Sake appetizer recipes

chicken|seasonal vegetables|spring|春キャベツと鶏の煎り酒サラダ

Spring Cabbage and Chicken Salad with Irizake Dressing

Culinary Studio Karinary Art 2020.May

Ichinenfudou Tokubetsujunmai Natsunamazake

Ingredients

Chicken Breast 1 piece (250g) ... Cut lengthwise into two halves
Vegetable Scraps Carrot, mushroom, green onion, etc.
Water 500ml
Salt 1 tbsp
Spring Cabbage 1/4 head ... Thinly sliced into 1.5cm strips
Carrot 1/3 piece ... Julienned
Myoga (Japanese ginger) 1 or more ... Julienned, soaked in water, and patted dry
Kaiware Sprouts As needed ... Cut into 5cm lengths

Sauce

Mikawa Iri Sake 2 tbsp
Vinegar 2 tbsp

Additional Seasonings & Garnish

Sesame Oil 1.5 tbsp
Ground Sesame To taste
Salt To taste

Instructions

  1. In a pot, combine water and vegetable scraps, simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt and submerge the chicken breast. Once it comes back to a boil, turn off the heat, cover, and let cool to room temperature.
  2. Pat the chicken dry, shred it along the grain by hand, and coat with sesame oil.
  3. Sprinkle cabbage and carrot with 1% salt by weight and let sit for a while. Pat off the excess moisture.
  4. Combine the cabbage, carrot, chicken, myoga, and kaiware sprouts, tossing gently. Plate, sprinkle with ground sesame, and drizzle the sauce over the top.