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18 Nov 2019

Haraki Meshi- Salmon and Salmon Roe on Rice

This was my favorite when I was small.

This is a local dish from the northern part of Japan.

Ready in: 75minutes, without marinating time

Ingredients for four:
[Marinate over night, Prepare in a bowl]
100g salmon roe
1 tablespoon of Sake
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of Mirin

3 cups of uncooked rice
2 pieces of salmon
1 teaspoon of minced ginger

[Prepare in a pot]
Water
1 teaspoon of Sake

[Sauce, Prepare in a pot]
2 tablespoon of Sake
2 tablespoon of soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon of Mirin
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
Pinch of salt

Step 1: Marinate salmon roe more than 2 hours, over night is preferred


Step 2: Put water and Sake, and boil salmon pieces for 3 minutes

Step 3: Wash rice and drain water

Step 4: Cook salmon in the sauce for 10 minutes and remove the skin


Step 5: Add ginger in the sauce and heat up a bit. Add water to make the sauce 540ml in total

Step 6:  Add rice in the pot, sit it for 30 minutes. Or use a rice cooker to cook 3 cups of rice.

Step 7: Put a lid on the pot, boil it. Once it boils minimize the heat to 2 for 5-7 minutes. Turn the heat off and let it sit for 10 minutes.