Japan

Nanbanzuke

Name: Nanbanzuke
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g Small fish or fillets; 4 tbsp Rice vinegar; 2 tbsp each Soy sauce & mirin; some of each Onion & carrot; 2 pieces Dried chili; some of each Flour & oil

Fried fish in a sweet-sour marinade

Nanbanzuke is a Japanese dish of fried fish placed hot into a sweet-sour marinade of vinegar, soy sauce and chili.

The preparation traces back to Portuguese influences of the Nanban era; the dish is eaten chilled as a starter.

Servings3

Time40 min + steeping

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Small fish or fillets400 g
Rice vinegar4 tbsp
Soy sauce & mirin2 tbsp each
Onion & carrotsome of each
Dried chili2 pieces
Flour & oilsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Coat the fish in flour and deep-fry crisp.
Cook vinegar, soy sauce, mirin and chili into a marinade.
Cut onion and carrot into fine strips.
Place the hot fish into the marinade, add vegetables.
Steep at least an hour and serve chilled.

Make it original

Rice vinegar and mirin for nanbanzuke are in the Asia Boutique.

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