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Crispy Fried Pond Smelt with Cream Sauce

Culinary Art Workshop - 2016.Sep.

Meibou Yowa no tsuki

Ingredients

Pond Smelt (Wakasagi) 100g
... Sprinkle with sake and salt.
Rice Flour As needed
Lotus Root 50g
... Thinly sliced.
Sudachi (Citrus) As needed
Frying Oil As needed

Cream Sauce

Butter 10g
Rice Flour 1 tsp
Milk 80ml
Mikawa Roasted Sake 1/2 tbsp
Water 2 tbsp
Mirin 1 tsp

Instructions

  1. Pat the pond smelt dry and coat with rice flour.
  2. Heat oil to 170°C and fry the lotus root and pond smelt until crispy. Sprinkle salt on the lotus root.
  3. Cream Sauce: Melt butter in a pot and stir in rice flour. Gradually add milk while stirring to achieve a creamy texture. Add Mikawa roasted sake, water, and mirin for seasoning.
  4. Plate the pond smelt and lotus root. Grate sudachi peel over the dish and serve with the cream sauce on the side.