Sake

About the ingredient sake. Including 43 recipes with sake, and nutrition data.

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Recipes using sake

There are 43 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Soba in Chicken Broth

Japanese soba noodles in ginger-miso chicken broth with shiitake mushrooms, gai lan, and fresh cilantro. Restaurant-quality slurpable noodle soup ready in 40 minutes at home.

Chinese Style Sauteed Firm Tofu

I put the heavy baking pan above the tofu for 2 hours, lots of water came out, that definitely helped tofu develop a firmer texture. I didn't use onion, instead used the scallions, also added some oyster sauce. Very tasty and easy to make.

Kiriboshi(Chicken Simmered with White Radish

Kiriboshi(Chicken Simmered with White Radish recipe

Stir-Fried Tofu & Mushrooms

Sake-marinated tofu pan-fried golden and tossed with rehydrated shiitake mushrooms, garlic, fresh chiles, and soy. A hearty vegetarian stir-fry with serious umami depth.

Kamo Sakamushi (Sake Steamed Duck)

Kamo Sakamushi is sake-steamed duck breast salted for three hours, steamed with sake, and finished under the grill. A minimalist Japanese appetizer with just two ingredients and clean, elegant flavor.

Mabo Dhofu

Vegetarian mapo tofu (Mabo Dofu) with silken tofu, mushrooms, leeks, and sake in a savory soy-sesame sauce. A quick Japanese-style tofu stir-fry ready in 15 minutes.

Miso Potato Salad

Miso potato salad with baby potatoes simmered in a sauce of white and red miso, sake, ginger, and honey. A Japanese-inspired side served hot or cold, no mayo needed.

Cornish Hen

Asian-style Cornish hen wraps split hen breasts around asparagus spears and steams them in a bamboo steamer over rice with bok choy, broccoli, and peppers. Elegant pan-Asian dinner.

Korean-Style Marinated Skirt Steak

Korean-style marinated skirt steak with soy sauce, sake, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Grilled to medium rare in under 5 minutes and sliced thin against the grain.

Kinome-Ae (Bamboo Shoots with Green Soy Dressing)

Kinome-ae is a classic Japanese dish pairing dashi-simmered bamboo shoots with a vivid green miso dressing colored with spinach paste. Finished with fragrant sansho pepper powder.

Fanchie-Dofu

Fanchie-dofu, a Chinese tomato and tofu stir-fry with garlic, sake, leeks, and green peas in a light cornstarch sauce. Vegetarian and ready in 30 minutes.

Hamaguri Sakami (Sake Seasoned Clams)

Hamaguri Sakami are sake-seasoned clams served at room temperature in their shells with lemon. A minimalist Japanese appetizer that highlights the clean, briny sweetness of littleneck clams.

Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki chicken marinates broiler-fryer pieces in soy sauce, sake, sugar and fresh grated ginger, then cooks in the microwave for tender, glossy Japanese-style chicken in 20 minutes.

Iced Mint Green Tea

Iced mint green tea spiked with sake and honey, steeped with fresh mint leaves, and finished with a lemongrass stalk stirrer. A refreshing cocktail-style summer drink with an easy non-alcoholic version.

White Miso Dressing

White miso dressing (sumiso) made with shiro miso, sake, sugar, and egg yolks. A traditional Japanese sauce for nuta-ae, karashi sumiso-ae, and kinome-ae dishes.

Hamaguri Shigure-Ni (Sweet Cooked Clams)

Hamaguri Shigure-Ni, a Japanese sweet-savory clam appetizer cooked in sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Only 4 ingredients. The sauce reduces to a glossy syrup that coats each clam. Served cool.

Black Miso Cod

This is a classic Japanese dish, first made famous by the chef Nobu Matsuhisa and served in all his Nobu restaurants. Serve with steamed spinach and brown /black rice or quinoa for a simple, but delicious dinner.

Grilled Sake Marinated Bass

Grilled sake-marinated bass with a simple Japanese-inspired soak of sake, soy sauce, ginger and sugar. A clean, weeknight-fast fish dinner with deep umami and a perfect flaky, oil-rich finish.

Perch with Black Bean Sauce

Pan-seared perch fillets with savory Chinese black bean sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, and sake. Restaurant-style Asian fish dinner in under 30 minutes.

Galloping Horses - Vegetarian Version

Thai galloping horses (Ma Hor) made vegetarian with shiitake mushrooms, peanuts, garlic, and cilantro root on fresh pineapple chunks. A sweet-savory-spicy Thai appetizer.

Toriwasa (Chicken & Parsely with Horesradish Sauce)

Toriwasa is a Japanese izakaya classic: sake-poached chicken shredded thin and tossed with blanched parsley in a sharp wasabi-soy dressing, finished with shredded nori. Light, clean, and full of bite.

Boiled Danish Squash with Ground Beef

Winter squash simmered with savory ground beef in a ginger, soy sauce, and sake glaze. A Japanese-inspired comfort dish with a glossy, sweet-savory sauce.

Yakitori

Traditional Japanese yakitori with sake-marinated chicken livers and teriyaki-glazed breast skewers threaded with scallions. Smoky, sweet, savory, and ready to grill in under an hour.

Horenso No Goma-Ae

Horenso no goma-ae is a Japanese spinach side dish dressed in a paste of toasted sesame seeds, sake, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Classic side served at room temperature with rice and miso.

Crab Won Tons with Blackberry Szechuan Sauce

Crispy fried crab wontons with spinach and cream cheese, served with a sweet-spicy blackberry Szechuan dipping sauce. A stunning fusion appetizer that bridges East and West.

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