Iron Chef Michiba’s Beef, Lotus Root (Renkon) And Snow Peas

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/dashi-soy/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/nishino-hamachi-with-balsamic-teriyaki/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/steak-and-grilledroasted-vegetables-michiba-style/ I’ve always admired Iron Chef Michiba’s cooking, especially when he creates items that even the everyday person can do in their own kitchen.  On discovering Chef Michiba’s website (www.michiba-shunsara.jp) back in 2013, I was happy to find that he was demonstrating how he creates some of his […]

Morimoto Shikai “Stained Glass” Maki

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com – * https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2019/10/08/nobu-west-dashimaki-tamagoyaki-unagi-white-truffle-egg-roll-technical-notes/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/scaling-shari-sushi-rice-for-nigiri/* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/morimoto-sushi-rice-risotto-aka-shari-sotto/ Iron Chef Morimoto Stained Glass Maki: https://twitter.com/chef_morimoto/status/1129036117855166466/photo/1 I’ve been thinking about/studying this recipe for a LONG time. I had been carefully considering the recipe from Makoto Okuwa (formerly of the now closed Morimoto NYC). Apparently this maki roll is still being made at other Morimoto restaurant branches. […]

A Mid-August Menu

SuMorimoto Mebaru Rice Bell pepper carrot sautee MoTonkatsuHaricots Vert Tempura Vegetable Tofu Soup TuRoast ScadEggplant, Michiba Sansho Miso WeUlmyeon ThRoasted Shisamo Nobu Spicy Lemon Dressing Roasted baby corn and button mushrooms FrChicken Crab Corn ‘Chowder’ SaMichiba SRF Ribeye Lotus root, snow pea pods, arima sansho

Michiba Butterflied Sardine Fry (Iwashi Furai)

Seeing how we periodically have tonkatsu and torikatsu on the weekly menu, I thought this would be a good time to try and make Iron Chef Michiba’s Deep Fried Butterflied Sardine “Katsu”. The video presentation of the dish can be found here: https://youtu.be/Rc7oAw3z1Ts?t=202 (as a note, Iron Chef Michiba refers to this video regarding sardine […]

Michiba Cod “Yudofu” Stew

Previously, on tastingmenu.wordpress.com –* https://tastingmenu.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/nobu-chilean-seabassblack-cod-karaage-with-spicy-ponzu/ My wife has taken quite a liking to cod. So to come up with something that would make her happy, I found Iron Chef Michiba offering a staggeringly approachable cod/tofu stew at https://youtu.be/DyLTGErcHbk?t=167 The ingredient list as translated by google was:1 Cod fillet (probably 5 oz)1/4 block of Tofu5 stalks […]

Michiba Agedashi Tofu

One of my wife’s favorite things to order when we’ve gone out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant is agedashi tofu. So it was a wonderful surprise to see Iron Chef Michiba present his version of making this homey dish. The video of the process can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3OUkd0JlIs Translating the ingredient list showed: […]