Ingredients
- 1 pound salmon fillet, center cut, skin off
- 1/2 cup mirin
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 cup ginger julienne
- 1 teaspoon toasted Szechwan peppercorns
- SMOKING MIX
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oolong tea or black lychee tea
- 1 piece aluminum foil
- 2 wet cloths
Directions
Cut the salmon in 4 equal pieces and place in a small hotel pan or baking dish. In a bowl, mix together mirin, water, sugar and salt, stir until dissolved. Add ginger and peppercorns to liquid. Pour brine on salmon and marinate for 1 hour. Pull salmon out of brine and place in a bamboo steamer. In a wok lined with foil add the rice, sugar and tea. Mix well and turn wok on medium heat. When mixture starts to smolder, place bamboo steamer on top. Seal the seam between the bamboo steamer and wok with wet cloths. Turn wok down to low and smoke for 15 minutes. Turn wok off and let smoke another 15 minutes. Salmon will be about medium rare and should be served warm.
- WASABI POTATO "LATKES"
- 2 cups warm riced potatoes (boiled in salted water, drained well)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup sliced green scallions
- 1 tablespoon horseradish
- 1 tablespoon wasabi powder mixed with a little water to form paste
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
In a bowl, mix warm potatoes and butter. Mix in scallions, horseradish and wasabi. Season with salt and pepper. Shape potato mixture into 2 1/2 inch diamater cakes. Dredge the cakes in flour followed by egg and finally panko. Deep fry cakes at 350 degrees until golden brown.
PLATING
Put a small mound of apple salad in the center of the plate, a potato cake on top and the salmon on top of the cake. Drizzle emulsion around the plate and garnish with chives.











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By jngsolomon_8142192
Kaleden
on August 22, 2007
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I grew up eating West Coast salmon. This is a first (Tea Smoked and I found it interesting. The latke was a nice touch.
By rgthompsonjr_44...
Skokie, IL
on December 05, 2005
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I love all things Asian so I tried this as soon as I saw the episode. Have only used once or twice but it is a nice way to cook for something different from the everyday!
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