Better

storebought shumai • Water

onions • garlic • apple • carrot • mushrooms • beef • red wine • vegetable juice • milk • canned mango • butter • allpurpose flour •

potatoes • allpurpose flour • cornstarch • salt • coarsely ground black pepper • white pepper • Enough oil for frying • Mayonnaise and ketchup to taste

medium to large onion • clove or 2 inches garlic • soy sauce • sake • mirin • sugar • chicken bouillon powder • water

allpurpose flour • water • As much as you like of any vegetables or meat you have on hand—classic choices are onion carrot potato. Recommended burdock root green onion fried tofu • water • Miso to taste • Dashi of your choice • Sake to taste • Dust the noodles with flour and place in a plastic bag after loosening and stretching them out

thinly sliced pork loin • Yukon Gold potatoes • carrot • onion • pork scraps or pork for stirfry • reducedcalorie curry roux • Salt and pepper to taste • water • bay leaf • bouillon cube • Chinese chicken stock paste • instant coffee •

–16 oz cabbage or napa cabbage • –9 oz ground pork • garlic chives • inch piece green onion • each garlic and ginger • soy sauce • toasted sesame oil • sake • Chinese chicken bouillon powder • umami seasoning • Salt and pepper to taste • vegetable oil •

ground pork • –1 14 inches • minced garlic • minced ginger • sliced dried red chili pepper • doubanjiang • tianmianjiang • water • chicken bouillon powder • soy milk • miso • Chinese soup base •

bread flour • allpurpose flour • sugar • dry yeast • warm water • As needed extra bread flour for dusting • ground pork • onion • panko breadcrumbs • soy sauce • sesame oil • sugar •

shirataki noodles • Wakame seaweed • kamaboko • water • chicken bouillon powder • small amount of leafy greens or green onions • Black pepper to taste • soy sauce • sake

ground pork • napa cabbage • green onion • garlic chives • –5 shiitake mushrooms • garlic • ginger • –2.5 oz glass noodles • salt • soy sauce • oyster sauce • chicken bouillon paste •

About 1 handful frozen seafood mix • napa cabbage • carrot • onion • shiitake mushrooms • sliced pork belly • water • soy sauce • mirin • sake • chicken bouillon powder • oyster sauce •

boneless skinless chicken thigh • small potatoes • carrot • large onion • box curry roux • water • chicken bouillon paste • bay leaf • seasoned salt and black pepper • ketchup • Worcestershire sauce • instant coffee •

chicken bouillon powder • dashi granules • or more salt to taste • yuzu kosho • toasted sesame oil • hot water