7 chef japanese Recipes

head cauliflower (about 3 lb), butter, all-purpose flour, milk, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, shredded gruyere cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, fresh grated nutmeg, panko breadcrumbs (japanese bread crumbs- or coarsely ground fresh bread crumbs)

tofu , regular, salt, water , for parboiling tofu, ground pork, green garlic chives, chopped in 1/2 inches (nira), vegetable oil, chinese chili bean sauce (toubanjan or doubanjiang), chinese brown bean sauce (tenmienjan, tenmenjan, or tenmenjiang), fermented black beans, chopped finely, ichimi togarashi pepper or 1/4-1/2 tsp japanese dried red chili pepper, minced, chili oil, chicken stock, sake or 1 tbsp dry sherry, soy sauce, sesame oil, szechuan peppercorn (optional), cornstarch, water

ground beef, salt , to taste, ground black pepper, onion, chopped fine, vegetable oil (for frying ), egg, milk, breadcrumbs, water, ketchup, sake, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, butter

boneless chicken thighs, fresh shiitake mushrooms, shishito green peppers or 3 small bell peppers, mirin (or 2-3 tbsp. sake + 2 tsp. sugar), soy sauce, japanese sansho pepper (optional), shichimi togarashi pepper or red chili pepper flakes (optional)

japanese eggplants , halved lengthwise and sliced (cubed if using regular eggplant), grapeseed oil or 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, red bell pepper, chopped, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined, fresh parsley, chopped, unsweetened soymilk (cow) or 1/2 cup nonfat milk (cow), extra large egg whites, extra large egg yolk, fresh ground nutmeg, hard parmesan cheese, grated (divided between custard and topping), light farmer cheese, grated (divided between custard and topping), brown rice cakes (i used lundberg brand sesame tamari flavor), old bay seasoning (see chef notes, last line of instructions), salt , to taste, pepper , to taste