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Mentaiko Pasta (明太子パスタ)

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mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

cooked mentaiko capellini (angelhair) this evening on 2,5,2015.^^

we brought some mentaiko from fukuoka during our recent trip to beppu, yufuin & fukuoka. and i cooked this a few times.

i did a check, only mentaiko available here by kuriya on rakuten & cost S$48 for a tube of 500g. so until the next time i brought back some from japan at a decent price (or maybe some sales at isetan or taka or meidiya), i won’t be cooking this. haha! 🙂

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

mentaiko capellini

it is a really simple dish to cook.

i googled for recipe & found this 2-

Mentaiko Pasta (明太子パスタ) at norecipes.com; and

Mentaiko Spaghetti (Tokyo-Style Fish Roe Pasta) at www.saveur.com

anyhow, i modified & adjusted to my own needs-

Ingredients:

200g capellini

100g mentaiko

2tbsp olive oil

1tbsp mirin

1.5tbsp tsuyu

30g (2tbsp) butter softened

dash of pepper (1/4tsp)

cut 3 sheets of nori (seaweed) in thin strips (i didn’t have so used scallions)

Preparation:

  1. cook capellini to al dente (put in colander add ice & run cold water through hand) & set aside
  2. mixed mentaiko & other sauce ingredients
  3. heat sauce in pan, off fire & toss in the capellini
  4. plate it & add seaweed (or scallions)

c.h.e.f andy

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Hotate Ikura Don on 7Mar2015

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hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

wife brought back hotate sashimi, ikura, uni & hairy crabs from hokkaido after her skiing holiday yesterday.

we took the uni earlier as that could not keep.

this evening, we made our own hotate ikura don, plus hotate sashimi & hairy crab.

i made some tamago – japanese pressed egg omelette.  tamago texture & taste was very good, but the shape was not yet right. need some more practice, haha!^^

hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

hotate ikura don

we had very good wasabi. we did not have the sushi rice vinegar, so the sushi rice was not ideal, but overall it was an excellent don.^^

we also used the nori (seaweed) to make a temaki (hand roll).^^

hotate sashimi

hotate sashimi

the hotate was plump & so incredibly sweet. 🙂

hairy crab

hairy crab

hairy crab

hairy crab

hairy crab

hairy crab

hairy crab was also excellent. very tasty & juicy.

c.h.e.f andy

Nissin Kyushu Black Instant Japanese Ramen with Seafood on 23Nov2014

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nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

cooked an instant japanese ramen for my daughter’s lunch today on 23.11.2014.

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

i bought this nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen from sheng shiong last week, 5 packets for S$3.50.

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

nissin kyushu black instant japanese ramen

i added squid & prawns & also made the “6minute runny yoke egg”. & i garnished with spring onions & nori (seaweed).

this instant ramen has really nice light very flavourful ramen broth, and the noodle texture is much closer to ramen than the usual instant noodles. i really like it. 🙂

the runny yoke egg took 6mins. noodles 4mins. so the whole thing was done in <15mins.

no need much to have good tasting food. i almost never take ramen outside. too much carbs for me & i am just unwilling to pay like S$14++ to S$18++ for a ramen.

c.h.e.f andy