A luxurious salmon dish featuring roasted and KOMU cured Sakura Masu, served with a special broth, kosari rice, pickled vegetables, and soy marinated salmon roe.
Kosari rice - watch the video to see (for Don pot)
Renesco - watch the video to see (pickled)
Water radish - watch the video to see (pickled)
Soy sauce - watch the video to see (for salmon roe marinade)
Mirin - watch the video to see (for salmon roe marinade)
Sake - watch the video to see (for salmon roe marinade)
Kumquat - watch the video to see (for garnish)
Mint - watch the video to see (for garnish)
Instructions
Prepare the Salmon: Break down the whole Sakura Masu, separating the fillets from the bones. Cure the fillets with KOMU and salt, then refrigerate for 12 hours.
Make the Broth: Roast the salmon bones at 450°F for a few minutes. Prepare a broth with the roasted bones, Manila clams, and KOMU. Cook until the clams open, then strain the broth.
Cook the Rice: Cook kosari rice in the prepared broth in a Don pot.
Prepare the Pickled Vegetables: Pickle the renesco and water radish.
Marinate the Salmon Roe: Marinate the salmon roe with soy sauce, mirin, sake, and kumquat peel.
Assemble and Serve: Assemble the dish with the cooked rice, cured salmon, pickled vegetables, and marinated salmon roe. Garnish with kumquat slices and mint.