Tag: East Asian
Broiled Mackerel
Broiled Mackerel
I’m a huge fan of strong flavored stinky oily fish. Mackerel is one of my favorites. This Korean preparation of mackerel fillets couldn’t get any easier. Make a couple of slits on the skin side of the mackerel. Season with sea salt. Marinade for 20 minutes with the lemon and ginger juice. Broil skin side up for 4 minutes. Flip and broil for 3 minutes. Alternatively, you can grill or pan fry the mackerel as well. Cook for the same amount of time on each side as if you were broiling it.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 mackerel fillets
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp ginger juice
- sea salt
Instructions
- Make 2 cuts in the skin side of the mackerel. Season both sides with sea salt. Marinate for 20 minutes with the lemon and ginger juice.
- Turn on your oven’s broiler. Place the mackerel skin side up on a rack on a baking pan lined in foil.
- Broil for 4 minutes until the skin gets crispy.
- Gently flip the mackerel and broil for 3 minutes.
Pork Shogayaki
Pork Shogayaki
Pork shogayaki is a popular Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced pork seared then quickly cooked in a ginger sauce. The pork is served over finely shredded cabbage and drizzled with the remaining sauce. The best thing about this tasty dish is that you can make this in under 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 8 oz pork loin or sirloin sliced 1/8” thick or thinner
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Sake or cooking wine
- 1 tbsp ginger grated
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- green cabbage shredded
Instructions
- Mix together the mirin, soy sauce, sake, and ginger. Set aside.
- Heat up cooking oil in a sauté pan over high heat. Add in the pork slices in a single layer.
- Sear for 90 seconds-2 minutes a side.
- Pour in the sauce. Cook for 2 minutes, making sure that the pork is covered in the sauce.
Kale Avocado Soba Noodle Salad
Kale Avocado Soba Noodle Salad
Soba noodles are made out of buckwheat and can be served cold in salads such as this one with kale. After the noodles are cooked, they are mixed with Japanese prepared seaweed salad, which you can find at any Asian market. It adds a brinyness to the noodles. The dressing’s base is made out of rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and white miso paste, which is a fermented soy bean. It has a savory/salty taste cut with acidity of the white wine vinegar. This kale soba noodle salad is topped with avocado, bean sprouts, cilantro, sesame seeds, and more miso dressing.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 bunches soba noodles
- 1/4 cup seaweed salad
- 1 bunch kale center rib removed, chopped
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Miso Dressing
- 1/2 cup white miso paste
- 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp ginger grated
Instructions
- Whisk all of the dressing ingredients together. Set aside.
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Boil the soba noodles for 5-6 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water until the noodles are chilled.
- Mix in the seaweed salad with the soba noodles and 2 tbsp of the miso dressing.
- Toss the kale with 2 tbsp of the miso dressing.
- Place a bunch of the kale in the center of a plate. Place some of the noodles in the center of the kale. Top with bean sprouts, avocado, cilantro, and more miso dressing. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
