Deep Fried Pork Chop & Katsuton ( カツ丼 )

おはようございます.Japanese food again?I love Japanese food very much.Japanese food abit sweet,that why i love it.Maybe because they using mirin and dashi stock (柴鱼高汤).It is very sweet stock.Somethings like our 'ikan bilis sup'.

Katsuton mean deep fried pork cutlet on rice.It a very popular Japanese food.It serve with rice with deep-fried pork chop,a sweet sauce,onion and egg on the top.Beef and chicken can substitute for the pork.I prefer pork... :p

When i was small,i remember i put bonito flakes in my porridge.It very fragrant.My aunty bought it from Taiwan.My aunty like to buy us nori,seaweed paste and bonito flakes.She say it good for children.My aunty already married to Taiwan almost 30 years.Now she no need buy us this things already.It selling in all supermarket ( in Seremban only Jusco and 100yen shop can find. )

Here is the recipe :

Ingredients for Pork Chop

500g pork tenderloin

some salt and pepper for taste

plain flour

1 egg (lightly beaten)

bread crumbs (white)

some oil for deep-frying

Method

Rinse the pork tenderlion and pat-dry.Season with salt and pepper.Marinate for 1 hour.

Dust the pork with some plain flour.

Dip it in egg.

 

Then coat with bread crumbs.

Deep fry it in low heat until it light golden brown.Then turn to high heat and fry until golden brown or cooked.

Remove,drain well and serve.

Ingredients for Katsuton

1 bowl cooked Japanese rice

1 piece deep fried pork chop

1tbsp mirin

1tbsp soy sauce ( i use Japanese soy sauce )

1/2tsp sugar

100ml dashi stock ( you also can use dashi powder )

1 egg ( lightly beaten )

some yellow onion 

Dashi stock recipe source : Just One Cookbook

    

Method

Put dashi stock,mirin,soy sauce,sugar in a sauce pot.

Once the stock start boil add in onion.

 Steam it for a while then add in the deep fried pork chop and beaten egg.

Remove from heat and put the pork chop on cooked rice.Garnish with Nori.

幸せな料理

Teriyaki Chicken

Nothing i can say about this chicken...One word...Yummy....Hahaha!!...My family love it...That all i want...
Because of want to make castella cake,i bought one bottle of mirin.Only a small bottle.If only use for making castella cake,it really a bit hard to finish the mirin.I don't want keep the mirin too long.If not i will forget about it.So i look for some recipe that using mirin.
I remember i have see before that teriyaki sauce is make from mirin.It very good because it use lot of mirin.I can finish my mirin faster.It easy to cook
too.Not much ingredients.

Ingredients
9 medium size chicken drumsticks
4 cloves garlic (mashed)
5 slices ginger
3tbsp cooking oil
2 stalks spring onion

Teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup mirin
1/2 cup soy sauce ( i using japanese soy sauce )
2tbsp sugar

Method

1. Cook Teriyaki sauce till boiling and continue to simmer for 3 mintues at low heat.Leave cool.
2. Put the chicken,other ingredients and Teriyaki sauce in a bowl.Mix well.Marinate at least 2 hours.
3. Bake the chicken in preheated oven at 220'c for 35 mintues or until cooked.
4. Brush the chicken with remaining Teriyaki sauce for few time while baking. ( i do it every 10 mintues )
5. Serve it.

 P/S : You also can use ready to use Teriyaki sauce.It sold in supermarket

Green Tea Castella ( 緑茶カステラ )

As i say i will try to make this cake again.This time i try to make Green Tea Castella.I also using newspaper to make paper baking pan.You can have the instruc­tions for mak­ing the mould at Youtube and you also can see how they make this cake here.

This recipe i follow Roti n Rice.You can see the recipe and step by step method at her blog.The ingredients same as the Honey Castella.Just honey replace green tea powder and add mirin.I love this cake very much.I can non stop eating this cake.You can serve with green tea or a cup of red tea.

I feel very happy.This time it came out better then Honey Castella.This time not much hole and texture more firm.I think next time can try Chocolate Castella.

Honey Castella ( カステラ )

 

The 1st time i saw this cake is at Sonia blog (Nasi Lemak Lover).She say she make 4th time still not prefect.So in my mind this cake is very hard to make.That time i never think want to try to make.The 2nd time i see this cake is at Anncoo Journal blog.Then i click on the blog she suggest.I found Biren (Roti n Rice) recipe like abit easy.No oil and SP.Only 4 ingredients needed.My house got this ingredients.Why don't i give it a try.If failed also never mind because not much ingredient wasted.The shape look not very nice but this cake really a very soft.Actually have to trim the side of the cake so it will look nice.But it too wasted.(I am a very stingy person) Hehe.....

Today i bring some to my office and let my colleagues try. ( They'll always my white rat -白老鼠) Hahaha....

All my baking and cooking sure i will bring for them to try.They'll love this Honey Castella.They say the cake is soft and slightly chewy.The honey so fragrant.If you love to have soft texture cake,sure you will love this cake.

I will make again.I am not satisfied with this cake because it look not very nice.Maybe this weekend or next week or maybe have to wait until i free.This weekend i promise my colleagues will make mille crepe.She request long time already.Making crepe need a lot of time.Then next week got 2 new baby will come to my house.More busy.......Little Keith now very naught...He follow what ever we do.

Here is the recipe :

Ingredients

recipe source : Roti n Rice

2 eggs white at room temperature

2 eggs yolk at room temperature

70g sugar

50g bread flour ( sifted )

1tbsp honey diluted with 1tbsp hot water

Method

1. Line a loaf pan with aluminum foil followed by baking paper.Preheat oven at 160'c.
2. Beat eggs white at high speed until slightly form.Add sugar 2 to 3 increments until firm peaks form.
3. Add egg yolk one by one at medium speed until well combined.
4. Add sifted flour and beat until just combined.
5. Pour in honey mixture and beat until combined.
6. Pour batter through a sieve into loaf pan.Press with spatula to help batter go through sieve.Tap pan to remover air bubbles.Use spatula to smooth the top of the batter.( I did not do well in this step.That why my cake loose and got small hole. )
7. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until top is evenly browned.
8. Take out the cake from the oven.Let rest for awhile.
9. Cover with a parchment paper on the top then invert mould.Remove the loaf pan.
10. Let the cake cool down slightly and wrap it with parchment paper and cling wrap.
11. Store the warm cake inside the fridge overnight.This to ensure the cake has moist texture.
12. Trim the sides of the cake and serve.

Little Keith can't wait to taste the cake.He look at the cake and keep saying 'mum mum'.Hahaha!!!!