Broiled Mackerel

Simply broil the slightly marinated mackerel till the fish is done and the skin is crisp. Taste great with steam rice and japanese pickles.

Salmon Roll

Just a simple sushi roll with salmon, imitation crab meat, pickle radish, cucumber and salmon roe. This is my simple lunch to use up the leftover salmon.

Grilled Miso-flavored Eggplant with Salmon Roe

1. Cut the eggplant into half.
2. Mix white miso with equal amount of sake and mirin.
3. Brush some miso mixture on open side of eggplant.Go easy, a little goes a long way.
   
4. Grill the eggplant or broil it.
5. When it’s done, put some raw salmon roe on top of it.

日式煎薄餅-Okonomiyaki

1. Shred cabbage.
2. Mix the okonomiyaki flour, egg and water.
3. Add the shredded cabbage into the flour mixture. Stir evenly.
4. Pan fry the mixture.
5. Put strips of bacon on top.
6. Flip the cake.
7. When the cake is done, squeeze the okonomiyaki sauce and japanese mayo on top.

Broiled Quails in Japanese-style BBQ Sauce

1. Clean the quails and butterfly them.
2. Marinate the quails with Japanese-style BBQ sauce for at least 2 hours. The longer the merrier.
3. Broil, bake or grill the quails until done.
4. Serve hot. Go great with beer or cold sake.

Pan-fried Black Cod with Sweet Soy Sauce Glaze

Ingredients :
1 whole black cod (fileted)

Marinade :
1/4 cup soy sauce
30 ml mirin
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 green onion (chopped)
3 gloves of garlic (chopped)
some grounded ginger
3 tsp sugar
juice of half lemon
1 tsp rice wine

Mix the marinade together and add black cod filets. Marinate for at least 30 min. Then pan-fry it till it's done. You can also broil the fish.

Sashimi Dinner

Our sudden craving for good sashimi ...... a wonderful dinner with toro, yellowtail belly and 4 racks of uni...yum!

Miso Glazed Sea Bass

This is Japanese-style miso glazed sea bass. This can be broiled, grilled or pan-fried. The pan-fried option gives a slightly crunchy crust on the outside though it doesn't look so good. :P

Need to marinate the fish for 24 hours. When you cook it, wipe out any marinade in excess and pat the fish dry.

For the marinade:

1/4 cup sake
1/4 cup mirin
4 tablespoons of white miso paste
3 tablespoons of sugar

You can also use the same recipe for black cod or halibut (thick cut of fish steaks). It should taste equally delicious.

Uni Don

Uni in San Diego is really really good.... so fresh, so sweet, really delicious.

Sukiyaki