Japanese Steamed Salmon Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 salmon fillets (about 6 ounces each)
• Oil for frying
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 cup daikon*, grated
• 1 small egg, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 medium lemon, quartered
  Dashi Sauce:
• 1 cup dashi**
• 2 tablespoons Japanese light soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons mirin***
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with 2 teaspoons water

How to cook Japanese Steamed Salmon:

• Salt salmon fillets, place in lightly oiled frying pan, fry 3 minutes total, turning once.
• Mix daikon, sake, egg and salt. Spoon this over salmon fillets that have been laid in bamboo steamer. Steam this 5 minutes.
• In medium saucepan, combine sauce ingredients, bring to boil, allow to thicken remove from heat.
• Place salmon and daikon on plate, spoon Dashi Sauce over, squeeze lemon over and serve.

Note:
The Japanese Steamed Salmon recipe is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.

Comments:
*Daikon (from Japanese, literally “large root”) is a mild-flavored East Asian giant white radish.
**Dashi is a class of soup and cooking stocks considered fundamental to Japanese cooking.
**Mirin is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, with 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content – 14% instead of 20%.

This recipe for Japanese Steamed Salmon serves/makes: 4

Main Ingredient: Salmon
Preparation Method: Steamed
Cuisine: Japanese