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Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound white fish fillets or small whole fish like Japanese whiting
• 8 fresh medium shrimp
• 8 small Japanese green peppers, or 1 large bell pepper, cut into 8 strips
• 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps left whole
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Oil, to brush on the bell peppers
  
  Accompaniments
• 1 cup Ponzu Dipping Sauce (see recipe below), divided into individual serving bowls
• 4 ounces daikon radish (about 2 inches), finely grated
• 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges

How to cook:

• If using whole fish, clean, scale and slice each one open lengthwise. Sprinkle the fish with salt and set aside to air-dry for 1 hour. In the meantime, peel and devein the shrimp, discarding the heads but leaving the tails intact.
• Make a small slit in the sides of each Japanese green pepper (if using). Brush the green pepper with a little oil.
• Grill or broil all ingredients under high heat, for about 3 minutes on each side. Serve with individual saucers of Ponzu Dipping Sauce, grated daikon and lemon wedges.

Ponzu Dipping Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 strip dried kelp (konbu), (about 2 inches long), wiped with a damp cloth
• 1/3 cup yuzu orange, or lemon or lime juice
• 1/3 cup Japanese soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tamari or dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons Basic Dashi Stock or 1/4 teaspoon dashi stock granules dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water

Ponzu Dipping Sauce Preparation:

• Heat the dried kelp over a gas flame or under a broiler (grill) until crisp and fragrant, then put in a bowl or jar with all the other ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate for 3 days, then strain. Can be stored for up to a year.

Note:

The Japanese Mixed Grilled Seafood Appetizer is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.

Comments:

Ponzu is a sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine.

This recipe for Japanese Mixed Grilled Seafood Appetizer serves/makes: 4

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Main Ingredient: Seafood Mix
Preparation Method: Broiled/Grilled
Cuisine: Japanese