Shiozake 塩鮭
Ingredients
- 500 g Salmon fillets with skin
- 1 tbsp Sake
- 5 tsp Sea salt 5% of salmon weight
Instructions
- Rinse the salmon under cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Slice the salmon diagonally if it’s not pre-sliced.
- Pour and spread the sake on the salmon.
- After 10 minutes, pat dry the salmon with a paper towel.
- Apply sea salt on the skin first.
- Then sprinkle the remaining salt on both sides of the fillets. Use more salt on the skin.
- Line the bottom of an air-tight container (with lid) with a paper towel. This will absorb excess moisture from the fish.
- Place the fillets in the container in a single layer and lay a sheet of paper towel on top of the fillets.
- Then put the 2nd layer of the fillets on top of paper towel and lay another sheet of paper towel on top. Cover with lid and keep in the refrigerator for at least 2 days.
After 2 days
- Gently pat dry the fillets with a paper towel to get rid of any excess moisture.
- Place the fillets on parchment-lined baking sheet. Make sure the skin side is up so the skin will become nice and crispy after baking. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes, or until the flesh is firm.
- DONE!