[Make-ahead recipe] Nutritious two-dish side dish/saving money/reducing dishes
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[Weekly Menu & Table of Contents]
0:00 Video Introduction
0:07 Shopping List
(Monday)
0:21 Refreshing Sweet and Sour Stir-fried Chicken and Eggplant Recipe
1:50 Salted and Lemon Bean Sprout Salad Recipe
(Tuesday)
2:39 The Golden Ratio of 1:2 Meat to Vegetables♡ Perfectly Balanced Three-Meal Rice Bowl Recipe
4:56 Instant Wakame Seaweed and Koya Tofu Miso Soup Recipe
(Wednesday)
5:46 Recipe for a Mega-Serving of Mouthwatering Chicken with Chive Sauce
7:09 Addictive Endless Carrot Recipe
(Thursday)
7:59 Easy-to-Make Ground Pork Bolognese Recipe
9:18 Instant Wakame and Onion Consommé Soup Recipe
(Friday)
10:09 Marinated and Frozen Chicken Breast and Bell Pepper Recipe
11:38 Spinach and Enoki Mushrooms with Sesame Vinegar Dressing
12:31 Precautions
12:37 Shopping List, Condiment List, and Number of Tupperware Containers Needed by Size
13:27 Recommended Videos
*Please use the shelf life as a guide only. Please handle prepared meals with care, especially during hot weather. m(_ _)m
*I'm using a 5.5-cup rice cooker. If using a 10-cup rice cooker, double the amount, and if using a 3-cup rice cooker, halve the amount.
[Request]
In preparation for the rainy season in June, I've reduced the amount of refrigerated storage and increased the number of ready-to-make and freezable items, such as "just add hot water soup."
If you're making food on Sunday, I recommend freezing anything you'll be eating the following Wednesday.
It takes extra effort to thaw naturally, but I think it's necessary considering the risk of exposing your family to food poisoning.
This is a time when food poisoning cases are on the rise, so please handle with care.
[Shopping List & Prices]
*These prices are actual and include tax. Condiments are not included. Please note that prices may vary by region. (This person lives in the Chubu region.)
*If you compare prices before and after making this preparation, you'll probably notice the savings.
▼For two servings
・Bean sprouts (1 bag, 200g) ¥18
・Eggplant (2) ¥107
・Green peppers (1 bag, 4-5) ¥105
・Spinach (1 bag) ¥138
・Chinese chives (1 bunch) ¥83
・Medium carrots (2) ¥128
・Medium onion (1) ¥78
・Enoki mushrooms (1 bag) ¥78
・Tuna (1 can, 70g) ¥86
・Dried wakame (8g) ¥24
・Kouya tofu (8g) ¥24
・Ground pork (400g) (assuming 77 yen per 100g) ¥332
・Chicken breast (3 slices, 300g/100g) ¥47
・Pasta 200g: ¥85
・Tomato juice, 200ml: ¥105
Total: ¥1,847
▼For 4 servings
・Bean sprouts, 2 bags (400g): ¥36
・Eggplant, 4 pieces: ¥214
・Green peppers, 2 bags (8-10 pieces): ¥210
・Spinach, 2 bags: ¥276
・Chinese chives, 2 bunches: ¥166
・Medium carrots, 4 pieces: ¥256
・Medium onions, 2 pieces: ¥156
・Enoki mushrooms, 2 bags: ¥156
・Tuna, 2 cans (140g): ¥172
・Dried wakame seaweed, 16g: ¥48
・Kouya tofu, 16g: ¥48
・Ground pork, 800g (100g) (based on 77 yen per slice) 664 yen
6 chicken breasts (based on 300g per slice/47 yen per 100g) 912 yen
Pasta 400g 170 yen
Tomato juice 400ml 210 yen
Total 3,694 yen
*Add green onions, parsley, and grated cheese to taste.
*For 4 servings, you can also use a 400g can of chopped tomatoes instead of tomato juice.
[Condiments List]
Soy sauce (Kikkoman: Freshly squeezed soy sauce)
Sugar (Nissin Sugar: Brown sugar or Beet sugar)
・Vinegar (Grain vinegar: Uchibori Brewing's mildly sour grain vinegar, Black vinegar: Marukan Pure Brown Rice Black Vinegar)
・Mirin (Hon Mirin: Kikkoman Manjo Rich Matured Hon Mirin)
・Cooking sake (Kikkoman: Manjo Domestic Rice Specialty Cooking Sake)
・Salt (Cheetham Salt: Southern Extreme Sun-Dried Salt)
・Pepper (S&B)
・Coarsely ground black pepper (S&B)
・Salad oil (Nissin Oillio: Canola Oil)
・Olive oil (Nissin Oillio: BOSCO Olive Oil)
・Sesame oil (Ajinomoto J-Oil) Lumil's: Pure Sesame Oil for Sesame Oil Lovers)
・Miso (Hanamaruki: Oikoji Miso)
・Potato Starch (Kanesue: Hokkaido Potato Starch)
・Roasted White Sesame Seeds (Sinsei)
・Ground White Sesame Seeds (Sinsei)
・Garlic Tube (S&B)
・Ginger Tube (S&B)
・Japanese Dashi (Ajinomoto: Hon-Dashi)
・Consommé Granules/Solids (Ajinomoto)
・Tomato Ketchup (Heinz Japan)
・Chicken Stock Powder (Lee Kum Kee)
・Butter (Morinaga Milk Industry)
・Lemon Juice (Pokka)
・Red Wine ( Suntory: Delicious wine without added preservatives.
[Size and number of containers to use] (Guideline)
▼For 2 servings
1 extra-large (1200-1500ml)
2 large (800-900ml)
3 medium (approx. 600ml)
2 small (approx. 500ml)
0 plastic bags (25x35cm)
※2 small freezer storage bags → Ground pork bolognese, chicken breast and bell pepper vinegar chicken
▼For 4 servings
3 extra-large (1200-1500ml)
3 large (800-900ml)
1 medium (approx. 600ml)
1 small (approx. 500ml)
0 plastic bags (25x35cm)
※2 large freezer storage bags →...