Sake appetizer recipes

Japanese|NewYear|Seafood|Winter|お正月料理 祝い肴 三種

New Year's Dishes: Trio of Celebratory Appetizers

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - Jan. 2005

Houraisen Junmai Daiginjo Bi

Ingredients

[Tazukuri]
Gomame (Dried Baby Sardines) 25g
Pine Nuts 10g
Goji Berries As needed ... Rehydrate in water and halve

Seasonings

Soy Sauce 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons
Water 1 tablespoon
Sake 1/2 tablespoon

Steps (Tazukuri)

  1. Toast the gomame in a frying pan. Lightly toast the pine nuts as well.
  2. In a pot, combine the seasonings and bring to a boil. Coat the gomame with the mixture and finish by adding sake.
  3. Mix in the pine nuts, spread on a tray to cool.
  4. Serve on a dish and garnish with the rehydrated goji berries.

Ingredients

[Yuzu Bowl with Sweet Shrimp and Shio Kombu]
Sweet Shrimp (Sashimi Grade) 20 pieces ... Remove heads, shells, and tails
Shio Kombu (Salted Kelp, Thinly Sliced) 10g
Yuzu Juice Juice of 1/2 yuzu
Yuzu Peel (Thinly Sliced) As needed

Steps (Yuzu Bowl with Sweet Shrimp and Shio Kombu)

  1. Toss the sweet shrimp with shio kombu and drizzle with yuzu juice.
  2. Add the thinly sliced yuzu peel and mix.
  3. Hollow out a yuzu to create a bowl, and serve the mixture inside it.

Ingredients

[Thick Omelette with Sea Urchin]
Eggs 3
Sweet Dashi Syrup 60cc
Salad Oil As needed
Salted Sea Urchin (Jarred) As needed
Shiso Leaves As needed

Sweet Dashi Syrup

Dashi Stock 200cc
Sugar 40g
Mirin 20cc
Sake 20cc
Salt Just under 1 teaspoon
Light Soy Sauce A dash

Steps (Thick Omelette with Sea Urchin)

  1. Combine the ingredients for the sweet dashi syrup in a small pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Let cool and store in the refrigerator.
  3. Mix the eggs with the sweet dashi syrup. Heat salad oil in a tamagoyaki pan and cook in 3 layers.
  4. Shape with a sushi mat, then cut into pieces. Make a slit in each piece and insert shiso leaves and salted sea urchin.