Today’s Japanese Cooking Style is called Salted-Grilled Horse Mackerel or 鯵の塩焼き in Japanese. This is one of Japanese typical meal for dinner when this fish is in season here. You can also find this in many Restaurants around Japan. Very easy to make and delicious too. Enjoy. Let’s see what Ingredients we need to make our Salted-Grilled Horse Mackerel Dish.
Ingredients
2 whole horse mackerels.
1 tbsp salt
grated white radish
lemon
Instructions
Scrape off the hard scales at the joint of the tail with knife, scrape the scales of the other part away in short strokes. Insert the tip of knife behind the gill cover, cut the base of the gill and pull the gills out. Makes slit on the side that will face down when served, and scoop out the innards with your hands wash away any remaining innards and blood in the belly with cold water.
Sprinkle salt on the immediately before grilling. Coat the tail, pectoral fins, and dorsal fins heavily with salt (decorative salting).
★ The decorative salting will prevent the fins from scorching and help them retain their shape★
Heat a cooking grill well, and grill the fish. Always grill first the side of fish that will face up when served. When the whole fish about 60% done, turn it over and grill the other side.
Arrange the fish on a plate, and garnish with grated white radish and lemon.
Notes
There you have it. Hope you enjoy this, until next time let’s cook together. 次回は一緒に作りましょう~^^/~~ PS: If you enjoy my Daily recipe subscribe to my RSS Feed and I also have available my first e-Book, which FREE to you for coming by and reading my Japanese CookingRecipes. Thank you..
I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and now living in Osaka, Japan. I have been in Japan for about 12 yrs now and loving every single moment of my life here in a beautiful country. I’m a English teacher here in Japan and on spare I'm a Food blogger, and gamer. I have been cooking for the pass 15 years, but still not at the level that I want to be. In the pass 4 – 5 years wanting to learn more about Japanese food and how they prepared them as an art form instead of something there for you to eat. I have been cooking for the pass 15 years, but still not at the level that I want to be. In the pass 4 - 5 years wanting to learn more about Japanese food and how they prepared them as an art form instead of something there for you to eat. Hope you enjoy this, until next time let's cook together. 次回は一緒に作りましょう~^^/~~
Great recipe!! I sell fresh aji and posted a link to this recipe on our sustainable aji page – http://www.ilovebluesea.com/horse-mackerel-aji-p-1.html – thanks for sharing this great way to prepare!