Yuan Yaki Salmon
- Difficulty
- Total time
- 40 min
- Hands-on
- 35 min
- Cost
- ¥¥¥¥
- Servings
- 2
Equipmentfrying pan, pot, blender
Tastetangy
Ingredients
- 2 raw salmon fillets
- ½ yuzu fruit
- 2 tsp canola oil
[A]
- 4 tbsp sake
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp mirin
Garnish
- Peeled strips of yuzu, to taste
- Chrysanthemum-flower turnips, to taste
Method
- 1
Sprinkle the salmon fillets with salt and let them rest for 5 minutes. Then pat off any excess moisture with a paper towel.
- 2
Cut the yuzu fruit into slices.
- 3
Blend the [A] ingredients together in a saucepan and heat them until they begin to boil. Then remove them from the heat into a container to let them cool down. Once cooled, place the salmon fillet in it to marinade. Top each fillet with the yuzu slices, and marinate for at least one hour.
- 4
Heat the canola oil in a frying pan. Add the marinated salmon fillets and cover the pan and let them cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until each side is thoroughly browned. Plate the salmon fillets and garnish with the chrysanthemum-flower turnips and yuzu-peel strips, and you’re done!
Food safety
- Use sashimi-grade fish or seafood that has been frozen for parasite control, and keep it cold until serving.