All posts tagged: teriyaki

teriyaki king oyster mushroom recipe

Teriyaki King Oyster Mushroom with Snow Peas

This wonderful teriyaki sauce is one of the easiest sauces to make, it is deliciously piquant and so versatile that it can be used on nearly anything: meat, vegetables, noodles or grains. I always turn to this sauce when I am not sure what to cook. My favourite one is teriyaki salmon or chicken served on steamy hot rice with a side of nori seaweed and green leafy vegetables. But today, I opt for a vegetarian version with my new found favourite king oyster mushroom. This mushroom has the most meaty texture with the least water content compares to all of its other contemporaries. It holds its shape beautifully when cooked which makes it a brilliant replacement for meat. In this dish, the powerful flavour of the teriyaki sauce is complimented with refreshing and naturally sweet snow peas. The snow peas are barely cooked to retain its freshness and crunchiness, it goes perfectly well with the piquant teriyaki sauce and add a lovely contrast to the tender velvety mushroom. Serve with pipping hot rice as a comforting and satisfying meal. …

Summer roll recipe

Summer Rolls with soy marinated vegetables

The last weeks were busy weeks. One thing I did was a lunch catering for a photo shoot two days in a row. It was an enjoyable experience and the good feedback from the clients was most rewarding. It was a food related photo shoot and I was rather fascinated by how complicated and time consuming taking a photo of just one piece of food can be and the amount of equipment it required. There was a food stylist involved who made the product look its very best for every single shoot. It was a wonderful and inspirational experience for me! This is also why I chose to write this post sharing my excitement with you. The lunch menu for the first day consisted of Summer Roll – with soy marinated vegetables (recipe below), Worcestershire Beef Sarnie (from Jamie Oliver’s recipe) and Matcha Chiffon Cake (see a similar version here). The menu was requested by my clients as I had done these dishes for previous catering of theirs before, and I was more than happy to cook …