Saba Shiyoyaki is a popular grilled mackerel dish often served in Izakayas (Japanese style pubs serving drinks and food).
Saba is Japanese for Mackerel and Shiyoyaki literally means salt-grilled or fried.
1. Liberally salt the fillets and let stand for about 30 minutes. The salt draws out the flavor of the mackerel. If you live in Japan of if you access to a market catering to Japanese, you may be able to buy mackerel fillets which has already been salted in which case you can skip this part.
2. Grate the daikon. You don't need a lot, and as you may know daikon (Japanese radish) is huge. Some places will sell smaller cut pieces of daikon which is convenient.
3. Wash the excess salt off the mackerel fillets and pat dry with a paper towel and make a few cuts on the skin side of the fillets.
4. Place the fillets on a grill skin side up and grill for 2 minutes and then turn and continue grilling for another 2 minutes. If you don't have a grill, you can fry in a skillet, preferably cast iron. If frying, first preheat the skillet with some oil. Make sure it is hot and then add the fillets skin side up. Cover for two minutes and turn over and cover for another two minutes.
Note: Be careful of spatter. Also, you should turn on cooking fan or open window if necessary, because there will be smoke. Mackerel is a naturally oily fish which means lots of smoke.
5.Place on a plate skin side down. Place a small amount of grated daikon on the plate and pour a little soy sauce on the daikon. Add a wedge of lemon to be squeezed on the fish. Serve with rice and some Japanese pickles or as is.
In Japan, this dish is always served with grated daikon. If you can't find daikon where you live, you can skip this and maybe just add a splash of soy sauce straight on the fish on the plate.
Also, when you grate daikon, you will find there is a lot of liquid, which you don't want on the plate. I use a teaspoon to scoop some up and then lightly tip do drain the excess liquid. You can also you a sieve or even a coffee filter to drain the grated daikon.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (30g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 2 Servings | ||
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Calories: 70 | ||
Calories from Fat: 63 (90%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 7g | 9 % | |
Saturated Fat 0.5g | 2 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 5g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 1.2g | ||
Cholesterol 0mg | 0 % | |
Sodium 503.1mg | 17 % | |
Potassium 38.7mg | 1 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 1.9g | 1 % | |
Dietary Fiber 0.7g | 3 % | |
Sugars, other 1.2g | ||
Protein 1.1g | 2 % | |
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Calories per serving: 70
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