Sake appetizer recipes

Japanese|Seafood|Summer|鮎ご飯

Sweetfish Rice

Culinary Workshop Culinary Art 2013.Aug.

Houraisen Ginjo Sakaguranouta

Ingredients

Ayu (Sweetfish) 2 fish ... Sprinkle with 1 tbsp salt, wash to remove slime (scales).
Rice 2 cups
Water 2 cups
Sake 80ml
Salt 1/3 tsp
Light Soy Sauce 1 tsp
Kombu (Kelp) 10cm
Ginger 15g ... Julienned

Garnish

Shiso Leaves 10 ... Julienned
Roasted Seaweed 1/2 sheet ... Crumbled
Kurama Sansho (Japanese Pepper) 2 tbsp

Steps

  1. Lightly sprinkle salt on the ayu and grill on both sides.
  2. In a clay pot, combine rice, water, sake, salt, light soy sauce, kombu, and ginger. Bring to a boil, then place the grilled ayu on top and cook as usual (a rice cooker can also be used).
  3. Once cooked, remove the ayu, flake the meat, and mix it into the rice. Serve in bowls and garnish with shiso leaves, crumbled seaweed, and Kurama sansho.