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Home ยป Main Dish ยป Page 2

Authentic Japanese Main Dish Recipes

osechi dishes served in a square box neatly

Osechi Ryori

three beef negimaki roll ups served on a oval plate with green veggies

Beef Negimaki (Japanese Beef Roll Ups)

25 minutes mins
4 rose shaped gyoza on a oval plate

Rose Dumplings

30 minutes mins
a piece of grilled slated salmon on a white plate

Shiozake (Japanese Salted Salmon)

8 hours hrs 8 minutes mins
two Japanese savory pancake served on two plates with some toppings in background

Okonomiyaki

25 minutes mins
Two prawn tempura, shiso leaf tempura, renkon, kabocha and chikuwa fish cake tempura on a plate with a bowl of tentsuyu with gated daikon in it

Tempura

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

Yakitori Chicken

30 minutes mins
ketchup flavoured fried rice wrapped with fried egg and tomato sauce drizzling over the omurice

Omurice

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
Two slices of Katsu Sando in a cardboard takeaway container

Katsu Sando (Japanese Sandwich)

25 minutes mins
an egg omelette sandwich and an egg salad sandwich in a cardboard take away container

Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich

20 minutes mins
okinawa taco rice served on a shallow bowl with a ceramic spoon

Okinawa Taco Rice

25 minutes mins
Hayashi rice served in a shallow bowl with a wooden spoon

Hayashi Rice

25 minutes mins
chestnuts rice is served in a small rice bowl

Kuri Gohan (Japanese Chestnuts Recipe)

1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Three fried shrimp with tartar sauce on a round plate with green salad leaves, tomato and a wedge of lemon

Ebi Fry (Japanese Fried Shrimp)

25 minutes mins
Poke bowl on a table with a pair of chopstick and small bowl of sesame seeds

Poke Bowl

25 minutes mins
Teriyaki salmon served in a round Japanese bowl

Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowls

15 minutes mins
Hiroshima Okonomiyaki served on a round plate with a pair of chopstick

Hiroshima Okonomiyaki

20 minutes mins
curry udon served in a noodle bowl

Curry Udon

15 minutes mins
3 Tsukune Chicken meatball on skewers over an individual Japanese style grill

Tsukune (Chicken Meatballs)

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

Yakimeshi (Japanese Fried Rice)

20 minutes mins
hijiki gohan served in a Japanese rice bowl with a pair of chopstick

Hijiki Gohan (Hijiki Seaweed Rice)

1 hour hr
Katsudon served in a large Japanese rice bowl with a pair of chopsticks

Katsudon (Deep Fried Pork Cutlets Rice Bowl)

20 minutes mins
Chicken katsu curry served in a round shallow bowl with a spoon

Chicken Katsu Curry

10 minutes mins
two bowls of Tempura Donburi with chopsticks

Tempura Donburi

40 minutes mins
a bowl of rice, a plate of chicken katsu and green salad on an oval plate.

Chicken Katsu

45 minutes mins
simmered pork belly cooked in Okinawan way served on a plate

Okinawa Rafute (Braised Pork Belly)

40 minutes mins
4 slices of Buri Teriyaki are served on a oval plate with a flower shaped pickled radish

Buri Teriyaki

25 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
Two Japanese hamburger served on a plate with mushroom sauce drizzling over

Japanese Hamburg Steak with Mushroom Sauce

25 minutes mins
Katsuo tataki slices served on a oval plate with grated daikon and chopped scallions

Katsuo Tataki

20 minutes mins
saba misoni served on a Japanese antique plate with a pair of chopsticks and a bowl of rice

Saba Misoni

15 minutes mins
Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese Beef Curry With Rice

20 minutes mins
Teriyaki Rice Burger

Japanese Rice Burger With Teriyaki Sauce

30 minutes mins
Hirekatsu

HireKatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlets)

15 minutes mins
Teriyaki Prawns

Teriyaki Grilled Prawns

40 minutes mins
Osechi Lunch Plate 1x1

Osechi Ryori Lunch Plate

Char Siu Flavoured Drumsticks

Oven-Baked Char Siu Chicken Drumsticks

1 hour hr
Pulled Pork Bao Buns

Pulled Pork Bao Buns

4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
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