Salt-Grilled Saba with frying pan. Cover a frying pan with aluminum foil. Grate Daikon radish, and set aside. Cut each fillet of mackerel in half.
Saba (鯖) is mackerel and Shioyaki (塩焼き) means salt (shio) and The first time I tried making this at home - I had pan fried the fish which made it a bit more oily. Saba fish (also known as mackerel!) are great for grilling or pan frying as they have a good amount of fat content. Coat the fish in a plate filled with sake. You can cook Salt-Grilled Saba with frying pan using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Salt-Grilled Saba with frying pan
- It's 4 of fillets Saba.
- You need 1 of % salt of fish weight.
- You need 2 tbsp of Sake (Japanese cooking wine).
Saba Shiyoyaki is a popular grilled mackerel dish often served in Izakayas (Japanese style pubs serving drinks and food). Saba is Japanese for Mackerel and Shiyoyaki literally means salt-grilled or fried. Alternatively, you can of course grill the fish over a frying pan greased with a little oil if you don't have an oven. Either way, the fish will still crisp up nicely and be as tasty.
Salt-Grilled Saba with frying pan step by step
- Thaw in the refrigerator when using frozen Saba..
- Start preparation 30 minuets before grilling the Saba fish. Use kitchen towels to wipe the Saba dry..
- Sprinkle the salt onto the Saba from about 50 cm above. Do the same on the other side of the Saba. (If the Saba weight 400 grams, use 4 grams salt.) Wrap and keep it in refrigerator for 20 - 30 minutes..
- Lightly oil the entire frying pan with a kitchen towel. Put the Saba in the frying pan with skin-side down..
- Heat the frying pan with low heat. Sprinkle the Sake. Cover and steam cook for 4 minutes..
- Turn over and cook for 4 minuets more. (You do not need a lid.).
Melt butter on a frying pan on medium. Fry saba banana until golden brown, then flip and cook the other side until golden brown. Set aside on a serving plate. Combine all sauce ingredients in a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Japanese cuisine Grilled saba with salt in hot pan.