Lazy Vegetarian Cooking🤭 Dinner at the Neru House🍚 (Part 3) Steamed New Onion with Greens, Olive Oil, and Ponzu

Good evening😊

Today I picked up some seasonal spring vegetables, "new onions with greens" and "new ginger," so I'm getting right to cooking✨

～From a kitchen where cats live～

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🌿New Onion with Greens × Olive Oil ×
Steamed with Ponzu
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Ingredients

New onion with greens (the greens are edible too✨)
Cherry tomatoes
Ponzu sauce

Garlic, salt, black pepper, ground sesame seeds

That's all you need☝✨

・Black pepper → tightens the flavor

・A little garlic → adds a punch

・Sesame for the finish → adds Japanese depth

This is definitely going to be delicious🤭

The "sizzle" sound alone makes this a winning dish✨

Instructions

Cut the onion greens diagonally into bite-sized pieces

Cut the onion into quarters lengthwise

・Sauté minced garlic in olive oil until fragrant.

・Sear the onions until they are well-browned.

→ This is the switch to bring out the sweetness of the onions🔥

・Add the ponzu at the very end with a sizzle.

→ If you add it too early, the acidity will evaporate too much,

　so finishing with a quick steam is best✨

・The greens go in at the very last moment.

→ 10 to 20 seconds is enough.

　They are there to leave a gentle, fragrant aroma.

The moment the new onions sizzle and turn sweet in the pan, you'll surely be grinning🤭

The "sizzle!" sound when you add the ponzu is like a signal for a little feast✨

Once you gently top it with the greens, spring is complete🌱

At the Neru house, we use this ponzu🌱
It's additive-free, with simple ingredients, making it a safe and reliable choice🥰

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The way the gentle green aroma of the leaves layers over it...

It's an all-rounder that goes perfectly with both rice and bread🍚🍞

Kai and Jazz also look at me with faces that say, "Does that go well with our food too?"🐱🤍🖤 (lol)

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Ingredients

Fresh ginger: 200g

Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons

Mirin: 2 tablespoons

Beet sugar: 1 to 1.5 tablespoons (to taste)

Sake: 1 tablespoon

Vinegar: 1 teaspoon (for a refreshing finish)

Instructions

◆Preparation◆

Wash the fresh ginger well and slice it thinly, skin and all.

Cooking

Put the ginger and seasonings into a pot and set to medium heat.

Simmer... once it becomes fragrant, turn to low heat.

Reducing the liquid

Simmer gently until the liquid has reduced.

→ During this time, the kitchen is filled with a wonderful aroma✨

Finished~

When you place a little bit on freshly cooked rice...
a magic that makes you unable to stop after one bite
is activated✨

May mealtime become just a little bit more special✨

Instead of that...

"Maybe I can do this"✨

Enjoying it with that kind of feeling

The relaxed vegetarian meals of the Neru household

Even for a lazy person like me

Simple

Packed with vegetables

And fulfilling to the heart

Animal-free

I am documenting the dinners of the Neru household🍚🌿

For daily meals, not trying too hard is best.

I usually focus on vegetarian food, but there are days I have fish for my family too🐟

Occasionally, I'm a relaxed vegetarian🤗

By my side in the kitchen are my cats, Kai and Jazz🤍🖤

It's that kind of gentle kitchen🍀

I felt it would be wonderful to be able to make vegetable-centered dishes that are kind to the body, so I became a certified Natural Food Coordinator🍀

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Food Category Nominated Work✨
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Thank you so much for reading until the end today as well🍀

I hope you have a day filled with kindness tomorrow too🥰

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