Under 5 Ingredients

Make satisfying dinners with our simple and easy 5-ingredients recipes. From Japanese-style wafu pasta to fried rice dishes, these easy recipes will be your new dinner staples. Salt, pepper, oil, water —and any optional ingredients – are freebies.

A Japanese plate containing Butter Soy Sauce Scallops.
A Japanese plate containing Butter Soy Sauce Scallops.

Butter Soy Sauce Scallops ホタテのバター醤油焼き

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Pan-fried to perfection, these quick Butter Soy Sauce Scallops are an Osechi dish for...
Assortment of mushrooms are wrapped and cooked in foil with miso and butter.

Miso Butter Mushrooms in Foil きのこのホイル焼き

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These miso butter mushrooms in foil packets are so easy to make with a...
A enamel tray containing homemade Japanese curry roux blocks.

How to Make Japanese Curry Roux (Video) カレールーの作り方

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Learn how to make Japanese Curry Roux from scratch with 5 ingredients! Use this...
A white ceramic plate containing ramen eggs.

Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Tamago) (Video) 味付け玉子

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Known as Ajitsuke Tamago (Ajitama) in Japan, Ramen Eggs are delicious as a topping...
A ceramic bowl containing Japanese Sake-Steamed Clams.

Japanese Sake-Steamed Clams (Video) あさりの酒蒸し

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This Japanese Sake-Steamed Clams recipe take just 10 minutes and 5 ingredients to make....
A rice bowl containing Myoga Yukari Mazegohan.

Myoga Yukari Rice (Mazegohan) ミョウガとゆかりの混ぜご飯

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This Myoga Yukari Mazegohan is a wonderful summer mixed rice made with Japanese ginger...
A Japanese plate containing Ume Miso and Shiso Onigiri.

Ume Miso and Shiso Onigiri 梅味噌と紫蘇のおにぎり

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Flavored with a homemade blend of miso, shiso leaves, and sesame seeds, this Ume...
A Japanese blue and white rectangular plate containing Ume Miso Chicken.

Ume Miso Chicken 梅味噌チキン

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With a tangy and sweet homemade miso blend with pickled Japanese plums, this Ume...
A plate containing salad drizzled with Ume Miso Dressing.

Ume Miso Dressing 梅味噌ドレッシング

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With a hint of sweet and tangy Japanese plum flavor, this Ume Miso Dressing...
A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

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A classic Unadon (Japanese Eel Rice Bowl) recipe with sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce...
A glass containing Aka Shiso Juice.

Aka Shiso Juice (Red Perilla Juice) 赤紫蘇ジュース

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With a beautiful, rose color and a refreshing taste, Aka Shiso Juice (Red Perilla...
A refreshing salad drizzled with Yuzu Miso Dressing.

Yuzu Miso Dressing ゆず味噌ドレッシング

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This Japanese-inspired Yuzu Miso Dressing recipe is so simple, yet it hits all the...
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