Snapper Nitsuke

Snapper Nitsuke
4.5 (2 ratings)
Recipe comes courtesy of Chef Alex Becker, Executive Chef and Hotel Creative Culinary Director at Kuro a new-style Japanese restaurant inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida.
Servings
6
snapper
Ingredients
  • 6 ounce snapper (cut in to 6 pieces)
  • 6 ounce nitsuke braising liquid
  • 3 gram ginger oroshi
  • 2 gram sliced garlic
  • 10 gram butter
  • 4 (each) braised daikon (quarters)
  • 2 (each) shiitake mushroom, grilled
  • 3 (each) eggplant, large sqaures
  • 4 (each) baby carrots, blanched
  • 8 gram chives, chopped
  • 8 gram ginger, diced
  • 200 milliliter sake
  • 30 milliliter mirin
  • 75 milliliter soy
  • 75 milliliter dashi
  • 30 gram sugar
  • 500 milliliter dashi
  • 50 milliliter mirin
  • 25 milliliter white soy
  • 25 milliliter usukuchi soy
  • 6 rounds daikon
Directions
  1. Place 6 ounces of braising liquid in a small pan with snapper, ginger oroshi, sliced garlic, and whole butter. Bring to a simmer. Simmer for 3 minutes.
  2. Add Daikon, Shiitakes, Nasu and Baby Carrots and simmer for 3 more minutes.
  3. Arrange the items in a shallow bowl and ladel the remaining broth over the ingredients. Garnish with Chopped Chives and Ginger
  4. Mix ingredients together over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
  5. Mix liquid ingredients together in a pot, add daikon and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 4 minutes or until tender.