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With only 3 ingredients, these Japanese Salted Chicken Wings (Teba Shio) are

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With only 3 ingredients, these Japanese Salted Chicken Wings (Teba Shio) are

broiled till juicy and crisp golden perfection. So good and unbelievably easy to make, they will the wings on repeat for all your parties, game days or lazy Sunday dinners. Teba Shio (Salted Chicken Wings) INGREDIENTS 2 lb chicken wings (flats/drumettes) (16 pieces) (I use mid joints) 1 ½ cups sake kosher/sea salt (I use Diamond Crystal; Use half for table salt) freshly ground black pepper Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (optional) Lemon (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Gather all the ingredients. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Line the bottom of a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place the wire rack on top. Soak the chicken...

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Originated in Sapporo, Hokkaido, a northernmost island of Japan, Soup Curry is a light curry flavored soup served with fall-off-the-bone chicken and colorful vegetables that are flash fried to give the vibrant colors.  It's relatively a new...

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Soup Curry INGREDIENTS For Steamed Rice 2 rice cooker cups uncooked Japanese short-grain rice water (Fill up till 2 cup line) For Soup Curry 1 onion 1 carrot 1 package shimeji mushrooms 3 cloves garlic 1 knob ginger 2.5 lb bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (6 pieces) 1 tsp kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) (for chicken) freshly ground black pepper ½ Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp unsalted butter ¼ tsp kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) (for onion) 3 cups chicken stock/broth 1 Tbsp dry basil 1 bay leaf 1 tsp kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) (to taste) 1 tsp soy sauce Seasonings 1 piece Japanese curry roux (= 1 small square block) 1 Tbsp curry powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 Tbsp honey 1 ½ Tbsp mango chutney For Additional Vegetables 1 cup neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, canola, etc)...

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With a savory curry filling, a chewy, springy texture, and a light coating of crispy panko, Japanese Curry Bread - or Kare Pan - is the star of pastries at Japanese bakery shops

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If you are a huge fan of Japanese curry, you have to make this insanely delicious bread bun at home.  Curry Bread (Kare Pan) INGREDIENTS 150 g bread flour (1 cup + 1 Tbsp) 50 g cake flour (1/3 cup + 1 tsp) 3 g kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt) (1 tsp) 15 g sugar (1 Tbsp + ½ tsp) 3 g instant dry yeast (1 tsp; See Notes if you use ACTIVE dry yeast) 125 g whole milk (125 ml; I highly recommend using whole milk instead of non-fat or reduced-fat milk.) 10 g unsalted butter (1 Tbsp) 300 g Japanese curry of your choice (1 ½ cup) (at room temperature, made previous night kept in the fridge overnight. Here are...

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