Zest Up Your Meaty Dishes with Wasabi

If you’ve enjoyed sashimi and sushi before, then you’re sure to have tasted wasabi. Wasabi is often paired with soy sauce (shoyu in Japanese), and gives a strong minty zest that tampers off to a refreshing aftertaste.

But wasabi isn’t just great to zest up fish and seafood. It can also enliven the tastes of meats.

The Wasabi Oomph

Wasabi belongs to the mustard family, native to Japan and has been meticulously cultivated for hundreds of years. The mountainous heart of Izu peninsula’s Shizuko prefecture is among the oldest wasabi farming regions.

Wasabi’s antibacterial properties can help avoid food poisoning and ensure sashimi, sushi and other raw seafood delicacies are safe to eat, while unique zesty zeal instantly excites your tastebuds and appetite.

When used to flavour beef, chicken or pork dishes, wasabi adds a minty, spicy tang to savoury sauces, marinades and condiments, giving your meaty dishes an extra tantalising allure. You don’t need a lot of it either. Often just a tablespoon or two of wasabi is enough to enrich your cooking.

Here are 6 wasabi-flavoured meaty delights for you to savour:

Wasabi Teriyaki Chicken Don

Have an easy one-bowl meal with richly savoury pan-fried chicken, fragrant spring onions and rice. Wasabi blends with the teriyaki sauce for a delightful zest. Cook it up with our recipe!

Chicken Karaage with Wasabi Sauce

Love fried chicken? Then this is a treat you don’t want to miss! Crunchy tender chicken glazed with a sauce blend of wasabi, mirin, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, corn syrup and brown sugar. Every bite is a burst of wasabi minty zest that mellows to a scrumptious savoury-sweet taste!

Hambagu Steak Don with Wasabi Soy Glaze

Hamburg in Japanese cuisine is inspired by the hamburger, specifically the patty without the buns. Reinvented as a ground beef steak made with onions, garlic, milk or cream, egg, salt and pepper. Pan-fried to succulent perfection with a bold and savoury wasabi-flavoured sauce blend. Have it with rice for a delicious, satiating meal! Come grab the recipe.

Wasabi Yakiniku Beef on Rice

Yakiniku means grilled meats in Japanese cuisine, typically flavoured with a savoury sweet and tangy sauce. This recipe adds a zesty wasabi zeal in the sauce for its juicy pan-grilled beef steak served with rice. Easy, yummy and comforting.

Wasabi Pork Skewers

Pork belly bites marinated with sake, mirin, soy sauce and wasabi. Skewered and grilled, then garnished with umami Japanese Seven Spice blend and served with a zesty, creamy wasabi mayo dipping sauce. A succulent, delish addition to your barbecue! Grab the wasabi pork skewers recipe here.

Wasabi Beef Cubes

Chunky, chewy and savoury with a minty zest, this pan-fried Waygu beef indulgence is marinated with a simple blend of wasabi, light soy sauce, sesame oil and Dijon mustard. Garnished with refreshing cabbage and spring onions. Irresistibly umami! Savour it with our authentic recipe.

More Wasabi Specials

Wasabi has many delicious uses you should try. Come discover the 5 easy ways to add wasabi to your home-cooked delights, and enjoy 6 more umami recipes enriched with wasabi!

About S&B Wasabi Paste

S&B is a premier provider of authentic Japanese cooking ingredients with a wide range of spices, condiments, flavourings and more. S&B Wasabi Paste is made with Japanese wasabi and packaged for easy usage. Available at your local supermarket. So, grab a box and savour the wasabi zest!