Hmm the boys are arguing... probably about shonen animes or something.. boring..
Let's settle in and make AN EASTERN MEAL. Like the travel rations recipe, this is another non monster meal made with travel-ready provisions. I will eat it all while they are distracted.
I cooked a big batch of sushi rice so that we can use some for this and some for fried rice later.. I can't get dried fish but i got smoked mackerel, we've got some pickled things, instant miso sachets, and mini nori bits (saves me from opening a whole pack of sushi nori sheets!)
Check it out, thanks to all my other weeb related cooking adventures I have a nice RICE BALL MOULD to use.
Yeah we got this! The nori snacks are more brittle and seasoned than ones designed for wrapping, but because the rice is warm and wet I got them to stick just fine.
This is just down to personal preference, smoked mackerel is ready to eat, but I wanted to sear it with some mirin as my "sweet sake" flavouring.
I picked out some miso soup sachets from a big multipack I got. I'm not sure but I think maybe I got brown miso and some sort of.. "blue" seaweed?? We just need to add hot water from the kettle and its done.
Oh! It has little mini rings of something. Cute.
The fish is looking all toasty. I think just one fillet will do.
I can't find many japanese style pickles around here, so I settled for some sliced up gherkins and some pickled ginger. I expect a more authentic pairing would be plum and mustard leaf or something.
Delightful! Each thing on its own is a bit too plain, sweet, salty or sour, but when you put the fish or pickles on the rice and take a bite, and alternate with the soup, it becomes more than the sum of its parts. It also feels good to make something like this so easily at home. I guess its a classic for a reason.
No comments:
Post a Comment