Leak and Beef Stew

 
Last night we had a dinner with Sharon. Shinho and I really enjoyed the evening. I didn't post the menu, because everything was already in the past blog. Shrimp with hot chile sauce, Tritip bulkogi, nasu shigiyaki, etc.

Tonight I made Shinho's favorite Korean stew, Yukke jiang. It is supposed to be very spicy, but I made it less spicy so that you can taste the sweetness of leak.

Albacore Sashimi

 
This morning Shinho went to Port Orchard to get sashimi grade tuna from the fisherman. He comes to Port Orchard every year just for two days to sell frozen fillet of tuna which he caught by himself and freeze them on the boat. It was very good, almost like toro and melt in your mouth. I wish he comes more often.

Cod Tempura

 
You might think Japanese food is light and healthy, but Japanese deep fry many things. Tempura, karaage, tonkatsu, korokke, kushi katsu. They all taste good and not so greasy or heavy.
I deep fried Cod and served with daikon oroshi, scallion and tempura sauce.

Ume Shiso Tonkatsu

 
 
This is a delicious summer recipe. You need thin sliced pork for this recipe. Spread one or two sliced pork. (lightly salt and pepper) Smear a little bit of umeboshi (pickled plum), then put the shiso on top of the pork, and roll it. Coat it with flour, egg wash and panko. Deep fry it in medium high heat.










Next one is niratama, nira leek and egg stir fry.

Light Dinner

 
 
 
We went to Peter's sushi place, TENGU for lunch with Paul, Jane and Mrs. Kitasako. The sushi was delicious and we ate a lot. So, it was a light dinner tonight.
Scallion pancake (pajong), spicy Asian coleslaw, spinach with natto, cucumber and seaweed salad. Shinho got clams yesterday, so I made clam miso soup.

Seafood Japanese style

 
 
The first dish is Sumiso Ae, clam and scallion salad with miso dressing.

















The next one is Cod with ginger and scallion. Spread a sheet of aluminum foil and put a slice of cod, sprinkle some salt and put a lot of julienne ginger and scallion on top of the cod. sprinkle sake and soy sauce. Wrap the fish and bake in the oven for 25- 30min.

Salmon and Menchi Katsu

 
 
 


For the last night dinner with Koji and Kim, we had ceder plank smoked salmon, glass noodle salad, spinach frittata and roasted cauliflower. We had wonderful three days. Glad to see Kim is doing very well and they both looks very happy.

















Tonight I made menchi katsu (panko breaded beef patty).