4 authentic japanese Recipes

water, instant ramen noodles (exclude seasoning packet), water, soy sauce, mirin (japanese sweet wine), dashi no moto (instant dashi or fish-broth powder), available at asian markets, rice vinegar, shiitake mushrooms, sliced, green onions, sliced, minced fresh ginger, butter, scallops

sheet) package gyoza wrapper or 1 (30 sheet) package wonton wrappers, ground pork, cabbage, green onions or 1 bunch garlic chives, known in japanese as nira, fresh gingerroot, ground, garlic clove, soy sauce, sake, sesame seed oil, salt, pepper , to taste

boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks (or tofu--see note), onion, chopped, garlic, minced, potatoes , chunked, carrots, in thick slices, soy sauce, white vinegar (or filipino, japanese, or korean vinegar), sugar, cooking wine (preferably white ), salt and pepper, bay leaves, italian seasoning or 1 dash oregano, orange rind, cornstarch (2 tbsp mixed w/ water)