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Effortless Eats: Speedy Japanese Recipes for Busy Days

Are you tired of spending hours in the kitchen preparing elaborate meals? Do you want to indulge in delicious Japanese cuisine without having to compromise on your busy schedule? These recipes are for you! These quick and easy dishes are full of flavour and can be whipped up in minutes without sacrificing taste.

Quick Dinner Ideas

tonkatsu pork served with shredded cabbage and small tomatoes, drizzled tonkatsu sauce

Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlets)

5 from 6 votes
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
shogayaki served on rectangular plate with shredded cabbage

Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

4.25 from 8 votes
two piece of Easy crispy Japanese tofu steak served with green veggies and a plain cooked rice

Easy Crispy Japanese Tofu Steak

4.92 from 12 votes
oyako don is served in a donburi rice bowl with a lid and chopsticks

Oyako Don (Chicken & Egg Rice Bowl)

4.80 from 15 votes
4 Yakisoba Pan on round wire rack

Yakisoba Pan

5 from 3 votes
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Appetizers

Two Agedashi tofu served in a oval bowl with garnishes and tsuyu

Agedashi Tofu

30 minutes mins
popcorn chicken served in a takeaway cardboard container

Popcorn-Sized Karaage Chicken

30 minutes mins
Two Chawanmushi bowls with a wooden spoon in back ground.

Chawanmushi (Japanese Savoury Egg Custard)

25 minutes mins
Renkon chips served in a round shallow bowl with amazu sauce drizzling over

Renkon Chips with Amazu Sauce

15 minutes mins
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Breakfast & Brunch

2 pieces of Fruit Sandwich in a takeaway cardboard container

Fruit Sandwich

4.72 from 14 votes
Japanese fruit sandwich is a special fruit-filled sweet sandwich that is very popular in Japan. It might seem a…
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4 pieces of Japanese rolled egg Tamagoyaki are served on a oval plate

Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Egg)

4.79 from 28 votes
It was no surprise to see a big queue of tourists for Tamagoyaki on skewers called “Kushidama” at Tsukiji…
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three souffle pancake served on an oval plate dusted with icing sugar and syrup

Japanese Souffle Pancakes

4.17 from 48 votes
Have you seen the famous Japanese Souffle Pancakes store “Shiawase no Pancake” (幸せのパンケーキ- Happiness Pancake)? Their Japanese souffle Pancakes…
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Desserts & Sweets

two black sesame steamed buns in a bamboo steamer

Black Sesame Seeds Steamed Buns Recipe

5 from 9 votes
many shiratama dango served on a octagonal shape plate with a bamboo stick

Shiratama Dango

5 from 7 votes
two rectangle shaped plate with three nutella dessert takoyaki

Takoyaki (Nutella Dessert)

5 from 10 votes
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Salads

spinach goma ae served in Japanese ceramic mortar

Goma ae (Japanese Salad Dressed with Sesame Seed Dressing)

5 from 10 votes
Asian Slaw in a rectangle dish. The sesame soy dressing being pored over.

Easy Asian Slaw with Sesame Soy Dressing

5 from 2 votes
Kelp noodle salad served in a shallow round bowl

Kelp Noodle Salad

5 from 1 vote
Shira ae served in a shallow black bowl

Shira-ae (Mashed Tofu Salad)

5 from 6 votes
Japanese potato salad served in a shallow bowl with salad serving wooden spoon and falk

Japanese Potato Salad　

4.93 from 26 votes
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Side Dishes

Shungiku gomaae served in a small Japanese mortar

Shungiku Goma-ae

10 minutes mins
Okara served in a medium serving bowl with a bowl of rice and chopsticks

Unohana (Sautéed Okara with Vegetables)

20 minutes mins
Nasu dengaku served on an oval plate with toppings of ginger, shiso leaves and sesame seeds

Nasu Dengaku (Miso Eggplant Recipe)

20 minutes mins
ochazuke served in a Japanese rice bowl with chopsticks and a Japanese cast iron tea pot

Ochauzuke (Japanese Tea Rice)

5 minutes mins
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Soups & Stews

Tofu and wakame miso soup served in a bowl

Miso Soup

4.62 from 34 votes
egg drop soup served in a Japanese lacquer bowl

Kakitamajiru (Egg Drop Soup)

5 from 9 votes
Japanese clear soup served in a small wooden bowl

Japanese Clear Soup (Asari no suimono)

4 from 4 votes
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Latest in Quick

Kaeshi Japanese sauce base in a storing glass jar.

Kaeshi Recipe – Japanese Sauce Base

15 minutes mins
hojicha latte made into a cup and a saucer with a

How To Make A Hojicha Latte (Hot Or Iced)

10 minutes mins
two salmon onigiri served on a rectangle plate

Delicious Salmon Onigiri Recipe

10 minutes mins
tonkatsu pork served with shredded cabbage and small tomatoes, drizzled tonkatsu sauce

Tonkatsu (Japanese Fried Pork Cutlets)

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

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

30 minutes mins
shogayaki served on rectangular plate with shredded cabbage

Shogayaki (Japanese Ginger Pork)

20 minutes mins
various kushi katsu served on an oval plate with sauce container in background

Kushi Katsu

30 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
kake udon noodles served in a Japanese pottery bowl with a pair of chopstick

Kakeudon

10 minutes mins
Black sesame fried rice cooked in a cast iron frying pan

Black Sesame Chahan

25 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
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
two savory waffles served on an oval plate

Okonomiyaki (Savory Waffles)

19 minutes mins
A Japanese hamburger steak served on a round plate with green salad veggies and carrots and green beans.

Japanese Hamburger Steak

30 minutes mins
4 Yakisoba Pan on round wire rack

Yakisoba Pan

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

Kimchi Fried Rice

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

Omurice

20 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
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
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
BLT rice sandwich on a plate

BLT Onigirazu

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

Buri Teriyaki

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

Ketchup 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
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