Chicken Breast with Umeboshi Plum Bonito Soy Sauce
- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp Sake
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Katakuriko
- 1 Vegetables of your choice, such as lettuce
- 2 tbsp Umeboshi paste
- 4 tbsp Mentsuyu (3x concentrate)
- 2 tbsp Mirin
- 2 grams Bonito flakes
- Umeboshi Plum Bonito Soy Sauce: Take out the pit of umeboshi plums and mince with a knife.
- I used bonito umeboshi.
- If the umeboshi is small, use about 6.
- Place the mashed umeboshi in a bowl and add other ingredients for the sauce.
- Remove the skin from the chicken breasts and slice diagonally into about 7 mm.
- Salted chicken prep: Add chicken slices into a bowl and combine with sake, sugar and salt, and let sit for a while.
- Dredge the chicken slices in katakuriko and shake off the excess.
- Drop the chicken slices one by one in boiling water.
- Adjust the heat while cooking the chicken.
- The water should be simmering, not boiling.
- When the meat is cooked through, turn off the heat and drain.
- Place the chicken in water.
- Change the water 2~3 times to cool.
- Once the chicken is cool enough, chill in an ice-bath.
- Drain the chicken in a sieve.
- Place vegetables on a plate,top with the chicken then pour on the sauce.
- "Surprisingly Soft!
- Chicken Breast "Sashimi"
chicken breasts, sake, sugar, salt, katakuriko, vegetables, paste, mirin
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156072-chicken-breast-with-umeboshi-plum-bonito-soy-sauce (may not work)