The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen

Table of Contents

Short Essays Introduction Salt and Pepper: The Breakaway Workhorses The Breakaway Toolkit The Breakway Pantry Global Flavor Blasts: Nine Important Ingredients Breakaway Tastes: Tangy: Citrus and Vinegars, Savory: Herbs and Spices, Sweet: Complex Sugars
Recipes
	Breakaway Flavor Blasts Five Flavored Salts -- Matcha, Tangerine, Lavender, Smoked Paprika, Kaffir Lime Pickled Young Ginger Ume Pickled Fennel Garlic Confit Plum Ginger Chutney Breakaway Croutons Lemongrass Citrus Syrup Chipotle Sauce Basil Meyer Lemon Sauce Crispy Ginger Topping	Eggs, Tofu Fluffy Herby Eggs Frittata Giapponesa Matcha Poached Eggs Shirred Shiitake Eggs Rhubard Baked Eggs Fire and Earth Eggs Savory Ancho Baked Tofu with Star Anise Crust Crispy Tangy Tofu Pomegranate Tofu with Pink Lentil Crust Tofu Custard with Ume Vinegar and Matcha Salt Mole Tofu with Spiced Breadcrumbs

	Starters/Salads Galangal-Infused Dungeness Crab with Baby Greens Ahi Salad with Plums, Asian Pear, and Avocado Butternut Ginger Spring Rolls Edamame Salad with Pickled Ginger, Matcha Salt and Smoked Almonds Persimmon Salad with Sweet Ginger Vinaigrette Spicy Corn Salad Toro Avocado Yuzu Crostini Warm Herb Fennel Salad with Greek Yogurt Edmame Shiso Salad with Yuzu Vinaigrette Cucumber Salad Moroccan Morokyu (cucumbers with miso and pomegranate)	Soups Supergreen Wonder Soup Miso Soup with Fennel and Ginger Smoky Beefy Tomato Soup Spicy Gingery French Lentil Soup Celeriac and Star Anise Soup Restorative Chicken Soup Herby Pea Soup with Leeks
	Seafood Spicy Easy Shrimp Crispy Rock Cod in Reduced Citrus Umeboshi Scallops Calamari with Pink Lentil Crust Broiled Mackerel Fillets with Soy, Meyer Lemon, and Butter Pomegranate Glazed Salmon	Poultry Miso Orange Pepper Roasted Chicken Minty Boozy Chicken Claypot Chicken with Leeks and Lotus Root Umeboshi Duck Legs Mace Drumsticks Foolproof Crispy Spicy Star Anise Chicken Thighs Twice-Cooked Smoky Lemony Turkey Breast


	Meats Spice-crusted Pork Chops with Plum Ginger Chutney Claypot Ginger Pork with Figs and Pickled Fennel Minty Meaty Wantons Flank Steak with Tamarind Tomato Chutney Lavender Lamb Chops Plummy Braised Beef Beef "Curry" Miso Pork Breakaway Kofta	Pasta/Rice Potatoes Herby Creamy Pasta Crabby Gingery Linguine Superquick Tomato Orzo Smoky Red Pasta Fennel Kohlrabi Pasta Mint Pea Pasta with Sausage Habanero Fried Rice Citrus Okayu (Rice Porridge) with Umeboshi Yakinigiri (Grilled Rice Triangles) Breakaway Fries Shiitake Lemon Genmai Risotto Boozy Orange Fennel Risotto Mashed Potatoes with Savory Miso Gravy
	Vegetable Sides Butternut Squash "Pizzettas" Creamy Spicy Carrots Cauliflower "Couscous" with Basil Meyer Lemon Sauce Beet "Tartare" Red Chard with Avocado and Blood Orange, wtih Mango Chutney Dressing Fennelled Greens and Oranges Gingered Green Beans Golden Beets Roasted in Lavender Salt Baked Peas with Tarragon, Yogurt, and Pistachios Baby Artichokes Braised in Yuzu Matcha Pearl Onions Breakaway Broccoli "Rice"	Sweets Matcha Truffles Persimmons Grand Marnier Star Anise Meyer Lemon Sorbet Asian Pear Ginger Crisp Jasmine Biscotti with Almonds Rosemary Plum Sorbet Galangal Brown Sugar Ice Cream Half-Baked Soft Chocolate Matcha Cakes