Takara Sake USA makes sakes to be enjoyed with food. To enhance your enjoyment of our sakes and to make home entertaining easier, we provide a series of recipes to pair exclusively with sakes.

RECIPES WITH TAKARA MIRIN

EASY TERIYAKI SAUCE

TERIYAKI BURGER

TERIYAKI SALMON

TERIYAKI CHICKEN

TERIYAKI CHICKEN SALAD

BAKED MARINATED WHITEFISH

SKEWERED BEEF & VEGETABLE ROLLS

THE INCREDIBLE BBQ RIBS

SWEET & SOUR DRESSING/SAUCE

JAPANESE RICE

RECIPES WITH TAKARA MIRIN

EASY TERIYAKI SAUCE (1.5 cup)

1. Mix all the ingredients in a small pan on low heat.
2. Simmer until it thickens, mix occasionally, making sure not to burn the bottom.
3. After cooling, store in a bottle in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

TERIYAKI BURGER (Makes 4 to 6 burgers)

1. In a bowl, mix ground meat and onion together with hands.
2. Sprinkle a little salt & pepper, mix well.
3. Make meat patty.
4. Lightly oil frying pan and heat meat both sides, until no longer pink in the middle.
5. Turn off heat, pour Teriyaki sauce over meat.
6. Serve in a hamburger bun with lettuce, tomato and cheese, as desired.

(OPTIONAL: You may use less meat and substitute with tofu. Just mix tofu with meat and onion. Drain as much water as possible prior to using.)

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TERIYAKI SALMON (Serves 4)

1. Wash salmon quickly with water, then pat dry with paper towel.
2. Lightly sprinkle salt & pepper on salmon.
3. Put flour in a shallow bowl, flour each piece of salmon thoroughly. Remove excess flour.
4. In a frying pan, heat oil in medium heat and brown salmon, both sides.
5. Turn heat down to low, add Takara Mirin, sake and sugar.
6. When salmon is done, add soy sauce. Quickly turn heat to medium high, shake pan gently to avoid burning, until sauce thickens.
(If you already have Teriyaki sauce made, you may use about 5 Tbsp. to pour over salmon.)
7. Goes well with steamed vegetables on the side.

TERIYAKI CHICKEN (Serves 4)

1. Mix the marinade ingredients.
2. Marinate chicken for at least _ hour.
3. Take our chicken from marinade. Reserve marinade for basting.
4. Bake chicken in the oven at 400° or grill over a charcoal fire, for 30 - 40 minutes, until golden brown.
5. In a small sauce pan, heat the reserved marinade until it slightly thickens.
6. After the chicken is cooked, brush it with marinade for a beautiful glazed finish.
(OPTIONAL: Substitute chicken with beef or pork.)

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TERIYAKI CHICKEN SALAD (4 servings)

Salad: any green salad will work, including cucumbers, onions, red bell peppers, etc.
1. Using a fork, pierce chicken a few times.
2. In a skillet, heat oil on medium heat, brown chicken both sides, skin side first.
3. Cover with foil, heat until chicken is almost done.
4. Remove excess oil. Add sake, soy sauce then Takara Mirin.
5. Cook in low heat until chicken is done. Reserve marinade.
6. Thinly slice chicken and place on top of your favorite salad.
7. Pour marinade top of chicken, as you desire.
(OPTIONAL: Substitute chicken with beef strips)

BAKED MARINATED WHITEFISH (Serves 4-6)

1. Mix the marinade ingredients together.
2. Place fish in a shallow balking dish and pour marinade over it.
3. Marinate 30 minutes, turning over once.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Bake fish in marinade for 15 - 20 minutes.

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SKEWERED BEEF & VEGETABLE ROLLS (Serves 10 Hors d'ouevre or 4 main dish)

1. Have your butcher slice the meat into 1/8” slices, 3” wide, 4” long.
2. Cut onion, carrot, zucchini into 3” lengths, blanch carrots and zucchini in boiling water for 1 minute, drain.
3. Julienne onion, carrots and zucchini in 1/4” strips.
4. Place several strips of each in the center of the meat slices. Roll up the meat and secure with a toothpick.
5. Mix the marinade ingredients and set aside.
6. Heat oil in a large skillet and lightly brown the meat rolls.
7. Add marinade and continue cooking until the meat is well glazed.
8. Remove toothpick and slice the meat rolls in half.

THE INCREDIBLE BBQ RIBS (Serves 4)

1. Parboil ribs for 20 minutes to remove excess fat.
2. Meanwhile, sauté onions in a sauce pan with oil until soft. Add remaining sauce ingredients. Simmer for 15 minutes. Set aside.
3. Bake ribs covered with foil in a 350æ oven for 45 minutes.
4. Baste with sauce and continue to bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.

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SWEET & SOUR DRESSING/SAUCE (2 cups)

1. In a small bowl, heat Takara Mirin in medium high.
2. When it comes to a boil, add sugar and salt.
3. After sugar dissolves, turn off heat and mix in vinegar. Cool down.
4. Pour over your favorite green salad.

THE BEST WAY TO COOK JAPANESE RICE

1. Wash rice, drain in a colander.
2. Put rice in the rice cooker.
3. Add water according to the amount of rice.
4. Add Takara Mirin.

Takara Mirin will enhance the flavor of rice, also making it shinier.

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