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Japanese Steamed Salmon Recipe
Serves/Makes: 4
Ingredients:
- 4 salmon fillets (about 6 ounces each)
- Oil for frying
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 cup daikon*, grated
- 1 small egg, beaten
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 medium lemon, quartered
Dashi Sauce: - 1 cup dashi**
- 2 tablespoons Japanese light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons mirin***
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with 2 teaspoons water
How to cook:
- Salt salmon fillets, place in lightly oiled frying pan, fry 3 minutes total, turning once.
- Mix daikon, sake, egg and salt. Spoon this over salmon fillets that have been laid in bamboo steamer. Steam this 5 minutes.
- In medium saucepan, combine sauce ingredients, bring to boil, allow to thicken remove from heat.
- Place salmon and daikon on plate, spoon Dashi Sauce over, squeeze lemon over and serve.
Note:
The Japanese Steamed Salmon recipe is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.
Comments:
*Daikon (from Japanese, literally "large root") is a mild-flavored East Asian giant white radish.
**Dashi is a class of soup and cooking stocks considered fundamental to Japanese cooking.
**Mirin is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, with 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content - 14% instead of 20%.
This recipe for Japanese Steamed Salmon serves/makes: 4
Main Ingredient: Salmon
Preparation Method: Steamed
Cuisine: Japanese