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5: Mirin-glazed salmon (Page 149, Nigella Express)

Posted by Duong on 7/21/2008 07:44:00 PM in ,
I am probably going through the Nigella Express ones before I go through TNBR because it's a library book and I will be asked to return it soon. I really wish I'd bought a copy because I would have liked to keep it. Everything in this book has worked like magic so far. Everything has been simple, and it tastes good. This is another recipe that worked out really well, in taste even though it does not look as aesthetically pleasing as Nigella's. I am convinced that it must all be trick photography, and once I've learnt the secret to photography my food will look twice as good.

I had planned on making this yesterday while the salmon was fresh, but once I got back from the hot air ballooning, all I wanted to do was sleep. So I ended up sleeping for 12 hours, and getting up just in time for work. But the salmon didn't taste fishy, and that is all I ask of my salmon. Although this dish was very simple after adding some more soy sauce to the rice and some of my mum's chilli it tasted a lot better. This was such a quick dish to make, that might actually eat fish more often. It involved simply marinating salmon in a mixture of sugar, soy sauce and mirin before cooking it without oil in a hot non-stick pan.

Another annoying thing about cooking for one person is buying ingredients such as mirin (ingredients that only require 15 ml) and having to buy such a large bottle. So I think I have a business idea, making a little kit that has tiny portions of spices and sauces for the one-person chef. It may be cheaper to buy in bulk, but what am I going to do with that much mirin? I don't think you can even drink it!

Cooking time: 8 minutes
Taste: 4 stars
Ease: 5 stars

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whats the green sauce in the cookbook? or is it just the colour of the plate...?
looks good!

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