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Home ยป Main Dish

Authentic Japanese Main Dish Recipes

If youโ€™re looking for delicious meals and weeknight dinners then youโ€™ve come to the right place. Here youโ€™ll find fuss-free meals, hearty and satisfying feeds, and classic Japanese main dishes to feed you and your family.

Trending Authentic Dishes

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

Okonomiyaki

25 minutes mins
Japanese curry served with plain cooked rice in a bowl

Japanese Curry Rice

30 minutes mins
Chashu being sliced on a chopping board

Ramen Pork Chashu

2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
two hand holding a bitten korokke

Korokke Recipe (Japanese Potato Croquettes)

40 minutes mins

Beginner Japanese Dinners

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

Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)

4.84 from 73 votes
Three grilled rice balls in a cast iron skillet

Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)  

4.61 from 33 votes
Gyudon served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with red pickled ginger on top

Gyudon Japanese Beef Bowls 

4.92 from 23 votes
Teriyaki Meatballs served in a Japanese pottery bowl garnished with thinly sliced sacllions

Teriyaki Meatballs

4.91 from 21 votes
Yakisoba served on a plate with a pair of chopsticks

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir Fried Noodle)  

4.74 from 23 votes
nikujaga served in a shallow serving bowl with a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks

Nikujaga (Japanese Beef and Potatoes)

4.44 from 16 votes
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Quick, Authentic Japanese Main Dishes

karaage chicken served on a bamboo tray with a glass of drink and half cut lemon

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

4.95 from 19 votes
Super crispy and full of flavour, Karaage is a popular dish that everyone loves. This Japanese fried chicken consists…
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Teriyaki sauce poured over Teriyaki Chicken on the oval plate

Teriyaki Chicken

4.71 from 27 votes
Have you ever tried chicken teriyaki? If not, then this blog post is for you! Japanese teriyaki chicken is…
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ketchup flavoured fried rice wrapped with fried egg and tomato sauce drizzling over the omurice

Omurice

4.85 from 13 votes
Omurice is simply an egg omelette but with a ketchup flavoured chicken fried rice centre. The western world influenced…
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Chikuzenni Japanese chicken and vegetable stew is served on a shallow serving bowl with a pair of chopsticks

Chikuzenni ( Japanese Chicken & Vegetable Stew)

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cream stew served with rice in a shallow bowl

Japanese Cream Stew

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Ebi Katsu Sando Recipe (Panko Crumbed Shrimp Sandwich)

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Miso Katsudon

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Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlets)

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Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

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unadon served in a Japanese donburi bowl with garnished with chopped scallions with a pair of chopsticks

Unadon (Unagi Donburi)

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loco moco served in a rice bowl with a spoon

Loco Moco Donburi

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Kushi Katsu

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Black Sesame Chahan

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a piece of teriyaki glazed salmon on a round plate with a small bowl of rice in background

Teriyaki Glazed Salmon

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onigirazu cut in half served in a cardboard take away container

Onigirazu

10 minutes mins
Tempura pieces and soba noodles served on a round bamboo plate

Tensoba (Tempura Soba Recipe)

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Teriyaki sauce poured over Teriyaki Chicken on the oval plate

Teriyaki Chicken

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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
Cold soba noodles served on a bamboo strainer topped with shredded nori seaweed

Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles)

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

Buta Don (Japanese Rice Bowl with Pork)

15 minutes mins
cooked soba noodles served on a bamboo tray

Soba Noodles

18 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€€

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two savory waffles served on an oval plate

Okonomiyaki (Savory Waffles)

19 minutes mins
two serves of sushi burger with Yakiniku on a take away cardboard plate with renkon chips

Yakiniku (Rice Burger)

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

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Japanese Curry Rice

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Tempura Udon

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Japanese Hamburger Steak

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Green Peas and Rice

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Chicken Nanban

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Miso Glazed Salmon

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kimchi fried rice served in a shallow round bowl with a bamboo spoon

Kimchi Fried Rice

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two hand holding a bitten korokke

Korokke Recipe (Japanese Potato Croquettes)

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