Twenty five minutes of real work, start to finish. No special shopping and no long waits.
What You'll Learn
You will learn which shortcuts change the taste and which do not, and how to build a Japanese meal from four ingredients.
Speed comes from prep, not rushing
Cut everything before the pan goes on. A fast recipe with a slow cook standing at the board still takes forty minutes.
I keep chopped scallion in a jar in the fridge. It saves me two minutes almost every night.
The Japanese word for these dishes is hayameshi. It has meant fast food since long before the phrase existed in English.
Boil the water before you start cutting. By the time the board is clear, the pot is ready and you have saved five minutes.