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Meat

Black Braised Pork Belly (video)

January 24, 2010
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I’m often asked why this blog is called No Recipes, when I post recipes to almost everything I make. In case you were wondering the same thing, the title refers to my predilection to just wing it, using ingredients that I have in the fridge. Still, it’s always been my intention to help you break [...]

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Niku Jaga (Beef with potatoes and carrots)

December 21, 2008
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If Japan had cowboys and burly lumberjacks, this would be their meal. It’s a real work horse of the Japanese home kitchen and quite literally translates to “meat and potatoes”. Being high in energy, low on prep time and very tasty, it’s no surprise why. This is also one of those dishes that tastes even [...]

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Kuromitsu porkchop with kinako powder

September 21, 2008
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This dish was used as part of a 1 night “restaurant” held out of our apartment as part of the Foodbuzz 24,24,24 launch event.
Kuromitsu and Kinako are commonly used in Japanese desserts. You’ll often find rice cake (mochi) desserts rolled in the sawdust-colored kinako powder and kuromitsu is commonly used in kanten (Japanese jello) [...]

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Japanese Style Broast Duck

August 24, 2008
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Okay, this is admittedly a terrible name. I always cringe when I see any recipe that starts with “Japanese style” (replace Japanese with any country). It tells me that the creator either didn’t feel confident enough in the authenticity of the dish to give it its proper name, or they were just too lazy to [...]

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Steak with mint chimichurri sauce

July 21, 2008
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Perhaps it’s your body telling you that you need more iron, or maybe it’s a commercial you saw on TV, but sometimes you get a hankerin’ for a big juicy steak that just can’t be satisfied by any other means. In New York that usually means you head to Peter Luger’s, Strip House, Craft Steak, [...]

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Ohmi Wagyu beef (a.k.a. crack)

April 28, 2008
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Wagyu beef has become synonymous with beer fed, massaged beef that no-one can afford. Just one look at the menu’s of many New York steakhouses and you’ll see that Wagyu from Japan lists at around $30 per OUNCE!
Now I’m definitely one to pay the extra buck for quality food, but 30 bucks a bite [...]

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