Saturday, April 21, 2012

yakiniku (japanese bbq)

It's weekend. We get tired from cooking once in a while. But this recipe is so simple, you can have your whole family help out. All you need is an electric grill (or you can always use outdoor bbq)

Ingredients:


Your choice of meat (thin sliced beef/pork, chicken wings, chicken tenders, basically anything you want) - marinade is optional (see below for marinade tips)

Vegetables (you can choose what veggies to grill - check your fridge to see what's available!)
  • Bean sprout (1 bag)
  • Green pepper (1)
  • Red bell pepper (1) 
  • Sweet potato or regular potato (thinly sliced)
  • Onion (1/2 thinly sliced)
  • Pumpkin (thinly sliced)
  • Cabbage (half - cut in chunks)
  • Asparagus
Yakiniku sauce - (can be bought from Asian stores. Japanese supermarket has wide variety. Some brands to look out for: Ebara & Kikkoman)

Oil for grill 
Rice

Prep: 


  1. Cut all veggies in thin slices (easier/faster to cook) 
  2. Marinade meat if you choose (for at least 30 min - 1 hour)  

Cook:

  1. Heat the grill & oil using silicon brush or paper towel.
  2. See if the grill is ready by putting onion (or other veggies). 
  3. Grill. Dip with sauce and eat with rice.

TIPS

  • Marinade - There are different ways to marinade. 
    • Salt & Pepper
    • Soy sauce & Pepper
    • Soy sauce, pepper, sugar
    • Soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, sugar, sesame oil (Chinese style)
    • Soy sauce, kochujyan (korean chili paste), sesame oil sugar (Korean style)  
  • Always check your fridge -- Yakiniku means "Grill/fry meat" so if you have meat, veggies, sauce and electric grill, you're ready to do yakiniku anytime! 

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