Yakiton
If you enjoy yakitori (grilled skewered chicken), you will fall in love with yakiton, Japanese grilled skewered pork.
Main Courses
Our definition of a main course is a dish, usually protein-based, that provides the most bulk in a meal. It can be a stew, a chunky soup, a stir fry, roast meat, fried meat or grilled fish. This is Asia, so, rice is the default partner.
But there are instances — as in the case of one bowl meals — when the main course is the only course for lunch or dinner.
Kabayaki-style eggplants
Eggplants softened in the microwave are butterflied and braised in sweet-salty teriyaki sauce.
Thai-inspired sweet spicy fried chicken fillets
Redolent with flavors and aromas of spices associated with Thai cooking, this chicken recipe has been tweaked to make it doable even if you're not in Southeast Asia and …
Vietnamese beef stew
Beef cooked with lemongrass, ginger, star anise and Chinese five-spice powder, among others. Vietnamese beef stew is highly aromatic and tasty! Serve with rice, noodles …
Sweet sour fried pork chops
The inspiration for this dish came via the Venice episode in Season 2 of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil.
Pork liver stir fry with Chinese chives
If you’re on keto diet, know that this stir fry is a keto dieter’s dream come true. But we're not on keto, so, we enjoy it with rice.
Japanese-inspired carbonara
Inspired by a pasta dish we enjoyed at a Japanese restaurant long ago, this Japanese-style carbonara has angel hair pasta, bacon, cream, salted egg powder, bonito flakes …