by Admin | Mar 29, 2020 | Legumes
Cooking Beans, the Quick-Soak Way MAKES: 6 to 8 servings TIME: 2 hours to soak, plus 30 minutes to 2 hours to cook, largely unattended The recommended method and the easiest way to cook beans because for most of the time they aren’t cooking at all; they’re...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2020 | Legumes
Cooking Beans, the No-Soak Way MAKES: 6 to 8 servings TIME: 30 minutes to 4 hours, largely unattended This is the only method you need for lentils and split peas, which cook pretty fast and don’t absorb a lot of water. The main advantage of cooking other beans...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Grains
Mixed Rice, Japanese Style Kayaku Gohan MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 40 minutes Kayaku gohan (mixed rice) may be thought of as Japanese paella. It’s less sophisticated than sushi and, in the home at least, far more common. Like paella, it may be made with or without...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Grains
Japanese Rice with Edamame and Sea Greens MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes If you haven’t yet discovered the wonders of sea greens (you might call them seaweed), this is your opportunity. And please try dashi here: It adds a complex flavor that simply...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Grains
Rice Balls Onigiri MAKES: 4 to 8 servings TIME: 30 minutes Rice balls are a part of daily life in Japan, a fast snack, something to be grabbed on the run or part of a boxed lunch and clearly somewhat healthier than potato chips. There’s almost nothing to them:...
