Colazione giapponese

Preparazione

1. Japanese Rice
   125ml washed rice
   
   Add rice and 125ml water to saucepan, cover, and place on a stove at maximum heat. When the water starts boiling turn the heat down and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and let steam for a further 15-20 minutes. Uncover, stir through and serve with other breakfast dishes.
   

2. Miso Soup
   1-2 tsp miso paste
   250ml prepared liquid dashi
   wakame seaweed (optional)
   tofu (optional)
   
   Add a little water to a small saucepan. Add miso paste and stir until smooth. Heat up liquid dashi, add miso paste mixture and stir through. (You can add wakame seaweed and tofu to the miso soup.) Serve with other breakfast dishes.

3. Koji Salmon
   150-200g salmon fillet
   1 tbsp shio koji paste
   
   Spread shio koji on salmon fillet and let marinade for as long as possible (1-2 days is ideal). Wipe off excess shio koji and pan-fry salmon until meat flakes away easily with a fork. Serve with other breakfast dishes.

4. Gome-ae Green Beans
   60g fresh green beans
   1 tbsp ground sesame seeds
   1 tsp soy sauce
   1 tsp sugar
   salt
   
   Mix together sesame, soy sauce, sugar and a little salt to season, until the resulting seasoning resembles a thick paste. Meanwhile, steam beans until tender, strain, and run briefly under running cold water. Throw beans into sesame dressing while still warm. Stir through and serve with other breakfast dishes.