[Recreating Popular Flavors Healthily Part 2] What? Ippudo in a Rice Cooker Σ(ﾟдﾟ；) / Creative Awards 2026 / Food Category

What does it mean to recreate popular flavors healthily?

“I love that taste, but I have to resist because I'm on a diet.” For those feeling that kind of stress, I really want you to try this “Recreating Popular Flavors Healthily!” series.

Updating popular menu items into guilt-free, healthy versions. Turning the stress of “I can't eat that” into the joy of eating with peace of mind. I bring you reproduction recipes that satisfy both your heart and your stomach.

This is the second installment of the series! Surprisingly, the signature menu item from “Ippudo,” the Shiromaru Motoaji, is now available in a healthy version✨️ And amazingly, you can leave the soup and chashu pork to the “rice cooker”😊 I will introduce a reproduction recipe that uses zero-carb noodles to significantly reduce calories!

[Ingredients] Serves 1

Zero-carb noodles: 1 pack

Soup & Chashu
Pork block: 100g
Water: 850ml (approx. 5 cups)
Salt koji: 1 to 1.5 tsp
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Dashida: 1 tsp
Onion: 1/6, grated
Grated garlic: 1 tsp
Grated ginger: 1 tsp

Sauce
Somi Shantan powder: 1/3 tsp
Sesame sauce: 1 tbsp
Unsweetened soy milk: 2 tbsp

Toppings
Wood ear mushrooms: thinly sliced, as desired
Green onions: finely chopped, as desired

* Since it is difficult to make the soup and chashu for just one person, this makes about two servings. Please enjoy the leftovers in fried rice, Chinese soup, or mixed rice.

* Regarding zero-carb noodles, the Konjac Park brand is softer, while Kibun feels more like ramen. Please choose according to your preference.

Instructions

① Pierce the pork all over with a fork, coat with salt koji, and let it sit for about 30 minutes.

② Brown the entire surface in a frying pan.

③ Place the soup ingredients and the seared pork into the rice cooker inner pot, and press the button for “Brown Rice Mode” (70 minutes).

④ Once the rice cooker finishes, remove the chashu and the soup is ready.

[✴️Important✴️ Finishing the Soup and Adjusting the Flavor]

1. Check the flavor: After cooking, stir the soup well from the bottom and taste it.

   • If the saltiness is just right, it's good to go.

   • If it's too salty, add about one ladle of water.

2. Reheat: Close the rice cooker lid and press the cook button again to heat for 10 minutes.

3. Prepare the bowl and noodles (while reheating):

   • Put the sauce in a bowl and heat in the microwave (500W) for 1 minute and 30 seconds.

   • Heat the drained noodles in the microwave (500W) for 2 minutes.

4. Finishing touches: Pour the piping hot soup into the bowl and mix well.

   • Do a final taste test; if it's too strong, add a little hot water, and if it's too weak, add a small amount of Somi Shantan to adjust.

Add the noodles to the soup, garnish with sliced chashu and toppings, and it's done.

Done👏 ヽ(´▽｀)/

The chashu turned out looking delicious too

Dough-up!

Time to eat the chashu😋

Noodle comparison
I tried making it with a different zero-carb noodle.

Itadakimasu🙇‍♀️

Now, for the fun part,
a collaboration photo with ChatGPT📸

Health Benefits of Ingredients

✴️Konjac
Due to the action of "glucomannan," it is a healthy ingredient that demonstrates extremely high effectiveness for relieving constipation, preventing lifestyle-related diseases, and dieting. About 97% of its composition is water, and while it is ultra-low calorie at about 5kcal per 100g, it has many benefits for regulating the body's environment.

✴️Pork
Contains abundant "Vitamin B1," which promotes metabolism and works to recover from fatigue, as well as high-quality protein. It helps eliminate fatigue-causing substances and aids in the repair of muscles and skin, making it an essential ingredient for maintaining health and beauty.

✴️Soy milk
Due to the action of plant-based protein derived from soybeans and "soy isoflavones," it demonstrates excellent effects for beautiful skin, relief of menopausal symptoms, and prevention of lifestyle-related diseases.

✴️Wood ear mushrooms
Contains top-class levels of "Vitamin D" and "dietary fiber" among all foods, demonstrating outstanding effects for strengthening bones, boosting immunity, and relieving constipation. While low in calories (about 17kcal raw, about 35kcal/100g when rehydrated from dried), it is an excellent ingredient condensed with minerals that modern people tend to lack.

✴️Green onions
Due to the action of "allicin," it demonstrates excellent effects for fatigue recovery, immunity improvement, and blood circulation promotion (improving sensitivity to cold). The nutrients contained in the dark green parts and the white parts differ, making it a versatile vegetable from which you can obtain many health benefits from just one stalk.

✴️ Garlic
Due to the action of the powerful aromatic component "allicin," it demonstrates tremendous effects for fatigue recovery, immunity improvement (cold prevention), and blood circulation promotion. It has long been valued as synonymous with nourishment and tonics, and is a stamina ingredient whose high health benefits are proven even in modern medicine.

✴️ Ginger
Due to the action of the unique spicy components "gingerol" and "shogaol," it demonstrates extremely high effectiveness for improving sensitivity to cold, immunity improvement, and digestion promotion.

✴️Salt koji
support for digestion and absorption,improvement of intestinal environment,promotion of fatigue recovery,beautiful skin and anti-aging are excellent health benefits. Through the power of fermentation, it is a versatile seasoning that allows you to become healthy while eating deliciously.

How was the Healthy Recreation of Popular Flavors series Part 2? This series is planned to be sent in 3 parts total. Look forward to the next one!

Click here for Healthy Recreation of Popular Flavors series 1-3 + extra edition👇🏻

Photo by Nonno

In this note📓, I hope to introduce various recipes, from
diet recipes
medicinal cooking, dietary cures, comforting food
fermented food, gut health
gluten-free
low-carb, low-fat
antioxidant, aging care
world cuisine, Japanese-style arrangements
budget-friendly recipes
time-saving, easy cooking, etc.

things that can be made quickly and easily, to dishes that are heartwarming and healing.

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