I always like to eat “Simmered yellowtail and Daikon” (Buri Daikon).
Buri Daikon is typical Japanese food.
I used to eat it at my parent’s house or at my grandparent’s house.
I also order this food at izakaya or sushi restaurant, too.
When I went to a supermarket with my mother, we got the fish “Buri (yellowtail) no ara” and I cooked “Buri Daikon”.
So this time, I’m going to write how to cook “Buri Daikon” at home.
Japanese food “Buri Daikon”! What’s “Ara”?
Simmered yellowtail and Daikon (Buri Daikon) are popular in Japan.
You can use the normal slice of Buri (yellotale).
But I used “Ara”.
“Ara” is the leftover part after you used the edible part.
Usually, Ara is head, bone, gills, and those parts still have some edible parts.
Throwing that part is “Mottainai”.
So we use “Ara” not to waste any parts.
Ingredients for Buri Daikon
Buri ara 500 ~ 600g
Daikon 1
Salt 1 teaspoon
Sake 200ml
Water 600ml
Sugar 4 tablespoons
Soy sauce 5 tablespoons
Recipe for Buri Daikon
Put the Buri inside a tray and put salt on it.
After you put salt, leave it for 30 minutes.
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Pour boiled water into Buri.
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After that, rinse them with running water and clean the slimy or bloody part.
After that, throw the water and leave it.
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Cut Daikon thick slice. (About 3 cm thick) and cut half.
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Put the daikon on the bottom of a pot.
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On top of daikon, put Buri.
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Pour Sake into the pot and next is water.
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Simmer the pot on middle heat.
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Remove the lye.
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Drop a piece of aluminum foil directly on the food to cover it entirely and simmer for 18 to 20 minutes.
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Put sugar and stir it gently and put the cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Add soy sauce and simmer again for 5 minutes.
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Remove the cover and keep simmering for 10 minutes.
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Done!
Buri Daikon with Ara is delicious!
This Buri and Daikon had amazing taste!
I was so happy because my mother really loved the Buri Daikon.
My husband was not with us this time.
I can’t wait to cook this for him soon!
In my opinion, if you cook Buri Daikon, I’d like you to use “Ara”.
Because the bone and fish skin has very good taste.
So if you find “Ara”, I recommend you to cook Buri Daikon.