Today I introduce you to a Japanese traditional side dish which has a sweet-savory taste. In this recipe, various ingredients are slowly simmered in the sauce so that the ingredients have great flavor and great taste. I can’t stop eating it when I make it because it is so delicious!!
I used shiitake mushrooms and ginger this time.
Shiitake mushrooms are low in calories and also are a nutritious vegetable. They are high in vitamin D, fiber and vitamin B. If grocery stores near you don’t have fresh shiitake mushrooms, you can use dried shiitake mushrooms. Dried shiitake mushrooms have more vitamin D than fresh ones. The day before cooking, soak in water to reconstitute in the refrigerator.
As you know ginger is also very nutritious. It makes our metabolism active and our body warm. The dish has a lot of awesome ginger flavor! If you or your family don’t like ginger’s pungent taste very much, you can cook the dish without ginger.
Here are some tips to store shiitake mushrooms and ginger. I always freeze shiitake mushrooms in a zipper plastic bag. Cut to the proper size for the dish and cook without defrosting. Use within 1 month. I also freeze peeled fresh ginger and wrap it with aluminum foil. I use it within 3 month.
The recipe is very easy and you only need a pan.
Put prepared ingredients together in a pan at same time.
If you like vinegar taste, you can add 1~2 tsp. of rice vinegar as a secret ingredient. Delicious!!
Simmer with aluminum foil cover to cook and macerate evenly.
*Detailed and visual instructions can be found in the recipe PDF: Shiitake Mushrooms Side Dish
To store, transfer it to a clean container and keep in the refrigerator. Use within 7 days.
Ingredients (servings 2)
7 pieces (3.5 oz.) Shiitake Mushrooms
2 small pieces Sliced Ginger
2 Tbsp. Cooking Sake
1 Tbsp. Soy Sauce REDUCED SODIUM [Gluten Free] (Organic)
1 Tbsp. Sugar
2 Tbsp. Mirin Sweet Cooking Rice Wine
¼ cup Water
Detailed and visual instructions can be found in the recipe PDF: Shiitake Mushrooms Side Dish
November 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Looks delicious 😊
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November 29, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Thank you!! The seasonings are soy sauce, cooking Sake, Mirin and sugar so it has sweet-savory taste, plus slightly spicy ginger flavor. Really yummy 🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 1:27 pm
Ok. Thanks for the info. I love sweet and savory taste. Happy Cooking 😊🖒
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November 29, 2016 at 1:39 pm
Great!! Have a good day 🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 1:43 pm
You too 😊
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November 29, 2016 at 1:46 pm
🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 12:25 pm
This looks so delicious and so simple! I have a question – would you always eat this hot or could you have it cold in a lunch bento?
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November 29, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Thank you for the comment with the good question!! You can have this either way. I eat hot on the day I cook and After that, I eat cold because I store in the refrigerator. I don’t heat it up. This is a great dish in a lunch box 🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 2:23 pm
I can smell the lovely aromas of this through my screen!
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November 29, 2016 at 3:57 pm
Wow! Thank you!! That’s so sweet comment!! Yes, It has wonderful flavor and is incredibly delish 🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 4:31 pm
This looks so great!
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December 9, 2016 at 3:45 pm
I am sorry for being late to reply.
Yes!! It is healthy and delicious side dish!! We can store in the refrigerator for 7 days so it is convenient 🙂
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December 10, 2016 at 6:28 pm
Mushrooms are my favorite 🍄
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December 10, 2016 at 9:58 pm
I hope you try at some point 🙂
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December 10, 2016 at 10:20 pm
Me too!
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November 29, 2016 at 4:48 pm
Thanks for the tip on storing shiitake mushrooms and ginger. Your blog is my go-to for cooking Japanese food!
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November 29, 2016 at 6:59 pm
What a nice comment! Thank you!! In Japan, I usually buy groceries day by day so I just keep food products in the refrigerator. But here in the US, we go grocery shopping once a week or every other week so I learned how to store many ingredients so that I don’t waste food.
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November 29, 2016 at 5:14 pm
This sounds great. I love Shiitake but always use them in a dish rather than as a dish in itself. Thank you for the recipe, I will try this soon.
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November 29, 2016 at 7:02 pm
Yes, please try! The Shiitake is so soft, juicy and delicious 🙂
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November 29, 2016 at 7:26 pm
Yummy!!
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November 29, 2016 at 8:26 pm
Yes, it is!! Can’t stop eating 🙂
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November 30, 2016 at 1:02 pm
I’m happy to discover your blog. Thank you for visiting Under Western Skies. Best of luck with your ventures. Keep cooking!
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November 30, 2016 at 4:15 pm
Thank you for visiting my blog too!! I am always looking for new recipes 🙂
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November 30, 2016 at 4:55 pm
That’s so tasty! I like your recipe.
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November 30, 2016 at 5:02 pm
Thank you!! Shiitake has great flavor and the sauce matches beautifully. Delicious 🙂
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November 30, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Delicious😋😄
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November 30, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Thank you!! Yes, it is 🙂
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November 30, 2016 at 4:59 pm
Yummy. This is something I have to try.
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December 9, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Thank you!! It is easy to cook and we can store in refrigerator for 7 days so very useful 🙂
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December 5, 2016 at 9:01 am
I wish there was a delicious button in word press😍😍
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December 5, 2016 at 10:41 am
Ha ha 🙂 That’s really great idea!!
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December 5, 2016 at 4:20 pm
😊:)
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December 6, 2016 at 4:05 pm
This is a great recipe! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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December 6, 2016 at 5:29 pm
Thank you for the comment! It is very simple and delicious side dish 🙂
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December 11, 2016 at 11:03 pm
Looks delicious. I really like mushrooms!
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December 11, 2016 at 11:11 pm
Thank you for the comment!! The taste is sweet-savory. It is a delicious side dish! I hope this is going to be one of your mushroom menus 🙂
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January 16, 2017 at 9:48 am
Wonderful 😉
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January 16, 2017 at 4:56 pm
Thank you!! It is simple but delicious and healthy dish 🙂
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January 26, 2017 at 7:09 am
Reblogged this on Wag 'n Bietjie.
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