Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, japanese-style potato salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

It may look like American potato salad, but wait until you taste it. [Photos: Shao Z.] Japanese versions of Western dishes, known as yōshoku cuisine, may look like the originals that inspired them, but the flavor is unmistakably Japanese. Take this semi-mashed potato salad, which derives its unique flavor from Japanese mayo, rice vinegar, and hot mustard. If you're not familiar with Japanese-style potato salad, it is downright delightful.

Japanese-style Potato Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Japanese-style Potato Salad is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have japanese-style potato salad using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese-style Potato Salad:

1. Prepare 3-4 potatoes (peel and cut into bite sizes)
2. Make ready 1 onion (peel and slice thinly)
3. Prepare 1 can tuna
4. Prepare 1 Tbsp vinegar
5. Make ready 1-2 Tbsp soy sauce
6. Prepare 2 Tbsp~ mayonnaise
7. Take salt & pepper

Potato salad is another import of western cuisine (known as yoshoku) that is highly embraced by the Japanese. The classic Japanese potato salad is made of mashed potato (leaving some chunks behind), sliced cucumbers and carrots, eggs and sometimes hams. When the potato is cool, add the carrots, cucumber and onions and lightly mix. Stir in the mayonnaise, salt and pepper and serve.

Instructions to make Japanese-style Potato Salad:

1. Add the potatoes to cold, salted (2 tsp salt) water and then bring to a boil until cooked. Drain and immediately pour in vinegar and mix (do not mash all potatoes, but leave a part of them undone) with pepper, let them cool.
2. Heat the mayonnaise in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and stir fry until wilted. Put canned tuna and the soup of it and keep stir frying for 1 minute. Add soy sauce and cook thoroughly.
3. Mix potatoes (step 1) and fried onion (step 2), mayonnaise in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and soy sauce to taste.

Variations: You can make this salad look even more interesting by serving it in individual portions (about the size of an egg) and add a slice of hard-boiled egg.. Japanese potato salad has been popular for a long time. It's not a traditional food here in Japan, but we feel something nostalgic for it. Cooking Process: Scrub the skins of the potatoes to remove excess dirt. Japanese potato salad falls into the category of yōshoku: Japanized "Western" food.

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