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Miso-marinated Aji over Sushi Rice

duration

10 minutes (additional time required for cooling and marinating)

Servings
2
Ingredients
  • 6 Oak aji fillets (approx. 5.6 oz.)
  • 1¾ cups cooked, warm Nishiki premium medium grain rice
  • 2 Tbsp. Nishiki grain vinegar
  • 1 tsp. fresh ginger, shredded
  • 2 tsp. WelPac roasted white sesame seeds
  • ½ sheet toasted nori seaweed paper (if available)
  • 4 fresh green shiso leaves
  • A small handful of Daikon radish sprouts
  • 1 Tbsp. mirin
  • ½ Tbsp. Kikkoman soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. miso
Directions
  1. Make  the sushi rice: Sprinkle sushi vinegar over the warm rice and mix as if cutting the rice. Let cool to room temperature.
  2. Mix  together mirin, soy sauce, and miso. Cut Oak aji fillets into bite-sized  pieces, then add to the bowl. Stir and marinate in the refrigerator for 15  minutes.
  3. Thinly  slice the shiso leaves and cut the Daikon radish sprouts into thirds.
  4. Add 1/2 of the shiso leaves, Daikon radish sprouts, ginger, white sesame seeds to the sushi rice. Drain the marinade from the fish into  the rice as well, then mix together. Plate the rice and sprinkle with nori seaweed torn into small pieces.  Top with aji fillets and sprinkle with the remaining daikon radish sprouts, shiso leaves, and ginger.
Dish Type / Ethnic Cuisine
Main Dish
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Japanese