39: Japanese Cookbook for Beginners

A small, humble cookbook that took us by surprise. This Japanese  cookbook from Azusa Oda is full of heavy-hitting simple recipes with  clean flavors. Hear us talk about a whole pile of recipes we’ve made —  and let us know if you’ve cooked from it too.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Humble Bean blog

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

Basic dashi, page 18

Vegan dashi, page 19

Miso soup, page 20

Coconut, almond & matcha granola, page 32

Easy cucumber pickles, page 35

Miso-marinated salmon, page 94

Salted salmon, page 92

Alison Roman buttered salmon dish

Green salad with sesame-miso dressing, page 38

Stir-fried broccoli with crispy garlic, page 52

Furikake popcorn, page 33

Potluck ready crunchy cabbage salad, page 40

Sweet and tangy carrot and tuna salad, page 42

Buttery sweet potatoes, page 54

Super simple ramen, page 86

Slow cooker shoyu chicken, page 115

Sweet and savory chicken and egg bowl, page 108

Hamburger steak, page 112

Citrus soy sauce, page 26

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Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 2/22/2023): Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen by Josef Centeno and Betty Hallock