January 1, 2021

Brioche with a bread machine

Serving Size

8 to 10 brioches

Ingredients

200g bread flour (or 195g T65 + 5g gluten flour)
25g white sugar
4g salt
45 to 50g unsalted butter
4g dry yeast
1 egg + enough whole milk to make a total of 150g
3g whole milk powder
50 to 60g pearl sugar

Instructions

1. Add milk, egg, bread flour, (gluten flour), sugar, salt, and milk powder in the pan of your bread machine. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. After 5 min, add butter and add yeast in the yeast compartment.
3. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place it on a floured surface.
4. Punch the dough down while sprinkling pearl sugar and knead together gently. Then divide it in 8 to 10 pieces and lightly shape the dough into balls. Cover them with a dry cloth. Let rest for about 15min bench time.
5. Re-shape each piece into a round ball. Arrange them on a lined baking tray or in a cupcake or muffin mold (as you prefer). Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
6. Bake in a preheated 180℃ oven for 10 to 12 min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

December 12, 2020

Chocolate Mochi

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Total Time

1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients

100g glutinous rice flour
70g white sugar
120ml water
100ml milk
60g chocolate (i use milk chocolate) - cut into small pieces
cocoa powder (unsweetened)

Instructions

1. Spread some cocoa powder onto a plate and set it aside.
2. In a bowl, add glutinous rice flour, sugar and mix well.
3. Add milk and water, then mix well. Transfer to a cooking pot.
4. Cook over medium heat. Mix gently with a silicone spatula. Once it starts to be thick, add chocolate and mix constantly until completely incorporated.
5. Cook until it all comes together, silky and smooth. Spread some cocoa powder onto the workspace and place the mochi on it. Spread more cocoa powder over the mochi.
6. Coat mochi with cocoa powder on all sides. Shape it to an about 2cm thickness. Cut into bite sizes, dust with more cocoa powder on all sides and place mochi on the plate you prepared.
7. Cover with saran wrap and chill in the fridge before eating.

December 12, 2020

Homemade Olive Oil Sardines　オイルサーディン

Homemade olive oil sardines

Persons

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients

10 sardines in filets - cleaned, scaled
500ml water
5g fine salt
olive oil - enough to cover the sardines

Ingredient A

1 dried red chili or more
1 to 2 bay leaves
1 to 3 garlic cloves (or more!) - thinly sliced
1 tsp soy sauce
some oregano flakes

Instructions

1. Prepare the sardines, Remove if any bones left and cut in half. Remove skin if you prefer.
2. Add 500ml water and add 5g fine salt (1%). Mix. Add the sardines in the salted water and soak for 1 hour.
3. Wipe the sardines with a kitchen towel and place in the frying-pan. Pour some olive oil to cover the sardines. Then add all the ingredient A.
4. Cook over medium-high heat and bring it to a boil. Once it is boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 40 minutes.
5. Sprinkle salt to your taste. Remove from the heat.
6. Serve hot or cold :)

Notes

You may keep it a few days in the fridge.

November 1, 2020

Salmon Flakes – Fish Recipe

Salmon Flakes

Serving Size

1 jar

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour

Ingredients

500g salmon fillets - rinse with cold water and cut into about 2cm slices
a dash of salt
50ml cooking sake or white wine
50ml water

For the seasoning :

3 tbsp mirin
1/2 tsp or more kosher salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp soy sauce

Instructions

1. Sprinkle salt over the salmon fillets (on both sides) and let rest for 10 minutes.
2. Place salmon on a non-stick frying-pan (with no heat), add cooking sake (or white wine) and water. Turn on the heat to medium now. Cover with a lid and steam for 5 minutes.
3. Transfer the salmon to a plate. Take the skin off. Crush it to small pieces using chopsticks, a laddle or a fork.
4. Heat up a non-stick frying pan and add the salmon flakes, mirin, salt, sugar, soy sauce and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Transfer the salmon flakes into a cup. It needs to have been first sterilised with boiling water.
6. Serve with rice, spaghetti, sushi etc... And store in the fridge.

October 10, 2020

Homemade Gyoza Wrappers v1 with Philips Pasta Maker

Serving Size

about 50 pieces

Homemade Gyoza Wrappers v1 with Philips Pasta Maker

Ingredients

500g cake/plain flour (T45)
70g potato starch
15g gluten
15g rice flour
230ml water
5g fine salt
potato starch/katakuriko

Instructions

1. In a small cup add water and salt. Mix well and set aside.
2. Mix dry ingredients (plain flour, gluten, potato starch and rice flour) in a bowl. Transfer to the "Philips Pasta Maker" equipped with "0.8mm sheet pasta disk". Close lid.
3. Turn the machine on and choose the setting. Press Start.
4. Slowly pour water mix through the opening in the lid.
5. Gyoza sheet will begin to form and it will come out within 3 minutes. Stop the machine once when the first 10cm are out, then cut them off. Put them back in the machine's mixing tank. That's because the first gyoza sheet is not smooth enough ;-)
6. Resume the machine and the gyoza sheet will be extruded again, as you fold the sheet, dust with potato starch. Do not cut it until the machine stops.
7. Lightly dust your chopping board with potato starch. Lay the sheet of dough on it and cut it out using a circle cookie cutter (about 9cm diameter). Dust the cut out wrappers with katakuriko/potato starch if necessary and set aside. Repeat as many times as you can (do not throw away the excess sheet).
8. Enjoy with your favorite filling!
9. Spread the excess cuts on an oven sheet, sprinkle ketchup and cheese. Bake for about 10 minutes at 200℃. Quick pizza is done :)

October 5, 2020

Mango mochi – Mochi Recipe

Mango mochi - Mochi Recipe

Serving Size

15 mochi

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour

Ingredients

For the filling :

90g (about) mango - cut into small 15 pieces
100ml heavy cream/whipping cream
10g white sugar
2g cremfix (whipped cream stabilizer) - better use this if your cream is less than 35% fat

For the mochi :

100g glutinous rice flour
50g white sugar
180 to 200ml water
Katakuriko/potato starch

Instructions

1. Start with the filling
Prepare the silicone mould (here I use a 4cm diameter * 15-hole mould).
2. In a small cup, add sugar and cream stabilizer. Mix and set aside. Better use stabilizer if your cream is less than 35% fat.
3. In another bowl, add whipping cream and blend with an electric hand mixer for a few seconds. Then add the sugar mix. Beat until firm peaks form.
4. Add the whipped cream in the moulds. About 1 tsp in each mould. Flatten the cream top. Place the mango bits on the cream. Then cover with the remaining whipped cream. Flatten the top.
5. Move to the freezer until firm.
6. Making mochi (Only once the filling is firm!)
In a bowl, add glutinous rice flour, sugar and water. Mix well. Transfer into a cooking pot.
7. Heat over medium heat, stir constantly, until smooth and silky (about 2 to 4 minutes).
8. Spread katakuriko/potato starch onto your working surface or chopping board. Place the mochi. Divide into 15 pieces.
9. Take one mochi and shape it in a small disk (a bit bigger than 4cm). Pull out one filling from the freezer. Pull the edges of the mochi disc over the filling so as to cover it. Press together the edges to seal well. Smoothen the mochi by rolling it on the dusted board. Repeat with the others.
10. Keep in the fridge until the filling is unfrozen. Enjoy :)