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Classic Japanese Salmon Ochazuke

groups4 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 5 minsscheduleTotal: 10 minsoutdoor_grillBoiled
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6 Steps Total
01
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00:00:26

Prepare 1000ml of water in a pot and bring to a boil, add 35g of dried bonito flakes, and simmer on small fire for 1 to 2 minutes until the flavor is released.

local_fire_departmentSimmer on low heat for 1 to 2 minutes
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Do not use high heat when boiling bonito flakes, otherwise the dashi soup will become cloudy and lose its clarity.

Ingredients:water (1000 ml)Dried bonito (35 g)
Tools:pot
02
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00:00:47
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Handle boiling hot soup with care to avoid splashes causing burns.

Line a colander with a cloth or kitchen paper, strain the boiled dashi soup thoroughly until clear dashi is obtained.

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Move slowly when straining boiling dashi, otherwise hot liquid may splash and burn your hands.

Ingredients:waterDried bonito
Tools:colander
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00:01:09

Pour the dashi soup back into the pot, add about 4 to 5 pinches of salt and 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, heat and boil briefly until the alcohol evaporates.

local_fire_departmentHeat and boil on medium heat
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Cooking wine must be boiled until the alcohol completely evaporates, otherwise the alcoholic taste will overpower the sweet dashi flavor.

Ingredients:waterDried bonitoSalt (4 pinch)cooking wine (1 tbsp)
Tools:pot
04
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00:01:28
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Use heat-insulating tools when removing the grilled salmon to avoid touching the hot grill rack.

Place 1 piece of salmon on the grill rack and bake until cooked through with a golden brown surface, then flake it with chopsticks.

local_fire_departmentBake on medium heat in oven
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Watch the heat when grilling salmon, baking too long will dry out the fish and lose its juicy aroma.

Ingredients:salmon (1 piece)
Tools:Oven
05
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00:01:48

Fluff the cooked rice in the cooker, scoop into about 4 bowls, and top with 1 tsp arare, 2 pieces mitsuba, flaked grilled salmon, 1 pinch shredded nori, and 1 tsp wasabi.

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Keep the rice loose and do not pack it down, otherwise the dashi soup will not penetrate evenly.

Ingredients:white rice (4 bowl)Arare rice crackers (1 tsp)Mitsuba Japanese Wild Parsley (2 piece)salmonnori (1 pinch)Wasabi paste (1 tsp)
Tools:rice cookerbowl
06
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00:03:09
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Pour the boiling hot dashi gently to avoid hot soup splashing and causing burns.

Pour hot dashi soup over the bowl just before eating until it covers the ingredients, completing the ochazuke.

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Pour the dashi soup right before eating, otherwise the rice will become too mushy and lose its texture.

Ingredients:waterDried bonito
Tools:bowlLadle

groceryAll Ingredients

water1000 ml
Dried bonito35 g
Salt4 pinch
cooking wine1 tbsp
salmon1 piece
white rice4 bowl
Arare rice crackers1 tsp
Mitsuba Japanese Wild Parsley2 piece
nori1 pinch
Wasabi paste1 tsp

blenderAll Tools Needed

potcolanderOvenrice cookerbowlLadle