6 Low-Calorie High-Protein Japanese Side Dishes – Useful and Easy Recipes

1. Chicken & Broccoli Sesame Mayo Salad

Ingredients (3 servings)

・5.6 oz (160g) Chicken tenders
・1/2 tsp Oil
・A pinch of Salt and pepper
・1 tsp Sake
・1/2 tsp Sugar
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce

・5.3 oz (150g) Broccoli
・1/2 tsp Oil
・A pinch of Salt and pepper

・1 tsp Rice vinegar☆
・1 tsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tsp Mayonnaise☆
・1/2 tbsp Ground white sesame☆
・1/2 tsp Sugar☆

Direction

1.  Cut broccoli into tiny pieces. Stir-fry with a little oil until it’s cooked. Sprinkle salt and pepper.

2.  Remove tendon from chicken tenders. Cut it into small pieces, and stir-fry with a little oil. Put sake, salt, and pepper right away. When it’s cooked, season it with sugar and soy sauce.

3.  Place chicken and broccoli in a bowl and cool slightly. Add ☆ and stir to combine.

2. Silky Tofu with Sweet & Sour Sauce

Ingredients (2 servings)

・10.6 oz (300g) Silky tofu*
・1 oz (30g) Carrot
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil
・0.5 oz (15g) Crab sticks (Imitation crab meat)
・Green onion

Sweet and sour sauce
・0.4 cup (100ml) Water☆
・1/2 tbsp Sake☆
・1/2 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1/2 tbsp Sugar☆
・1/2 tbsp Potato starch (or Corn starch)☆
・1 tsp Rice vinegar☆
・1/2 tsp Oyster sauce☆
・1/2 tsp Chicken stock powder☆

*You can substitute any other tofu.

Direction

1.  Shred carrot and green onion. Stir-fry carrot in a sauce pan with a little oil until soft.

2.  Add ☆ into the pan. Simmer for 2 minutes after boiling. Stir constantly so that the potato starch dissolves thoroughly.

3.  Right before turning off the heat, add teared crab sticks and green onion. Stir well.

4.  Place tofu on a plate. Warm the tofu before pouring the sauce as you like. Pour the sauce as much as you want.

3. Addictive Seasoned Eggs

Ingredients (4 servings)

・4 Eggs
・1 oz (30g) Green onion
・0.4 cup (100ml) Water☆
・4 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・2.5 tbsp Sugar☆
・2 tsp Sesame oil☆
・2 tsp White sesame seeds☆
・1/2 tsp Dashi granules (Hondashi)☆
・1/3 tsp Grated garlic☆
・A pinch of Nanami togarashi (Chili pepper)☆

Direction

1.  Cook egg in boiling water for 7-8 minutes. Transfer immediately to ice water and shell. (This method produces a semi-cooked egg.)

2.  Mince green onion. Put ☆ in a container and stir to combine. Add green onion and put boiled eggs.

3.  Let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to let the flavors soak in and become delicious.

4. Rich & Tangy Bang Bang Chicken

Ingredients (3 servings)

・5.6 oz (160g) Chicken tenders
・1 tsp Sake
・A pinch of Salt and pepper

・Cucumber
・Tomato

Sauce
・1 tbsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tbsp Sugar☆
・1 tbsp Rice vinegar☆
・1 tbsp Ground white sesame☆
・1/2 tbsp Sesame oil☆
・1 tsp Miso paste☆
・1/2 tsp Oyster sauce☆
・1/2 tsp Doubanjiang☆
・1/2 tsp Grated garlic☆
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger☆

Direction

1.  Remove tendon from chicken tenders. Put them in a heatproof bowl. Put sake, salt, and pepper. Cook it in a microwave (about 3 minutes @500W, turn them over half way through). Let it cool.

2.  Mix ☆ in a bowl. Shred cucumber, and thinly slice the tomato.

3.  When chicken is cooled, tear it by hands. Place tomatoes, cucumbers, and chicken on a plate in that order and pour sauce over the top.

5. Ninjin Shiri-shiri (Carrot & Egg Stir-fry)

Ingredients (4 servings)

・2.8 oz (80g) Carrot
・2.5 oz (70g) Fish sausage or Canned tuna
・2 Eggs
・1 tsp Sesame oil
・Salt and pepper
・1 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Dashi powder
・1/2 tsp Sugar (optional)

Direction

1.  Shred carrot and cut sausage into small pieces. Prepare beaten egg in a bowl, and sprinkle salt and pepper.

2.  Stir-fry carrot with a little oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper. When carrot is soft, add egg and sausage. Cook egg and combine it with carrot.

3.  Taste and season it with soy sauce and more salt and pepper. Add a little sugar as you like.

6. Tofu & Edamame Protein Pancake

Ingredients (2 servings)

・5.3 oz (150g) Firm tofu
・1.7 oz (50g) Edamame beans
・1 oz (30g) Crab sticks (Imitation crab meat)
・2 tbsp Potato starch☆
・1 tsp Minced ginger☆
・1/2 tsp Miso paste☆
・1/2 tsp Chicken stock powder☆
・A pinch of Salt and pepper☆
・1 tsp Sesame oil

Direction

1.  Place a weight on the tofu and let sit for about 10 minutes to drain tofu thoroughly.

2.  Put tofu, edamame, cut crab sticks in a bowl and add ☆. Mix well and form it into small pancake like shape.

3.  Oil the pan, and cook it until bottom side is browned. Turn them over, and steam for 5 minutes on low heat. Finally, remove a lid and fry for a while until the surface is crispy.

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