Chilled Miso Soup with Horse Mackerel
- 1 large whole fish Horse mackerel
- 2 tbsp Miso
- 2 tbsp Ground sesame seeds
- 2 1/2 cup Water
- 5 Shiso leaves
- 1 Myoga ginger
- 1 Cucumber
- 2 tea bowls' worth Hot cooked white rice
- Mince the shiso leaves, thinly slice the myoga ginger into rounds, and separately soak each in water.
- Grill both sides of the horse mackerel.
- Debone the fish.
- Put the bones in a sauce pan, add water, then heat.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes to create a broth, while skimming off any scum that rises to the top.
- Strain the dashi stock, and transfer to a bowl.
- Thoroughly chill in a chilled water bath, using a large bowl for the bath.
- Mash the fish meat with a mortar and pestle.
- (Remove any skin or small bones.)
- Add the miso and ground sesame, blend into the fish, spread the mixture onto a sheet of aluminum foil, then lightly brown in a toaster oven or grill.
- Return the fish mixture to the mortar, then pour in the dashi soup stock a little at a time, while grinding with the pestle.
- ( Refer to Helpful Hints.)
- Transfer to a bowl, and chill over a cold water bath, as in Step 3.
- Serve rice into individual bowls, then pour on the chilled soup from Step 6.
- Garnish with thinly sliced cucumber, shiso, and myoga, then serve.
- Add grated ginger to taste.
mackerel, ground sesame seeds, water, leaves, ginger, cucumber, worth
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/148181-chilled-miso-soup-with-horse-mackerel (may not work)