Notes about Recipes in this book

• Classic yakitori sauce (Yakitori tare)

  • Skamper on June 24, 2018

    This is delicious. Didn't reduce as much as expected, even after about 2 hours, but the flavor was rich.

• Classic chicken leg (Momo)

  • TrishaCP on August 28, 2017

    The yakitori sauce was good, but somehow our chicken thighs came out dry. (Never had that happen before.) I think maybe some of our pieces were a bit too small, so I would err on the side of larger pieces (with a longer cook time if necessary) for this recipe.

• Minced chicken (Tsukune)

  • Skamper on June 24, 2018

    These were tasty, but I could not get them to stay on skewers, so ended up making them egg-sized and put them directly on the grill.

  • richard_gxald2 on May 02, 2026

    Not sure where they got chicken bones and it says dark meat ground chicken is preferred

• Chicken tenderloins with ume paste

  • Skamper on June 24, 2018

    These were ok but not amazing (and I LOVE ume). Instead of tenderloins, I cut one chicken breast into strips, and made a half batch of the marinade.

• Ume-wasabi duck breast (Kamo ume wasabi)

  • Jardimc on May 16, 2026

    On p. 37, not p. 39.

• Shishito peppers (Shishito)

  • TrishaCP on August 28, 2017

    It's hard to do better than simply grilled shishito peppers with salt, but the treatment here with soy sauce and sake was very nice.

• Chicken breasts with yuzu kosho marinade

  • Skamper on August 17, 2018

    This had much less flavor than I expected, given how robust the marinade is.

• Ginger-garlic half chicken

  • twoyolks on September 22, 2021

    I didn't get much flavor from the marinade so this was basically just grilled chicken.

• Butterflied Cornish game hens with orange-soy sauce glaze

  • hillsboroks on August 30, 2020

    This was a fast, flavorful way to prepare game hens. It did not have an incredibly intense flavor but was mellow and lovely.

• Ponzu

  • metacritic on December 15, 2021

    I made this using yuzu for the citrus. I've made this recipe many times, always greatly liking it, but the yuzu lifted the whole dish. Stunning with a simple baked fish.

• Garlic-yuzu kosho shrimp

  • MmeFleiss on September 07, 2017

    Way too salty with regular soy sauce. It has potential though, so I will try it next time with low sodium.

  • twoyolks on June 09, 2021

    This was quite spicy and it overpowered the flavor of the shrimp.

• Swordfish teriyaki

  • smtucker on June 26, 2015

    teriyaki sauce is excellent.

  • Skamper on July 04, 2018

    This was delicious. Rather than make the teriyaki sauce, I used some of the tare I'd made from the yakitori chapter (it's quite similar). And used salmon instead of swordfish.

  • TrishaCP on June 27, 2021

    Really nice grilled fish recipe, though I’ve made better teriyaki sauce (Morimoto’s recipe).

  • metacritic on January 05, 2022

    Lacquers the swordfish as it cooks on the grill. Terrific and utterly easy.

• Salmon with shiso pesto

  • hillsboroks on September 18, 2017

    This recipe is very quick and easy but results in big flavor and moist, perfectly seasoned salmon. I used a large salmon filet cut into three pieces and my husband grilled it exactly as long as the recipe called for. We have a big shiso plant growing in the herb garden so finding the shiso wasn't a problem and I think using it rather than another herb is what really put this recipe over the top. We will be making this again until the shiso plant dies in the first frost.

  • Skamper on July 29, 2018

    Very tasty way to grill salmon. My husband, who does not care for basil pesto, really liked it with the shiso.

  • TrishaCP on October 02, 2022

    I love shiso, so this recipe did the trick for me.

• Tuna with avocado-wasabi puree

  • hillsboroks on April 21, 2018

    The grilled tuna with the Garlic-Soy Marinade is very good but with the Avocado-Wasabi Purée it goes right over the top. We also served it with pickled ginger which gave it yet another flavor element. My husband polished off the leftovers cold the next day for lunch and said it was fabulous cold also.

  • crandall57 on March 22, 2024

    Delicious! We had it for lunch and served it homemade sourdough crackers. It was real easy to throw together and would make a great appetizer. I cut the amount of puree in half for 2 people and had about half leftover. I added some minced scallion along with the chives and some chopped cilantro. I also cut the marinade in half and had a lot of that leftover. A company worthy dish.

• Mahi mahi with sesame-soy sauce dipping sauce

  • Skamper on September 01, 2019

    The dipping sauce overwhelmed the fish. I made a half batch and used a scant 1T of the sesame paste. Next time, I'd start with one tsp and go from there.

• Hot-oil halibut

  • tekobo on August 29, 2020

    Made with grilled pomfret. Lovely dressing for any fish.

• Salt-cured salmon

  • Jardimc on April 28, 2023

    After watching the price for salt cured trout and salmon reach eye popping levels in NY, I decided to investigate the effort needed to make my own at home and came across this recipe in a cookbook I already own. God bless EYB! So far the recipe involves spreading two tablespoons of salt on the salmon filet and curing for four days. Allegedly easy. I will follow up with a review of the results.

• Skirt steak with red miso

  • MelMM on July 24, 2011

    Very tasty. Cooks quickly - be careful not to overcook

  • mseers on August 01, 2011

    Great sauce. I also make it with shiro miso.

  • SenseiHeidi on March 20, 2021

    Everyone LOVES this marinade. The miso adds a delicious fruity / savory flavor.

• Pork chops with yuzu-miso marinade

  • Snopes on April 04, 2021

    This recipe says to reserve 1/4 of the marinade, but never says what to do with the reserved marinade. Based on the next recipe in the book, I used the reserved marinade to brush on the chops while they were grilling.

  • twoyolks on June 06, 2021

    The marinade is really good and goes really well with the pork.

  • MollyB on November 11, 2021

    What a great recipe! The marinade is wonderful and made us immediately start thinking about what else we could use it on. This will definitely be a repeat recipe.

• Chashu pork

  • twoyolks on April 21, 2023

    I made this with pork tenderloin and cooked it for a bit shorter period of time but it turned out very good.

• Japanese-style barbecued baby back ribs

  • Jardimc on June 14, 2025

    Epic! Best to break up the recipe over two days: one for braising the ribs and cooking down the braising liquid into the bbq sauce, second for grilling.

• All-purpose vegetable marinade in a hurry

  • hillsboroks on September 18, 2017

    It was magic how three simple ingredients came together to make the grilled veggies really shine. I had yuzu juice on hand and used it with the olive oil and soy sauce for the marinade. We grilled the zucchini, summer squash, red pepper and eggplant after marinading them for about 20 minutes. I served them as a side with the Salmon with Shiso Pesto from this cookbook. The family loved them both and it was a snap to put together.

• Whole grilled Japanese eggplant with lemon and soy sauce

  • Skamper on July 29, 2018

    This was meh. The scoring didn't work for me and these were difficult/impossible to peel. (This is not the recipe pictured at right.) We ate with the skin on, which was fine, but the flavor with the sauce was just ok.

• Asparagus with miso-mayonnaise dipping sauce

  • Skamper on June 24, 2018

    The sauce was tasty and would be good accompaniment to almost any grilled vegetable. We made asparagus and green pepper.

• Zucchini with shiso and olive oil

  • hillsboroks on July 20, 2020

    The shiso taste is very mild but delightful in this easy Asian side dish. The marinade enhances and makes the zucchini actually taste sweeter. I grow shiso in my herb garden so it was fun to find another way to use it. I served it with Asian Flavor Baby Back Ribs by Steve Raichlen.

• Tomatoes with garlic, sansho, and olive oil

  • Skamper on July 29, 2018

    These tasted good, but were a bit difficult to eat as they sort of collapsed as soon as cut into. Good combo of flavors; would be good as a cold salad, too.

• Foil baked edamame

  • TrishaCP on June 27, 2021

    A simple side for the grill.

• Foil-baked green beans with soy sauce and garlic

  • MelMM on July 24, 2011

    Mr. M loved this.

• Green cabbage salad with carrot-ginger vinaigrette

  • metacritic on November 19, 2021

    This was surprisingly delicious given that it is effectively raw cabbage with a vinaigrette poured over it. Crisp, bright, and a perfect complement to a miso marinated black cod. Will make again.

• Spinach with ground sesame

  • peaceoutdesign on March 17, 2026

    Quick as can be and very flavorful.

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