Meats & Marination
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Marinating Chicken with Soy sauce or Salt Koji (2 servings)
Ingredients:
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A cut of chicken. Dry cuts are moistened and fat from skin is rendered out. Our favorite is skin on, bone in thighs.
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2-4 Tbsp Soy Sauce Koji or Salt Koji (Use Salt Koji for Gluten Free)
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Optional: Grated Ginger, Grated Garlic, Sesame oil, Chili paste, Spices, Lemon
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Mix Koji with any additional ingredients you're adding to your marinade. Just the Koji alone will be enough flavor too!
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Toss the meat in the Koji, enough to cover all the meat in a thick layer.
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Let sit for about 45 min- 1.5 hour. If you are using smaller pieces of meat, like strips, adjust the time to about 30 minutes.
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Bake in oven or air fryer until cooked. Or pan fry in some oil on medium-high heat.
Important notes: Marinade will sometimes char, but in a tasty way! If the char sticks to the pan, deglaze with some sake, wine, or water for a rich sauce.
Marinating Red Meat with Soy sauce Koji (2 servings)
This is the perfect tenderizing marinade for very tough cuts of meat!
Ingredients:
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A cut of meat.
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2-4 Tbsp Soy Sauce Koji
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Optional: Grated Ginger, Grated Garlic, Sesame oil, Chili paste, Spices, Rice vinegar
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Mix Koji with any additional ingredients you're adding to your marinade. Just the Koji alone will be enough flavor too!
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Toss the meat in the Koji, enough to cover all the meat in a thick layer.
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Let sit for 1-2.5 hours depending on thickness and toughness.
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Grill or sear and bake in oven until cooked to desired level.
Important notes: Marinade will sometimes char, but in a tasty way! If the char sticks to the pan, deglaze with some sake, wine, or water for a rich sauce.
Fried Shoyu Chicken (2 servings)
Ingredients:
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2 chicken breast cut in bite sizes
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2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce Koji
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2 garlic cloves, grated
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1 tsp grated ginger
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1 cup potato or corn starch
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2 cups canola oil
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Put chicken, soy sauce koji, ginger and garlic in a plastic bag and marinate for 45 min.
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Coat each piece of chicken with potato starch and deep fry until they are cooked through
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Garnish with green leaves (cilantro is great!) and lemon
Spiced Chicken with Baked Plantains (2 servings)
Ingredients:
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2-4 Skin-on Chicken Thighs
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3 Tbsp Salt Koji
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2 Ripe Pantains
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1 tsp + 2 Tbsp softened Ghee
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Spices: (adjust to taste)
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1/2 tsp garlic powder
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1/2 tsp ginger powder
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1/8 tsp cinnamon
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1/2 tsp cumin
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1/2 tsp coriander powder
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1/2 tsp turmeric powder
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paprika and cayenne to taste
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Rice to serve with (Jasmine or Wild Rice recommended)
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Mix spices, 1 tsp ghee with Koji. Toss chicken until coated. Set aside. Let sit for 45 minutes-1.5 hours.
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Preheat oven to 375°
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Peel plantains and slice into 1/2-3/4 in slices. Coat in remaining ghee and sprinkle with salt if desired.
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Bake chicken for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Add plantains about 15 minutes in and cook until caramelized, gently flipping halfway though.
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Serve with rice.
Lemon Herb Chicken (2 servings)
Ingredients:
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2 chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
<Marinade>
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2 cloves of garlic (sliced)
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2-3 tbsp salt koji
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2 tbsp olive oil
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2 tbsp lemon juice
<Sauce>
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1 tbsp butter
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4 tbsp white wine
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2-4 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (basil, rosemaries, thyme, etc)
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Mix all ingredients for the marinade in a ziplock and add chicken breast to marinate for 45 min to 1.5 hour
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Scrub off the salt koji marinade using spoon or paper towel (otherwise it burns easily)
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Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, reduce the heat and place chicken breasts in the skillet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes on each side, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, turning once between cooking, about 10-12 minutes
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Remove chicken from pan and keep warm
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Scrape the burns from the skillet and add the marinade juice, wine and butter. Cook about 2 min and stir herbs and turn the heat off
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Place chicken on plates, drizzle sauce on top and serve with desired side dish