Japanese Recipes - Japanese Mixed Grilled Seafood Appetizer Recipe

  
 

Japanese Appetizers, Soups and Noodles Recipes - Mixed Grilled Seafood Appetizer Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (500 g) white fish fillets or small whole fish like Japanese whiting

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 8 fresh medium shrimp

  • 8 small Japanese green peppers, or 1 large bell pepper, cut into 8 strips

  • 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems  discarded, caps left whole

  • Oil, to brush on the bell peppers

Accompaniments

  • 1 cup (250 ml) Ponzu Dipping Sauce (see recipe), divided into individual serving bowls

  • 4 oz (125 g) daikon radish (about 2 in/5 cm), finely grated

  • 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges

Method:

  1. If using whole fish, clean, scale and slice each one open lengthwise. Sprinkle the fish with salt and set aside to air-dry for 1 hour. In the meantime, peel and devein the shrimp, discarding the heads but leaving the tails intact.

  2. Make a small slit in the sides of each Japanese green pepper (if using). Brush the green pepper with a little oil.

  3. Grill or broil all ingredients under high heat, for about 3 minutes on each side. Serve with individual saucers of Ponzu Dipping Sauce, grated daikon and lemon wedges.