Sake appetizer recipes

Japanese food|Seafood|Winter|寒鰤大根

Simmered Winter Yellowtail and Daikon

Culinary Workshop Karinary Art 2018.January.

Houraisen Bessen

Ingredients

Buri (yellowtail) trimmings 500g
... Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 20 minutes. Blanch in boiling water, transfer to cold water, and clean off blood and scales.
Daikon radish 1/2 piece
... Cut into 3cm thick rounds (or half-moons). Parboil in rice rinsing water until a skewer can pass through.
Thinly sliced ginger 3 slices

Simmering Sauce

Dashi stock 700ml
Sake 100ml
Dark soy sauce 3 tbsp
Light soy sauce 1 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp

Garnish

Komatsuna (blanched) As needed
Yuzu peel (julienned) As needed

Instructions

  1. In a shallow pot, add the simmering sauce ingredients, prepared daikon, buri, and ginger. Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off any foam, and cover with a paper lid. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes. Let it cool in the pot.
  2. Reheat, adjust flavor with soy sauce and mirin (1 tbsp each), and baste with the sauce while simmering to create a glaze.
  3. Plate the buri and daikon, garnish with komatsuna and yuzu peel, and serve.