Steamed Sawara Fish With Ume Sauce

SAWARA UMEDARE KAKE（サワラ梅ダレかけ）

What kind of dish is Sawara umedare kake??

This dish is made of steamed Sawara (Spanish mackerel) and vegetables topped with ume sauce.

This sweet and sour sauce made with umeboshi goes well with Spanish mackerel, chicken breast, and tofu.

What is umeboshi?

“Umeboshi” is a pickled fruit called ume. Ume is often translated as plum, but it is actually a fruit similar to apricot.

Umeboshi is made by salting ume and then drying it in the sun. The “boshi” in umeboshi means to dry.

Umeboshi has a very salty and sour taste because it is pickled in 20% salt by weight of the ume. It is a traditional food that has been produced as a preserved food since the Heian period.

Incidentally, umeboshi made from Nanko ume produced in Kishu (Wakayama Prefecture) is of high quality and exceptionally delicious.

There are several types of umeboshi, and Shiso ume, made with salt and red shiso, is the most standard. This recipe also uses shiso ume.

The vibrant purple color of umeboshi comes from the pigments in red shiso. If red shiso is not used, it is called shiro ume.

Umeboshi containing honey, kelp, or bonito flakes are also popular.

The most common way to eat umeboshi is to put it on rice or use it as a filling for onigiri rice balls.

NUTRITION FACTS : Steamed Sawara Fish (Spanish Mackerel) With Unique Ume Sauce

Total Nutrition Value

• 534 Calories　
• Protein 50.1 g　
• Total Fat 21.0 g　
• Total Carbohydrates 36.3 g　
• Sodium 10.9 g

INGREDIENTS : Steamed Sawara Fish (Spanish Mackerel) With Unique Ume Sauce (2SERVINGS)

• Sawara (Spanish mackerel） 220g
  • Salt 2g
• Umeboshi 15g…weight without seeds
• Japanese white leek 30g
• Ginger 8g
• ☆Soy sauce 30g
• ☆Mirin 30g
• ☆Sugar 5g
• ☆Sake 10g
• Paprika (Red bell pepper) 40g
• Bean sprout 160g
• Green shiso leaves 1g

Steamed Sawara Fish (Spanish Mackerel) With Unique Ume Sauce COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Chop the Japanese white leek.
2. Remove the seeds from the umeboshi
3. Grate the ginger.
4. Mix soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sake.
5. Add umeboshi, Japanese white leek and ginger to the sauce.
6. Heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds, and mix well.
7. Remove the stems and seeds from the Red bell peppers.
8. Cut the the red peppers into thin strips.
9. Sprinkle salt on the Spanish mackerel and rub it all over.
10. Place aluminum foil in the frying pan, being careful not to let any of it spill over and come into contact with the flame.
11. Put washed bean sprouts, red bell pepperes and Spanish mackerel on aluminum foil.
12. Fill the frying pan with about 1 cm of water.
13. Cover lightly with aluminum foil to prevent water droplets from getting in, cover it with a lid, and steam for 10 minutes.
14. Shredd the shiso leaves.
15. Mix the shiso leaves into the sauce and pour over the fish.

⋈*Green shiso leaves change color easily, so mix them just before eating.