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Karei no Nitsuke - Simmered Flatfish Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Simmered flat fish

Karei no Nitsuke - Simmered Flat Fish

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Karei is a kind of flatfish often cooked in Japan. It's grilled, simmered, deep-fried, and so on. In this recipe, karei is simmered in soy sauce based broth with ginger slices.

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Ingredients:

  • 4 fillets karei (flat fish), about 1 lb., washed and scaled
  • 1 1/4 cup dashi stock
  • 5 Tbsp sake
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp mirin
  • 1 inch piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced

Preparation:

Put dashi, sake, soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and ginger slices in a large skillet. Put on high heat and bring to a boil. Place the fish in the broth. Simmer on high heat for a few minutes. Turn down the heat to medium and put on a drop lid. Simmer the fish for 15 minutes or until done. It takes longer to cook fish with egg sacs.

*Makes 4 servings

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