EDITORIALS
In season now! Recipe for snacks using fresh ginger from Kuriyama-cho, Hokkaido
We asked chef Matsuda-san to prepare recipes for fresh ginger that go well with "Hokuto Zuisho" and "Maruta," Japanese sake from the Kobayashi Sake Brewery, also located in Kuriyama-cho!
We hope everyone will try making them at home.
For more information about Yoshida Farm's fresh ginger, check out this article!
Hokkaido's fresh ginger is in season! Yoshida Farms taking on the challenge of growing ginger in Kuriyama-cho
Table of Contents
1. beef stewed with plenty of ginger
2 . fresh ginger with ginger syrup and nori seaweed sandwich
Beef simmered in shiguregiri sauce with plenty of ginger
Beef stewed in shiguregiri sauce with plenty of fresh ginger.
Plenty of fresh ginger is cut into small dice to give it freshness and presence.
It is served with "Maruta", which has a strong umami taste and a sharp sharpness. It is a combination that makes you want to drink more and more. As you get tipsy, you may picture the countryside of Kuriyama and a brick sake brewery in front of your eyes.
Ingredients (easy to make)
- thin slice of beef (cut into small pieces): 150g
- fresh ginger: 20g
- sugar: 1.5 tablespoons
- oil: 0. 5
- teaspoons
- , sake, water: 1.5 tablespoons each Kombu (kelp)
- : 1cm x 5cm
A Soy sauce
Preparation
- Prepare A.
Cut kombu into 5 pieces 1 cm square with scissors and mix with soy sauce, sake and water. - Wash ginger clean and cut into 3mm to 5mm cubes.
- Grease a frying pan, spread the sugar on it and add the ginger.
- Place the beef on top of the 3 and put on medium heat.
- When the meat is cooked, add A and cook, stirring constantly, until the water is absorbed.
- Finished!
Ginger Syrup with Fresh Ginger and Nori Sandwiches
If you make ginger syrup with fresh ginger, you can drink it hot or cold with soda water. It tastes even better if you add spices. And that, sweetly boiled ginger is like a fruit. The snack to be served with the fruity aroma of Hokuto Zuishou is a nori sandwich. It is a delicious dish that is quick and easy to make, and you must be careful not to miss out on another one.
Ginger Syrup with Fresh Ginger
Ingredients (easy-to-make quantities)
- Fresh ginger: 300g
- White sugar: 280 g
- Tempeh sugar: 20g
- 3 cloves
- 2 sprinkles of cinnamon powder
- Cardamom: 3 pcs.
Preparation
- Slice fresh ginger as thinly as possible, sprinkle with sugar, add spices, and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes, until the ginger is completely moistened and clear. If it seems to be burning, reduce heat to a simmer.
- The simmering liquid can be used as ginger syrup, and the ginger can be added to simmered dishes such as meat and potatoes, or eaten in nori sandwiches.
- Finished!
New ginger nori sandwiches
Ingredients (for 2 pieces)
- Nori (1/8 cut): 2 sheets
- Butter: 2 - 3 g x 2 pieces
- 5 g sweetened ginger (from the ginger syrup made from fresh ginger)
How to make
- Fold the cut nori in half.
- Fold in butter and sweetened ginger.
- Finished!
Just looking at the picture makes me hungry and want to drink sake at the same time....
The Domingo editorial staff immediately tried making "Shigure-ni-ni (beef simmered with ginger)," and the exquisite sweetness was irresistible, and the chopsticks just wouldn't stop...!
Not only is it a perfect accompaniment to alcoholic beverages, but it also goes well with rice.
The spiced ginger syrup can be mixed with hot water and drunk hot during the cold season to warm the body and soul.
Both the syrup and the sweetened ginger are delicious in this very convenient recipe!
Now is the season! Please try this recipe using fresh ginger from Hokkaido at home.
Recipe courtesy of
Chef Mae Matsuda
Lives and works in Hokkaido. She is an Italian chef who loves kelp. She is the author of the dancyu series "Where Does the Kelp Go? Ethical is delicious! Magazine, TV, newspaper, and recipes to support municipalities. Recipes from the chef in "The Blessings of the Sea: The Power of Food JAPAN".
