Oyster Shigureni
- 400 grams Raw oysters
- 1 knob Finely julienned ginger
- 1 Sake
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1 one circle around the pot Soy sauce
- 1 one circle around the pot Mirin
- Wash the oysters well under running water.
- Boil the oysters.
- Once plump, drain in a colander.
- Put the oysters in a pot.
- Add 2/3 of the sake that you want to use to the oysters, and add in enough water to cover the surface of the oysters.
- Turn the heat onto high.
- Add a generous amount of mirin to the pot in a circular motion.
- Next add the sugar and garlic and then cover with an aluminum foil lid that sits on top.
- (oshibuta)
- Once it's boiling, skim off any scum.
- Lower the heat so that it doesn't boil over.
- Add in a generous amount of soy sauce in a circular motion.
- Skim off any scum.
- Doing this keeps the flavoring light.
- Boil it for about 15 minutes till the small bubbles turn into large ones.
- Agitate the pan so that they don't burn and then, once evenly seasoned, it's ready!
- There shouldn't be any soup leftover.
- Leave them in the pot as it to cool.
- by doing so, it locks in the flavor making them even more delicious!
oysters, knob, sake, sugar, soy sauce, mirin
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/147660-oyster-shigureni (may not work)