96 easy and tasty umami oil or recipes by home cooks (2025)

Crushed Walnuts, Rolled (Old-fashioned) or Quick-cooking Oats, Lentil flour (Recipe # 1667268), Red kidney beans, No salt added Sliced Mushrooms or 8 oz (240g) Fresh mushrooms, Medium Onion, Red wine, Worcestershire Sauce, Ground black pepper, Garlic powder or Granulated garlic, Cumin powder, Smoked paprika powder

• Prep 60 min, Cook 30 to 60 min
• 12 burger patties

minced beef and pork, and a half (300g) onion (finely chopped), vegetable oil, cabbage (finely chopped), ● Shiitake powder, ● salt, ● black pepper, ● nutmeg, egg, Cake Flour , Beaten eggs, Panko breadcrumbs

• 90 mins
• 4 people

Shiitake powder, anchovy (minced), garlic (minced), olive oil, dried cayenne pepper, your preferred seafood, rosemary

• 30 mins
• 4 people

Shiitake powder, sesame oil, baby sardines, green onions (finely chopped), eggs, rice, soy sauce, salt, Chinese seasoning (semi-solid type)

• 20 mins
• 1 people

grated dried Shiitake (Shiitake powder), potatoes, cilantro, kabocha seeds (or cashew nuts), scant tsp salt, olive oil (or vegetable oil), garlic (minced), Black pepper

rice noodles, chicken breast, ◎1 Tbsp Shiitake powder, ◎1 Tbsp sake, ◎A pinch of salt and pepper, green pepper, red bell pepper, bean sprout, dried shrimps, salad oil, ●100ml of water, ●3 Tbsp dried shrimp stock

• 40 mins
• 4 people

horse mackerels (cut into fillets), grated dried Shiitake (Shiitake powder), salt, pepper, flour, vegetable oil, dark soy sauce, mirin, sugar, eggs, Salt, Sugar

• 50 mins
• 2 people

sticky rice (washed and soaked in water for 3-4 hours before using it), coconut milk, pandan leaves, bay leaves, salt, chicken breast (boiled with 2 pcs of kaffir lime leaves to remove the odor then shredded into small pieces), shallots, garlic, candlenuts, coriander seed, coconut milk (or you can replace it with chicken stock), kaffir lime leaves

Roma tomatoes, Salt (use high quality one), Extra virgin olive oil, Oregano (dried) or herb mix

Spinach, Garlic-flavoured sesame oil, Soy sauce, Umami seasoning, Salt, Pepper, Toasted sesame seeds

• 2 servings

Defrosted frozen firm tofu, Onion (finely chopped), ☆ Soy sauce, mirin, sugar, mayonnaise, ☆ Miso, oyster sauce, powdered chicken soup stock, Grated ginger (or tubed ginger), Sesame oil

Pasta, Manila clams (de-gritted), Onion, Fresh parsley, Garlic, Red chilli pepper (sliced into rounds), Granulated konbu dashi stock, Sake, Pasta boiling water, Olive oil, Black pepper

• 3 servings

Ground meat (mixed beef and pork or pork only), Onion, Vegetable oil, Egg, ☆Panko, ☆Milk, ☆Yogurt, ☆Salt, ☆Soup stock granules, ☆Garlic powder, ☆Nutmeg, ☆Allspice (or curry powder)

• 3 servings

arrugala, chives, premium extra virgin olive oil, aged parmisian cheese, fresh ground black pepper, lemon juice, shelled roasted pistachio, water, red pepper flackes more if you like it hot.

• 10 mins
• 8 servings

Bean sprouts, to 4 stalks Chinese chives (or green onions), ● Raw mozuku seaweed, ● Grated garlic, ● Soy sauce, ● Chinese soup stock powder, ●Sesame oil, ● White toasted sesame seeds, plus ● Doubanjiang (optional), Pepper

• 4 servings

Potato, half a bag of shredded imitation crab for salads Crab kamaboko, Onions (finely chopped), Easy melting cheese, ● Milk, ● Mayonnaise, ● Butter, ● Chicken stock granules, ● Garlic powder, Olive oil, flour, salt & pepper

• 2 servings

Onions, Garlic, Small red chili peppers (sliced into rounds), ★ Salt, ★ Sugar, ★ Vinegar, ★ Soy sauce, ★ Chicken soup stock granules, ★ Umami seasoning, Vegetable oil, Sesame oil (or vegetable oil)

Eggs, Crabsticks, Mentsuyu, Water, Vegetable oil

• 2 servings

Thinly sliced beef for sukiyaki, Onion, Japanese leek, Grated garlic, Mirin, Sesame oil, teaspoons, divided Shio-koji, leaf Shiso leaf (to taste), serving Plain cooked rice

• 1 serving

Enough water so you can get starchy water, Fettuccine shaped pasta, Macaroni shaped pasta, Salt, Neutral Oil (use whatever you have), shrimps (discard heads and skins, save for the sauce), Garlic (minced), Shallot (minced), chili flakes, Soy sauce (for umami, skip if u don't have any), parsley leaf (minced), Lemon juice (from 1 quarter cut of lemon)

• 10 minutes
• 1 or 2 people

medium zucchinis, small yellow onion, garlic, mushrooms, basil leaves, coconut milk, salt, pepper, olive oil, trader joes umami blend (optional), turmeric (optional), dill (optional)

• 1 h
• 4 servings

orechiette pasta, rapini (I substitute broccoli or baby broccoli), spicy jalapeño chicken sausage instead of pancetta, Shitake mushrooms to add extra umami since we don't have pork, Olive oil, salt, pepper, dash of white wine

• 30 minutes
• 1 person

large sweet Spanish onions, vegetable oil, ground beef, preferably 85/15, garlic, sweet paprika, ground cumin, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, ground black pepper, tomato paste or 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce (optional, just for umami), eggs, hard boiled, red bell pepper

• 3 hours (includes cooling time)
• 20 empanadas

noodles, Finely sliced veggies, mushrooms, onions (basically the usual Chinese cuisine veggies), Chopped up garlic, oil, Soya Sauce (depending on salt content), chilli sauce, vinegar, Ajinomoto or Bonito Flakes to get the umami going, Salt, powdered White pepper or Black pepper

Pressed firm tofu, green onions chopped, chopped water chestnuts, minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, umami seasoning, Wonton wraps, Vegetable oil

Firm tofu, Sushi rice, Corn starch, Vegan chicken seasoning, UMAMI mushroom seasoning, Nori sheets, Pickled Shredded red cabbage, Pickled carrots and apples, Soy sauce (shoyu sauce), Mirin (rice wine vinegar), Sesame oil, Sesame seeds (optional)

Cabbage (shredded), Salt (to taste), Pepper, Umami seasoning (optional), to 3 tsp Roasted sesame seeds, to 1 tbsp Sesame oil

• 1 serving

Frozen peeled shrimp (use them frozen), Thinely sliced pork, Cooked and chopped bamboo shoots, Shiitake (medium sized), Sake, Soy sauce, Oyster sauce, Salt, Umami seasoning, Vegetable oil (for frying), Katakuriko, Boiling water

• 10 servings

to 100 grams Ground pork, Tofu (firm or silken), Garlic (finely chopped), Ginger (finely chopped), Japanese leek (the green part too), to 3 teaspoons ● Doubanjiang, heaped tablespoon ● Tianmianjiang, ● Douchi (or substitute tianmianjiang), ● Pepper, ○ Soy sauce, ○ Sake (use shaoxing wine if possible), ○ Chicken bone soup stock granules

• 3 servings

Zucchini, Garlic (grated), Red chilli (sliced thinly), Umami seasoning (optional), Salt, Pepper, Toasted sesame seeds, Sesame oil, ● Salt (for rubbing)

• 2 servings