Homemade Ikura

• porzioni: 6 servings
• tempo di preparazione: 10 minutes
• tempo totale: 12 hours 15 minutes

Ingredienti

3/4 cup sake

1 tablespoon dashi soy sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons sugar

350 grams salmon roe (whole skein)

Istruzioni

Boil brine ingredients

Add 3/4 cup sake, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce to a pot and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Boil the brine until it no longer smells like alcohol (around 2 minutes).

Chill brine

Place the pot in a bowl of cold water to chill the brine (you may need to change the water a few times).

Split salmon roe skein

To separate 350 grams salmon roe from the skein, split it open lengthwise down the middle with your fingers.

Separate eggs from skein

Set a mesh grill or cooling rack with 1/3-inch (1-centimeter) holes over a bowl and then rub the split side of the salmon roe skein over the holes to separate the individual eggs. Continue until you've separated most of the eggs.

Get remaining salmon eggs

To get the last bit of salmon roe out of the roe sack, you can sandwich the skein between two disposable chopsticks and roll it up using your fingers to press out the salmon eggs.

Pick through salmon eggs

I recommend picking through the roe and removing any bits of skein still stuck to it.

Rinse roe

Wash the roe in several changes of cold water until the water runs clear, and pick any popped eggs or bits of skein out.

Drain and add brine

Drain the salmon eggs well in a non-reactive strainer (plastic or stainless steel), then put them in a non-reactive container (preferably glass). Cover with the chilled brine and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Drain brine

After 12 hours (or up to 24 hours), drain the ikura in a non-reactive strainer. Eat or freeze the ikura within three days.

Nutrizione

• Calorie: 131 kcal
• Grassi Totali: 4 g
• Grassi Saturi: 1 g
• Grassi Insaturi: 3 g
• Colesterolo: 218 mg
• Sodio: 750 mg
• Carboidrati Totali: 4 g
• Fibra Alimentare: 0.02 g
• Zuccheri Totali: 1 g
• Proteine: 13 g