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Karei Nitsuke Saké-Simmered Flounder

Name: Karei Nitsuke Saké-Simmered Flounder
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 very fresh whole flounder (or sole, turbot or halibut), about 225 g each; 250 ml cold water; 4 g kombu, wiped; 5 g dried bonito flakes (katsuobushi); 7 tbsp mirin; 7 tbsp saké; 6 tbsp dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 2 tbsp light (usukuchi) soy sauce; 1 pinch sugar (omit with the freshest fish); 4 sprigs kinome (young sansho leaves)

Whole flounder cooked fast under a drop-lid in a flamed saké and mirin broth with two soy sauces. High heat and a short time keep the flesh soft and seasoned right to the bone; the chilled broth sets into a savoury jelly.

YieldServes 2
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h
Difficulty

Ingredients

fish

2very fresh whole flounder (or sole, turbot or halibut), about 225 g each

dashi

250 mlcold water
4 gkombu, wiped
5 gdried bonito flakes (katsuobushi)

simmering liquid

7 tbspmirin
7 tbspsaké
6 tbspdark (koikuchi) soy sauce
2 tbsplight (usukuchi) soy sauce
1 pinchsugar (omit with the freshest fish)optional

garnish

4 sprigskinome (young sansho leaves)optional

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Sulfites
Tuna
Bonito
Sole
Flounder
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Sichuan pepper
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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