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Grilled Manganji Peppers Stuffed with Fermented Fish Sauce (Shutou)

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - Nov. 2010

Houraisen Tokubetsu Junmai Shiboritate

Ingredients

Manganji peppers (sweet green chili) 2 pieces~ ... Make a cut with a knife and skewer them
Tonburi (field caviar) 15g
Sake lees (shuto) 15g
Lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon

Accompaniments

Mottekiku (edible chrysanthemum) As needed ... Blanch briefly in hot water with a dash of vinegar, then cool in cold water
Kabosu juice As needed

Instructions

  1. Grill the Manganji peppers over direct heat. (Leave some crispiness)
  2. Mix tonburi, sake lees, and lemon juice.
  3. Stuff the grilled Manganji peppers with the mixture from step 2.
  4. Arrange on a plate, garnish with blanched mottekiku mixed with kabosu juice.