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Saba Shioyaki
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20 MIN

Saba Shioyaki

Salt-grilled mackerel with grated daikon and lemon.

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Ingredients

  • 2mackerel fillets, skin on, pin-boned
  • 2 tspsea salt
  • 5 1/4 ozdaikon, finely grated and lightly drained
  • 1lemon, cut into wedges

Method

  1. 1

    Lay the fillets skin side up on a rack, salt them evenly on both sides and leave them uncovered in the fridge.

  2. 2

    Blot the beads of moisture off the skin with kitchen paper and score it two or three times with a sharp knife.

  3. 3

    Heat a grill as high as it goes and cook the fillets skin side to the heat until the skin has blistered and browned in patches.

  4. 4

    Turn the fillets and give them another couple of minutes, until the flesh is opaque and comes away in flakes.

  5. 5

    Put a mound of grated daikon beside each fillet with a lemon wedge, and squeeze the lemon over both.

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