Fresh Seafood! Squid Shiokara.
You can have Fresh Seafood! Squid Shiokara using 8 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Fresh Seafood! Squid Shiokara
- It's 1 of Japanese squid, sashimi-grade.
- It's 2 of squids' worth Japanese squid innards.
- It's 200 ml of 3% salt.
- It's 1 of Red chili pepper.
- It's 1 of Kombu.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Sake.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Mirin.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of Salt.
Fresh Seafood! Squid Shiokara step by step
- Prepare fresh Japanese squid..
- Poke your fingers down into the body, and pull the innards out..
- Cut the liver above the eyes, and pickle it in a generous amount of salt (not listed above) for longer than 12 hours..
- Cut into the body to butterfly it, and wash the flesh (without the innards or cartilage)..
- Pull off the outer skin membrane to give the dish a refined white appearance. Keep the outer skin membrane for a red appearance. The latter is richer. Prepare it as you like..
- Soak the squid in a saline solution of 3% salt. It should soak for about 20 minutes..
- After 20 minutes, drain and blot the excess water with a paper towel, then transfer to a colander to dry. If you're in a hurry, rely on an electric fan to speed up the drying. Do not set it in direct sunlight..
- Remove the seeds from the red chili pepper, then slice it into thin rounds with kitchen scissors. Slice the kombu the same way..
- After 1/2-1 day of drying, cut the squid into bite-sized pieces..
- Thoroughly rinse the salt off of the liver, and blot off excess moisture. Put it on a cutting board and chop it with a knife. Transfer it to a bowl, and thoroughly combine it with the seasoning ingredients and the squid pieces..
- Put it in an airtight container or vinyl bag, then store it in the refrigerator. Stir in up once a day..
- After it marinates for 4-5 days, it's done. Be sure to stir it up once a day for the following days..
- Try shiokara ochazuke (rice porridge) by topping rice with shiokara in a bonito and kombu dashi soup..
- Try shiokara on top of a baked potato with a pat of butter! This is a popular way to eat shiokara in Hakodate, Hokkaido..