Shio-Koji Brined Grilled Fish
Shio-Koji Brined Grilled Fish

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Delicious grilled mackerel fish seasoned with shio koji! The result is a umami flavored fish with a nicely charred crispy exterior. Like many of you, I want to try to eat better and cook healthier meals for my family this year.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook shio-koji brined grilled fish using 2 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Shio-Koji Brined Grilled Fish:
  1. Get 3 filets Fresh salmon filets
  2. Make ready 4 tbsp Shio-koji

Koji, also known as 'rice malt' or 'rice mould', is a kind of edible fungus that grows on rice and is used widely in Japanese cuisine to soften meats, enhance flavours and eliminate odours. Sear salmon on both sides over a grill. I recently bought some koji-kin (aspergillus oryzae - the fungus used to make many asian fermented foods/drinks) to Three days in marinade and one day after basting, then grilled it. The Japanese ingredient koji is the fungus that grows on rice, barley, soybeans, or corn after it is inoculated with a fermentation culture called Aspergillus oryzae.

Instructions to make Shio-Koji Brined Grilled Fish:
  1. Spread 2 tablespoons of shio-koji on a tray.
  2. Place a sheet of gauze over the shio-koji, and lay the rinsed salmon on top.
  3. Wrap the salmon in gauze.
  4. Spread another layer of 2 tablespoons of shio-koji evenly over the gauze.
  5. Brine for about 15 to 20 minutes, then grill. It will burn easily, so grill on high heat while keeping away from the flames.
  6. It's ready to eat.

Shio Koji is a simple ferment that is wonderful to have on hand. Use it in place of salt in sauces and dressings. It also makes a wonderful meat marinade. If the koji develops a thick, leather mold on. Koji is one of the best-kept secrets in Japanese cooking.

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