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5-Minute Chinese Hot Mustard (Homemade!)
Homemade Chinese hot mustard is sharper, fresher, and more alive than anything from a packet. Dry mustard powder and cold water are most of it, with soy sauce and dark sesame oil rounding off the edge. Ten minutes of resting later, you have the sinus-clearing...
Easy 5-Minute Curry Mayonnaise (Spicy Aioli)
This 5-minute flavor-packed curry mayonnaise turns a plain jar of mayo into the sauce everyone asks about. Madras curry powder, minced garlic, and a little garlic chili paste give it warmth and a slow kick. Stir it once, let it sit while you cook, and suddenly fries,...
Hearty Roasted Vegetable & White Bean Sandwich
Roasted vegetable sandwich with zesty white bean spread is the vegetarian lunch I happily make every week. Cumin- and coriander-dusted zucchini, bell peppers, and onions roast until sweet and caramelized, then pile onto a garlicky white bean spread. One hour, four...
Easy Ginger Scallion Oil Recipe
Simple ginger scallion oil is one of those quiet condiments that changes everything it touches. Ginger and sliced scallions steep slowly in peanut oil until the kitchen smells savory and warm. A pinch of salt finishes it, and suddenly plain rice or noodles are dinner....
Spicy Nori & Sesame Seasoning Blend
Spicy nori and sesame seasoning — a homemade furikake — is the shake-on condiment my rice bowls have been waiting for. Nori, toasted sesame, chia, and hemp seeds get a jolt from cayenne, red pepper flakes, and dried orange peel and ginger. Five minutes in the grinder...
Creamy Sesame Ponzu Dressing
This creamy sesame ponzu dressing is tangy, nutty, and endlessly pourable. Tahini gives it body while ponzu brings the bright citrus-soy punch, with ginger and garlic for backbone. Fifteen minutes and one bowl, and you'll be putting it on salads, noodles, and...
Easy Shiitake Kombu Dashi (Vegan Broth)
Easy vegan dashi — a fragrant shiitake kombu broth — is the quiet backbone of so many Japanese recipes. With nothing but cool water, dried shiitakes, and a strip of kombu, you get a broth that's earthy, savory, and just a little briny. Ten minutes, mostly...
Easy Vegetarian Eel Sauce (Vegan Unagi Sauce)
This simple vegetarian eel sauce gives you that sticky, caramel-sweet unagi glaze without any eel at all. Jaggery or palm sugar, sake, soy sauce, and vegetarian dashi simmer down in half an hour into a glossy drizzle. Brush it on anything and dinner tastes like a...
Easy Vegetarian Tempura Dipping Sauce (Tentsuyu)
This homemade vegetarian tentsuyu — the classic tempura dipping sauce — comes together in five minutes flat. Warm dashi, mirin, and soy sauce balance into something savory-sweet that makes crisp tempura sing. Once you've made it yourself, the bottled version will...
Easy Homemade Vegetarian Ponzu Sauce
Homemade vegetarian ponzu sauce is the bright, citrusy splash that wakes up everything from cold tofu to noodle salads. It's nothing more than soy sauce, three fresh citrus juices, rice vinegar, and mirin stirred together. Give it a day in the fridge to mellow...
Rich & Savory Vegetarian Black Bean Sauce
This 10-minute homemade black bean sauce delivers deep, savory restaurant flavor faster than takeout. Fragrant fermented black beans sizzle with ginger and garlic, then simmer in a soy-dashi broth until glossy. Spoon it over rice or noodles and dinner is done. Ready...
Easy Sweet & Spicy Orange Sauce (Better Than Takeout!)
This incredible homemade orange sauce brings sweet, sticky heat to the table in fifteen minutes flat. Fresh orange juice and grated ginger simmer with garlic chili paste into a glossy glaze that happens to be both vegan and gluten-free. Keep a jar in the fridge and...