Japanese Pizza Toast

Name: Japanese Pizza Toast
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 slices thick slices Japanese milk bread (shokupan), about 3 cm; 3 tbsp Ketchup; ½ clove Garlic, grated; ¼ tsp karashi or Dijon mustard (optional); 2 slices Ham, cut into strips; ⅛ Onion, very thinly sliced; ¼ green pepper, cut into thin rings; 3 Cherry tomatoes, sliced (optional); 60 g Mozzarella, grated; 1 pinch Chilli flakes (optional)

Thick, fluffy milk bread spread with garlicky ketchup, topped with ham, peppers and melting cheese. A kissaten breakfast icon.

Japanese · Breakfast · prep 5 min · cook 8 min · serves 2 · Nut-free

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Ingredients

2 slices thick slices Japanese milk bread (shokupan), about 3 cm
3 tbsp Ketchup
½ clove Garlic, grated
¼ tsp karashi or Dijon mustard (optional)
2 slices Ham, cut into strips
⅛ Onion, very thinly sliced
¼ green pepper, cut into thin rings
3 Cherry tomatoes, sliced (optional)
60 g Mozzarella, grated
1 pinch Chilli flakes (optional)

Method

Mix the ketchup, garlic and mustard and spread it right to the edges of each slice of bread.
Scatter over the ham, onion, pepper and tomato, then cover generously with the cheese.
Bake in a toaster oven, or on a tray in a 230°C (450°F) oven, for 5–8 min until the cheese is bubbling with golden spots and the bread edges are crisp.
Sprinkle with chilli flakes and eat hot, with a coffee.

Tips

Thick-cut bread is the point: it stays soft and fluffy inside while the outside crisps.
Swap the ham for corn and mushrooms for a vegetarian toast. Contains wheat and dairy.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Just One Cookbook Japanese Cooking 101

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