Sake appetizer recipes

Japanese food|seafood|seasonal vegetables|spring|鰆のふきのとう味噌焼

Grilled Spanish Mackerel with Butterbur Sprout Miso

Culinary Art Studio 2015.March

Houraisen Nana

Ingredients

Spanish Mackerel (Sawara) 2 fillets ... Cut each fillet in half and marinate in Shitami for 20 minutes

Shitami (Marinade)

Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sake 2 tbsp

Fukinoto Miso

Fukinoto (Butterbur Buds) 8 pieces ... Halve, blanch in salted boiling water, and soak in water for 1 hour
Saikyo Miso 70g
Inaka Miso 15g
Sake 20ml
Mirin 50ml
White Sesame Oil 2 tsp
Pine Nuts As needed ... Roasted and coarsely chopped

Garnish

Canola Flowers As needed ... Blanch and mix with carrot and salted kelp

Procedure

  1. Prepare the Fukinoto Miso: Combine miso, sake, and half the mirin in a pan, and gently simmer over low heat while stirring.
  2. Squeeze the water from the prepared butterbur buds, finely chop, and sauté gently in sesame oil.
  3. Pat dry the marinated mackerel and grill. Spread Fukinoto Miso on top, sprinkle with pine nuts, and grill for an additional 2-3 minutes until the miso is fragrant and golden.
  4. Arrange on a plate and garnish with canola flowers.