This dish is called mame gohan, the Japanese version of rice and beans. The beans are simmered in dashi seasoned with mirin and light soy sauce, and then the same cooking liquid is used for the rice. Before...
One doesn't usually think of braising as a technique for cooking potatoes, but one should. It's so easy, and yields the same comfort quotient of the mashed sort without all of the peeling, boiling and...