Mackerel Simmered with Ginger
- 1 fish's worth Mackerel filets
- 20 grams Ginger
- 1 bit less than 150 ml Water
- 60 ml Sake
- 4 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Mirin
- 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 Green onions (thin type)
- Cut each filet in half to end up with 4 pieces.
- Make crisscross cuts on both sides.
- Slice the ginger thinly.
- Put the A ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
- Put in the mackerel filets skin side up.
- Add the sliced ginger.
- Spoon the cooking liquid over the mackerel and put in a small lid that sits directly on the simmering food (otoshibuta).
- You can make a one-use otoshibuta by cutting out a round piece of kitchen parchment paper and placing it on top of the food.
- Simmer over medium heat until the cooking liquid has reduced to about 1/3.
- Spoon the liquid over the fish about 4 times while it simmered to make it nice and shiny.
- Add the uncut green onion at the end and replace the lid until the green onion softens in the residual heat.
- Transfer the mackerel to serving plates.
- Serve the wilted green onion coated with sauce alongside the mackerel, wrapped into a spiral.
- This is the whole meal by the way.
- I served the mackerel with tonjiru (hearty pork miso soup).
filets, ginger, water, sake, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, green onions
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/171229-mackerel-simmered-with-ginger (may not work)