaise
● Pepper
● Zip lock bag
Who says you can’t make delightful treats using simple ingredients?
Cooking directions:
1. Put the ingredients in a Zip lock bag and mix them together.
2. Cut off the end of the bag and squeeze it out and put in the sandwich bread.
Simple Chicken Sandwich Spread
Ingredients:
● 1 pc fried chicken
● Lettuce, cut into large pieces
● Mayonnaise
● Pepper
Cooking directions:
1. Break up the chicken into little pieces and mix them with the lettuce.
2. Add mayonnaise and pepper for extra flavor.
This first appeared in Philippine Primer’s Japanese Magazines.