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Congee days and ramen nights

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One Bowl Meals

Rice bowls and noodle bowls to feed a few or to feed a crowd. With meat, with seafood, meatless, with or without broth. For everyday meals and even for special occasions. Make beef pho, poke bowl, fried rice. Cook pasta in every imaginable way.

Sliced pork tongue and vegetables over rice

Pork tongue with asado sauce

Whole pork tongues are slow cooked in Filipino asado sauce, cooled and sliced. The cooking liquid is reduced, thickened and poured over the pork tongue slices.

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Bacon asparagus mac and cheese in vitage blue bowl

Bacon asparagus mac and cheese

A one-pot dish, this mac and cheese variant derives its flavors from bacon, its rendered fat fat and garlic cooked in butter. Shredded cheese is added to create a creamy …

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Congee with crispy mushrooms

Congee with crispy mushrooms

Battered oyster mushrooms are fried to a crisp and dropped into a hot bowl of congee for an invigorating breakfast. A sprinkle of aonori and spicy furikake adds both …

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Sweet soy sauce pork belly ramen

Sweet soy sauce pork belly ramen

A variation of nikujaga, the Japanese beef and potato stew, thick slices of pork belly and instant ramen are used in this recipe. I’m hesitant to call it a Japanese dish …

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Korean-style ground beef rice bowl

Korean-style ground beef rice bowl

Gochujang, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, sesame oil and seeds are what make this Korean ground beef rice bowl so delicious.

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Inside a Chicken, gravy and mashed potato casserole

Chicken, gravy and mashed potato casserole

Diced chicken and vegetables are simmered in gravy, ladled into oven-proof bowls, topped with mashed potato and baked until the sauce is bubbly and the top is browned.

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No claypot chicken rice

No claypot chicken rice

Because our donabe (Japanese claypot) is too small to cook a meal for four, my chicken rice was cooked in a cast iron pan. Chinese sausage, mushrooms and bok choy …

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