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Effortless Eats: Beginner-Friendly Japanese Recipes Anyone Can Make

Japanese cuisine may seem complex and daunting to make but it’s full of simple recipes that you can make at home. This collection of easy and delicious Japanese recipes will make you feel like a pro in the kitchen and are sure to impress your friends with your culinary skills. These dishes will satisfy all your Japanese food cravings without breaking a sweat!

Easy Onigiri Rice Balls

two salmon onigiri served on a rectangle plate

Delicious Salmon Onigiri Recipe

4.67 from 3 votes
three omusubi served on a rectangle bamboo tray

Onigiri (Rice Balls)

4.64 from 19 votes
tuna mayo onigiri one wrapped with. nori sheet and one sesame seeds sprinkled

Tunamayo Onigiri Rice Balls

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Three grilled rice balls in a cast iron skillet

Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)  

4.61 from 33 votes
two spam musubi served on an oval shaped plate, a pair of chopstick

Spam Musubi

5 from 18 votes
three onigiri rice balls on a rectangle bamboo tray

14 Popular Japanese Onigiri and Onigiri fillings

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two hoshigaki dried persimmon on a small plate with a pair of chopsticks in a paper cover
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Hoshigaki

Hoshigaki is a traditional Japanese delicacy made from dried persimmons. This labor-intensive process involves carefully peeling and hanging ripe persimmons to dry for several weeks. As they dry, the fruits are gently massaged every few days, which helps to distribute the sugars and create a distinctive powdery white bloom on the surface.

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Noodles

kake udon noodles served in a Japanese pottery bowl with a pair of chopstick

Kakeudon

10 minutes mins
Yakisoba served on a plate with a pair of chopsticks

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir Fried Noodle)  

25 minutes mins
curry udon served in a noodle bowl

Curry Udon

15 minutes mins
Yaki Udon served in a dark coloured shallow bowl garnished with red pickled ginger.

Yaki Udon

20 minutes mins
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Miso Glazed Salmon served on soba noodle with asparagus and edamame
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10 Easy Japanese Recipes

These recipes offer a great introduction to Japanese home cooking, showcasing the cuisine’s focus on simple preparations and quality ingredients. They’re all relatively easy to make, even for those new to Japanese cooking, and can be adapted based on personal preferences and available ingredients.

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nikujaga served in a shallow serving bowl with a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks

Nikujaga (Japanese Beef and Potatoes)

30 minutes mins
shogayaki served on rectangular plate with shredded cabbage

Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

20 minutes mins

Easy Fried Rice

Yakimeshi Japanese fried rice in a shallow bowl hold by two hands

Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)

20 minutes mins
soba meshi is served in a medium bowl with a sunny side up egg and a bamboo folk

Sobameshi (The Ultimate Japanese Street Food)

20 minutes mins
curry fried rice served in a medium bowl with a bamboo folk

Japanese Curry Fried Rice

15 minutes mins
Ketchup rice served in a round shallow bowl with a spoon

Ketchup Rice

20 minutes mins
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kitsune udon served in a noodles bowl with two naruto in it and a pair of chopsticks
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two salmon onigiri served on a rectangle plate
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shio ramen served in a ramen bowl with chashu, naruto maki and ramen egg
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egg drop soup served in a Japanese lacquer bowl

Kakitamajiru (Egg Drop Soup)

15 minutes mins
Creamy Japanese corn potage with croutons and herbs in a rustic bowl.

Japanese Corn Potage Soup

30 minutes mins
shibazuke served on a small serving bowl with a pair of chopsticks

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Ume Plum Syrup

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cold udon noodles served on a round bamboo tray called "zaru" with some garnishes and a small cup of dipping sauce

Zaru Udon (Cold Udon Noodles)

15 minutes mins
two milk pudding served in grass cup with two wooden spoons

Japanese Milk Pudding

4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
two bowls of Vietnamese che dessert with shiratama dango in glass with two wooden spoons.

Japanese-Style Vietnamese Che Dessert

20 minutes mins
two hoshigaki dried persimmon on a small plate with a pair of chopsticks in a paper cover

Hoshigaki Dried Persimmon

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two salmon onigiri served on a rectangle plate

Delicious Salmon Onigiri Recipe

10 minutes mins
three omusubi served on a rectangle bamboo tray

Onigiri (Rice Balls)

20 minutes mins
kinako roasted soybean flour served on a small round plate with a little wooden spoon

Kinako (Soybean Flour)

15 minutes mins
nikujaga served in a shallow serving bowl with a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks

Nikujaga (Japanese Beef and Potatoes)

30 minutes mins
shogayaki served on rectangular plate with shredded cabbage

Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

20 minutes mins
2 skewers of mitarashi dango on an oval plate with mitarashi sauce drizzling

Mitarashi Dango (Dumplings with Sweet Soy Sauce)

25 minutes mins
Matcha zenzai served in a small Japanese pottery bowl with a wooden spoon

Cold Matcha Zenzai

50 minutes mins
kake udon noodles served in a Japanese pottery bowl with a pair of chopstick

Kakeudon

10 minutes mins
three onigiri rice balls on a rectangle bamboo tray

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Black sesame fried rice cooked in a cast iron frying pan

Black Sesame Chahan

25 minutes mins
three skewers of Hanami Dango (three coloured dumplings) on a small round plate with plum flower in back ground

Hanami Dango (Three Colored Dumplings)

20 minutes mins
onigirazu cut in half served in a cardboard take away container

Onigirazu

10 minutes mins
Teriyaki sauce poured over Teriyaki Chicken on the oval plate

Teriyaki Chicken

20 minutes mins
Japanese hamburger served with shimeji mushroom sauce

10 Easy Japanese Recipes

two piece of Easy crispy Japanese tofu steak served with green veggies and a plain cooked rice

Easy Crispy Japanese Tofu Steak

15 minutes mins
Yakisoba served on a plate with a pair of chopsticks

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir Fried Noodle) ใ€€

25 minutes mins
Japanese rice bowls with pork fillets served in a Japanese rice bowl

Buta Don (Japanese Rice Bowl with Pork)

15 minutes mins
oyako don is served in a donburi rice bowl with a lid and chopsticks

Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)

20 minutes mins
Three grilled rice balls in a cast iron skillet

Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) ใ€€

40 minutes mins
two savory waffles served on an oval plate

Okonomiyaki (Savory Waffles)

19 minutes mins
seasoned rice with Japanese flavour served in a rice bowl with a pair of chopsticks

Takikomi Gohan (Japanese Seasoned Rice)

1 hour hr
two spam musubi served on an oval shaped plate, a pair of chopstick

Spam Musubi

1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
three beef negimaki roll ups served on a oval plate with green veggies

Beef Negimaki (Japanese Beef Roll Ups)

25 minutes mins
two Japanese savory pancake served on two plates with some toppings in background

Okonomiyaki

25 minutes mins
Three Yakitori skewers on Japanese pottery plate with a bowl of yakitori sauce in background

Yakitori Chicken

30 minutes mins
Yaki Udon served in a dark coloured shallow bowl garnished with red pickled ginger.

Yaki Udon

20 minutes mins
Gyudon served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with red pickled ginger on top

Gyudon Japanese Beef Bowlsใ€€

15 minutes mins
Teriyaki Meatballs served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with thinly sliced sacllions

Teriyaki Meatballs

20 minutes mins
Teriyaki salmon served in a round Japanese bowl

Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowls

15 minutes mins
curry udon served in a noodle bowl

Curry Udon

15 minutes mins
cooked rice cooked in a rice cooker in a rice bowl with a pair of chopsticks

How to Cook Rice in a Rice Cooker

1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Yakimeshi Japanese fried rice in a shallow bowl hold by two hands

Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)

20 minutes mins
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