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Quick Fix

effort_scene

Twenty five minutes of real work, start to finish. No special shopping and no long waits.

🍳 8 Recipes

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.

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I keep chopped scallion in a jar in the fridge. It saves me two minutes almost every night.

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Did you know?

The Japanese word for these dishes is hayameshi. It has meant fast food since long before the phrase existed in English.

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Pro Tip

Boil the water before you start cutting. By the time the board is clear, the pot is ready and you have saved five minutes.