Sake appetizer recipes

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Grilled Silver Conger with Sake and Salt
~ Orange Namasu & Blanched Rapeseed Greens ~

Culinary Art Kitchen 2025.January

Houraisen Junmai Ginjo Shinshun Hatsushibori

Ingredients

[Fish Sake-Salt Grill]
Ginbo (white fish) 1 fillet ... Cut in half. Sprinkle with salt and let rest.
Squid (Sodeika) 40g ... Score with a crisscross pattern. Sprinkle with salt and let rest.

Sake-Salt Grill Seasoning

Sake 50ml
Mirin 20ml

Garnish

Aonori (green seaweed) As needed
Matsuba kombu (shredded kelp) As needed
Black sesame seeds As needed

Orange Namasu

Daikon radish 150g ... Julienne into 6cm lengths.
Carrot 15g ... Julienne and blanch lightly.
Orange 1/2 ... Peel and divide into segments.

Sweet Vinegar

Rice vinegar and water 50ml each
Sugar 2 tablespoons

Canola Flowers and Lily Bulb Ohitashi

Blanch canola flowers and lily bulbs, soak in diluted roasted sake, and garnish with shredded bonito flakes.

Instructions

  1. Heat sake and mirin to remove the alcohol, then let cool.
  2. Pat the fish (and squid) dry, then marinate in step 1 for at least 1 hour.
  3. Grill using a grill pan or fish roaster, basting occasionally with the marinade and being careful not to burn.
  4. Garnish with aonori, kombu, and black sesame seeds.
  5. Plate the ginbo and squid sake-salt grill, orange namasu, and canola flowers and lily bulb ohitashi together on a dish.