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Steamed Salmon Casserole with Yuba

An individual bowl layered on kombu with tofu, yuba, salted salmon, shiitake, enoki and chrysanthemum greens, splashed with sake and steamed hard for ten minutes; ponzu, green onion and chile radish go on at the table, and the broth left in the bowl is the prize.

  • YieldServes 1 (multiply per guest)
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total48 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 piecekombu, about 6.5 cm square, wiped with a damp cloth
  • 150 gtofu (half a block)
  • 4 gdried yuba (soy milk skin)
  • 150 gsalmon fillet, skin on
  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 1fresh shiitake mushroom, wiped, trimmed and halved
  • 35 genoki mushrooms (about a third of a bunch), root end trimmed, rinsed
  • 4 sprigsedible chrysanthemum leaves (shungiku) or spinach, washed and trimmed
  • 6raw ginkgo nuts, shelled, peeled and slicedoptional
  • 1 slicelemon, cut thin, seeds removed
  • 2 tbspsake

to serve

  • 3 tbspponzu sauce
  • 1 tbspgreen onion, finely chopped and rinsed
  • 1 tbspred maple radish (momiji oroshi): grated daikon mixed with a little dried red chile

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Tree nuts
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Salmon
  • Bonito
  • Ginkgo nut
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Yuzu
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Radish
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Shiitake
  • Enoki
  • Yeast
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Seaweed (any)
  • Kombu
  • Kelp
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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