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Japanese Teriyaki Mackerel

Name: Japanese Teriyaki Mackerel
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: Mackerel fillet; Onion; red chili; Cooking oil; rice wine; soy sauce; mirin; Bonito flakes (Katsuobushi); Shredded nori seaweed

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6 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:59

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Hold the vegetables firmly with fingers curled inward like a claw while slicing; avoid touching your eyes after cutting chili.

Cut half an onion into 0.5 cm thick slices and slice 1 red chili pepper diagonally into rings; place them in a small bowl for later use.

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Cut the onion into thick slices rather than fine shreds, otherwise it will burn quickly and taste bitter during cooking.

Ingredients:Onion (0.5 piece)red chili (1 piece)

Tools:chef's knifecutting board

Preparation

00:01:16

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Thoroughly wash your hands and cutting board after handling raw fish to prevent cross-contamination.

Pat the 2 mackerel fillets dry with paper towels. Lightly score a criss-cross diamond pattern onto the skin side, then slice each fillet into 3 equal pieces (6 pieces total).

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Only score lightly through the skin without cutting through the flesh

otherwise the fish will fall apart while pan-frying

Ingredients:Mackerel fillet (2 piece)

Tools:chef's knife

Active Cooking

00:01:41

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Slide the fish gently into the hot oil away from you to prevent hot oil splattering.

Add 1 tbsp cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat. Place the mackerel pieces skin-side down and pan-fry for 2 to 3 minutes until the skin is golden brown, crisp, and set, then flip to sear the flesh side until lightly browned and opaque.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, about 3 to 4 minutes

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Do not move the fish immediately after placing skin-side down

wait until the skin becomes crispy and set before flipping, otherwise the skin will stick and tear

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)Mackerel fillet

Tools:Frying pancooking chopsticks

Active Cooking

00:02:14

Add the sliced onion into the empty spaces around the mackerel in the pan. Sauté the onions in the rendered fish oil for about 1 minute until softened and fragrant.

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat, about 1 minute

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Keep your stirring focused on the onion in the empty spaces to avoid hitting and breaking the delicate fish pieces.

Ingredients:OnionMackerel fillet

Tools:cooking chopsticks

Active Cooking

00:02:27

Pour in 2 tbsp rice wine, 2 tbsp soy sauce, and 3 tbsp mirin, then add the sliced red chili rings. Simmer over medium-low heat, gently swirling the pan to coat the fish and onions with sauce. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the sauce bubbles, thickens, and turns into a glossy amber glaze, then turn off the heat.

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat, about 3 to 4 minutes

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Mirin contains natural sugars

keep heat medium-low and swirl the pan frequently to prevent the sauce from burning and turning bitter

Ingredients:rice wine (2 tbsp)soy sauce (2 tbsp)mirin (3 tbsp)red chiliMackerel filletOnion

Tools:Frying pan

Active Cooking

00:03:02

Place a bed of cooked onions onto the serving platter, arrange the mackerel pieces neatly on top, drizzle with the remaining rich sauce from the pan and chili rings, then top with 3g bonito flakes and 2g shredded nori seaweed to serve.

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Support the fish pieces gently from underneath with chopsticks or tongs when plating to avoid breaking the tender fish flesh.

Ingredients:Bonito flakes (Katsuobushi) (3 g)Shredded nori seaweed (2 g)Mackerel filletOnionred chili

Tools:cooking chopsticksserving platter