Japan

Saba Sushi

Name: Saba Sushi
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 pieces Mackerel fillet; 300 g Sushi rice; 4 tbsp Rice vinegar; 2 tbsp Salt; 1 piece Kombu; some Pickled ginger

Pressed mackerel sushi from Kyoto

Saba sushi, also called battera, is a pressed bar sushi of marinated mackerel from the Kyoto region.

Because Kyoto lies far from the sea, mackerel was once preserved in salt and vinegar and turned into this specialty.

Servings2

Time60 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Mackerel fillet2 pieces
Sushi rice300 g
Rice vinegar4 tbsp
Salt2 tbsp
Kombu1 piece
Pickled gingersome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Salt the mackerel heavily, then marinate in rice vinegar.
Cook the sushi rice and season with vinegar.
Skin and debone the mackerel.
Press rice and mackerel firmly together in a mould.
Slice and serve with ginger.

Make it original

Sushi rice and rice vinegar for saba sushi are in the Asia Boutique.

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