Steamed dishes are all the rage Easy to make with your usual frying pan! Pre-orders now open for the hands-off cooking recipe book “Steamed dishes in a frying pan”

【Steamed dishes are all the rage】Easy to make with your usual frying pan! Pre-orders now open for the hands-off cooking recipe book “Steamed Dishes in a Frying Pan” ​
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: September 5, 2025 To Members of the Press [Steamed dishes are all the rage] Easy to make using your usual frying pan! Pre-orders are now open for the hands-off cooking recipe book “Steamed Dishes in a Frying Pan” Steamed dishes are all the rage. You’d like to give it a try, but a steamer seems like it would take up a lot of space and be a pain to clean… For those of you who feel this way, we recommend “pan steaming”! You can create delicious steamed dishes using your regular frying pan. Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo / President and CEO: Hiroaki Miyahara), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Gakken (Shinagawa, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tatsuya Nanjo) began accepting pre-orders for “Steamed Dishes in a Frying Pan” (scheduled for release on October 16, 2025) on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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▲Cover image of “Steamed Dishes in a Frying Pan” ■Easy, time-saving, and easy cleanup Just stack them in your usual frying pan, steam them, and forget about them! Steamed dishes are all the rage. Want to give it a try? But a steamer seems like it would take up a lot of space and be a pain to clean… For those of you who feel the same way, we recommend pan-steaming. Since you don’t have to wait for the water to boil, you can steam instantly, and it’s just as delicious as steaming in a steamer! Just arrange the ingredients in the frying pan, cover, and wait about 10 minutes. You’ll have a hearty, healthy, and comforting meal ready. It’s completely hands-off, so even beginners can’t go wrong. It’s so easy you can make it no matter how tired you are. Plus, since the ingredients are gently steamed using their own moisture, meat and fish stay moist and juicy. The flavor of vegetables is maximized, and the volume is reduced, so you can eat lots. Since it uses almost no oil, it’s not only healthy, but it also keeps the stovetop clean, which is a plus. It also dramatically reduces the amount of dishes you have to wash. In this book, popular Instagram cooking creator Riiko Yamamoto offers delicious steamed recipes that can be easily made with just one frying pan, from everyday, obscure dishes to classic home-cooked meals and treats for special occasions. 【Benefits of Pan Steaming】 ● Steaming is easy and convenient because you can use your regular frying pan ● You can steam instantly because you don’t have to wait for the water to boil ●Large frying pans make simultaneous cooking easy ●Recipes that can be served directly from the frying pan ＜Content＞ ◎PART1◎ Just cover and steam, and it’s so delicious! Basic Pan-Steamed Meals →Introducing basic pan-steamed recipes for chicken, pork, beef, minced meat, and seafood. Simply layer them with vegetables and steam. All of these recipes are easy to make using ingredients you have at home. ◎PART 2◎ Steaming everyday dishes makes them even more delicious! Pan-steamed classic dishes →Introducing recipes for easily pan-steaming classic Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes, such as Nikujaga (meat and potato stew), cabbage rolls, and Eight Treasures. Since it doesn’t require boiling or frying, you can just leave it alone and it’s incredibly delicious. ◎PART3◎ It reduces the volume, so you can eat lots! Densely Steamed Vegetables →Introducing a healthy recipe in which you cover a frying pan with vegetables so that they overflow the edges and steam them tightly. The sweet, melt-in-your-mouth steamed vegetables are incredibly delicious. You’ll be amazed at how much veggies you can eat in no time. ◎PART4◎ Make a healthy meal in one go! Steam three dishes simultaneously in one frying pan →Introducing a recipe in which you arrange the ingredients for one main dish and two side dishes in a frying pan and steam them all at once. Cover and steam for about 10 minutes to create a healthy yet filling three-course meal. ◎PART5◎ Just serve it straight to the dinner table! A gorgeous-looking feast steamed right in the frying pan →This recipe is perfect for a feast served directly in the frying pan. Its gorgeous appearance makes it perfect for special occasions. The moment you lift the lid, cheers are sure to erupt.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-7bace6f468b4a404eb8d63cf936d882b-1800×2700.jpg ▲Softly steamed chicken topped with a generous amount of
gochujang-flavored onion sauce for a deliciously spicy steamed chicken.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-75a5036cca1e5c7e38bb7c01af5ef5b9-1800×2700.jpg ▲Steamed pork belly wrapped in a swirl will melt in your mouth! “Steamed Pork Belly and Daikon Radish Wrap”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-408dd5c96292df56f333870e9d2d3ce3-1800×2700.jpg ▲The only seasonings used are salt and soy sauce. Yet, it’s incredibly sweet! “Leaving Meat and Potatoes” – Cooked Without Any Preparation
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-c1a960f48ad07836aaae62f8487279ae-1378×2067.jpg ▲”Steamed Cabbage Senbei” – Even vegetables overflowing from the frying pan can be eaten in one go by steaming them tightly. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-9e478e2ea7b6e318d644d9b13191d56d-1378×2067.jpg ▲Shrimp chili, steamed eggplant, and scallop and cucumber salad all ready in 10 minutes! “Seafood Chinese menu”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-73ca5d7ea5ea4aacc4cbf491fe1403f7-1378×2067.jpg ▲ Bulgogi and five kinds of namul all at once! “Colorful Steamed Bibimbap” – Serve directly from the frying pan at the dinner table Author Profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8117/2535-8117-a36e4330420e951d237dec3730a3c086-1378×2067.jpg ▲Close up of the author Rieko Yamamoto Cook and food coordinator. She has developed over 1,200 recipes for recipe media. Leveraging her experience developing restaurant menus and assisting food stylists, she started an Instagram account (@rico_____food), where her healthy and easy-to-follow recipes have become popular. She currently has 128,000 followers (as of September 2025). She also occasionally holds small cooking classes at her home. Her book “Quick and Easy Meals to Make Even Late at Night” (KADOKAWA LifeDesign) is available. ■Author Riiko Yamamoto is running a campaign on her Instagram where you can win a prize when you pre-order this book on Amazon! On the Instagram account of this book’s author, Riiko Yamamoto, 15 lucky winners who pre-order the book on Amazon will be entered into a draw to win kitchen gadgets useful for steaming in a frying pan.