Sunday, December 25, 2011
Moving the blog
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Spicy Turkey Spaghetti
This is one of my favorite ways to make spaghetti. I try not to cook with red meat very often, so this is nice alternative to meat balls or ground beef. I add in some Sriracha sauce to give it a bit of a kick. It's quick and a great way to use up some jars of pre-made spaghetti sauce.
Spicy Turkey Spaghetti: Cooking Time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
1 lbs ground beef
2 jars pre-made spaghetti sauce
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic
1 box spaghetti
1 Tbsp oregano
1/2 Tbsp thyme
2 Tbsp Italian spices (i.e. Mrs. Dash)
2 bay leaves
sea salt
pepper
Sriracha
ground garlic
olive oil
Optional:
Italian Sausage (i.e. Johnsonville)
Sometimes if the sauce is too bland, I add ground garlic and/or a bit of cooking sherry to the sauce.
If you accidentally put in too much Sriracha, try adding a bit of sugar. If it's still too spicy, add some more pre-made spaghetti sauce until it's to your liking.
Let me know if you liked it and if you added something different to your meal. Enjoy!
Spicy Turkey Spaghetti: Cooking Time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
1 lbs ground beef
2 jars pre-made spaghetti sauce 1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic
1 box spaghetti
1 Tbsp oregano
1/2 Tbsp thyme
2 Tbsp Italian spices (i.e. Mrs. Dash)
2 bay leaves
sea salt
pepper
Sriracha
ground garlic
olive oil
Optional:
Italian Sausage (i.e. Johnsonville)
- Make sure your ground turkey (and sausages) are thawed before you start cooking.
- Empty the two jars of pre-made spaghetti sauce into a large pot. Fill each of the emptied jars half way with water and pour it the remaining sauce and water into the pot. Heat the water and sauce mixture at medium heat. Stir occasionally.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Dice the onion and garlic cloves into small pieces and add them to the olive oil in the frying pan. Cook the onions and garlic on low medium heat until the onions are translucent. Add the cooked onions and garlic to the sauce in the large pot.
- Reuse the frying pan to cook the ground turkey. Break up the ground turkey into smaller pieces as you add it to the pan. (This allows the meat to absorb the flavors from the onion and garlic.) Lightly sprinkle sea salt, pepper, and the Italian herbs over the ground turkey. Stir the ground turkey until all sides are brown. To prevent the turkey from drying out, ensure there is a small amount of the liquid at the bottom. (You can add a small amount of water or olive oil if the liquid has evaporated.) Pour the contents of the pan into the spaghetti sauce.
- If you're adding Italian Sausage, brown the sausage on all sides. Cut open the sausage to ensure that it is completely cooked, inside and out. Add the sausage to the sauce.
- Turn up the heat to medium high for the spaghetti sauce. Add, the bay leaves, thyme, oregano, and italian spices to the sauce. Add Sriracha sauce to your liking. I usually add a couple of squirts (approximately 1-2 tsp) and it seems to be mildly spicy. Add more or less Sriracha depending on your preference.
- Stir the sauce and add additional amounts of the spices to your liking. Remove the bay leaves with spoon.
- Empty 1 box of spaghetti noodles into a large pot of boiling water. The water should cover the noodles completely. Once the noodles are cooked, drain and rinse them and empty them into a bowl.
- Serve the spaghetti sauce over the noodles and Voila! Dinner is served.
Sometimes if the sauce is too bland, I add ground garlic and/or a bit of cooking sherry to the sauce.
If you accidentally put in too much Sriracha, try adding a bit of sugar. If it's still too spicy, add some more pre-made spaghetti sauce until it's to your liking.
Let me know if you liked it and if you added something different to your meal. Enjoy!
New Year's Resolution
I've been very delinquent in my posts. I originally created this blog so that I could chronicle my adventures in Japan and share some great restaurants that I found, along with some helpful directions. In the spirit of the New Year, I decided to get back on track by making a resolution. I will blog about 1 restaurant that I will visit in the Tokyo, Yokohama, or surrounding area each month. I will also add some recipes that I'm trying out at home to supplement the restaurant reviews. I hope you enjoy the adventure and try some of the restaurants and recipes. Please let me know if there's any restaurants that I should try! Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Nigiri (Sushi-ya)
Nigiri is one of my favorite sushi restaurants in the Yokosuka area. It's a small place close to Keikyu Otsu Station on the Keikyu Line. The sushi is reasonably priced and delicious. If you like sushi, they have a lot of options. They have the typical maguro, salmon, and eel (unagi) sushi. They also have sushi rolls such as the california roll, fried shrimp (ebi) roll, and the unagi roll, if you are a sushi novice. They also have an english menu so be sure to ask if you can't read Japanese. Most of the staff do speak some English if you really need help. Be sure to get there before 6 pm if you don't want to have to wait for a seat. I'd recommend getting there earlier if you're with a large party.
One great thing about Nigiri is the sushi special. They change the special according to the season and holidays during that time period. They have eggplant sushi when it's in season. My personal favorite is the fried Chikuwa sushi, which is a long cyclindrical fish cake, they've added some type of green vegetable and put Japanese mayonaise on top for the sushi. If you're really feeling adventurous, I'd really recommend it.
Address:
Directions:
I survive and live by google maps, but in this case I would not recommend using the route provided on google maps since it takes you down a bunch of tiny streets. If you have a smart phone or are familiar with the area, the directions are correct if you want to try another route.
Get off at Keikyu Otsu Station (one south of Horinochi on the Keikyu Line going towards Uraga).
When you exit the station, turn left. Then go straight on the main road. There should be a 100 yen shop on your right and a flower shop on your left. As you continue, you should pass a bank on your right and a dentist shop and daycare center on your left.
At the fork, take the middle road. Most people will be walking in this direction, so try to follow the crowd. There is a white catholic church on the right as you walk down the road. You should also start to see some large white apartment buildings up ahead and a fairly busy intersection.
Keep going straight until you get to the intersection with the 7 eleven at the corner.
Cross the street and make an immediate left after you reach the other side of the street. There will be a playground and white apartment buildings on your right and straight ahead.
Go straight on the sidewalk heading towards the large white apartment buildings ahead of you.
Once you pass the white apartment buildings, you'll see a group of four restaurants. Look for the sushi restaurant that as にぎり on the sign.
One great thing about Nigiri is the sushi special. They change the special according to the season and holidays during that time period. They have eggplant sushi when it's in season. My personal favorite is the fried Chikuwa sushi, which is a long cyclindrical fish cake, they've added some type of green vegetable and put Japanese mayonaise on top for the sushi. If you're really feeling adventurous, I'd really recommend it.
Address:
日本
Directions:
I survive and live by google maps, but in this case I would not recommend using the route provided on google maps since it takes you down a bunch of tiny streets. If you have a smart phone or are familiar with the area, the directions are correct if you want to try another route.
Get off at Keikyu Otsu Station (one south of Horinochi on the Keikyu Line going towards Uraga).
When you exit the station, turn left. Then go straight on the main road. There should be a 100 yen shop on your right and a flower shop on your left. As you continue, you should pass a bank on your right and a dentist shop and daycare center on your left.
At the fork, take the middle road. Most people will be walking in this direction, so try to follow the crowd. There is a white catholic church on the right as you walk down the road. You should also start to see some large white apartment buildings up ahead and a fairly busy intersection.
Keep going straight until you get to the intersection with the 7 eleven at the corner.
Cross the street and make an immediate left after you reach the other side of the street. There will be a playground and white apartment buildings on your right and straight ahead.
Go straight on the sidewalk heading towards the large white apartment buildings ahead of you.
Once you pass the white apartment buildings, you'll see a group of four restaurants. Look for the sushi restaurant that as にぎり on the sign.
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