Cold Ochazuke - Noriko's Kitchen - Japanese Cooking 101
Ingredients
- Salmon1
- Salt1 ½ tsp
- Cucumber1
- Plum2
- Rice2 cups
- Nori seaweed
- Tea
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- Rub 1 tsp salt into the salmon fillet and leave for 10 minutes, then pat dry with paper towel.
- Cook the salmon in a preheated pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, flip, and cook 2-3 minutes more until golden and cooked through.
- Take off the heat and flake into small pieces.
- Slice the cucumber very thinly, sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and leave for 5 minutes, then gently squeeze out the water.
- Remove the pits from the umeboshi and chop finely into a paste.
- Rinse the steamed rice under cold running water and drain well.
- Divide the rice between 2 large bowls and top each with flaked salmon, cucumber and umeboshi paste.
- Sprinkle with shredded nori, then pour ice-cold green tea over until the rice is just covered.
- Add a splash of soy sauce if you like.
Summarized from Japanese Cooking 101's video. Watch it for the details.
More recipes with
RiceCucumberSalmonNori seaweedPlum
Cook with what's in your fridge
Empty My Fridge shows the recipes you can make with the food you already have, and reminds you before it goes off.