It's what's for dinner!If you remember, I bought a book that tells how to clean fish that comes closer to a natural state than I'm used to. I had eaten mackerel (鯖 saba) in miso sauce at school and it was pretty good. So Sunday, I decided to try to make it myself.
The recipe was for four people and called for one mackerel. The smallest portion I found at the store was a half of one. As you can see, that's ¥198 , or $1.83 US. I had to cut off some fin, but at least the head and innards were gone!
Here it is cooking. There is a paper lid in there to keep it from getting jostled around and breaking up while simmering. They are used a lot here, but you can also use parchment paper. For less delicate foods, they have drop lids made of wood that fit into the pan and sit on top of the food. This keeps the food under the liquid, and also keeps it from jostling around too much.
Here is the result. The recipe said that one-quarter fish should be one serving, so I planned to save half for the next day. But I really liked it, and had read that mackerel should be eaten on the same day you buy it. So I was a pigasaurus and ate the other two pieces, too!
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Holy Mackerel indeed. Last night we ate Culvers take out. Meg had an accident and was at the emergtency clinic late, so I bought and delivered. She and Dana are fine. Someone hit the rear left quarter of her car. The damages appear to be slight, however the estimate was not. Barry has a four door pick-up as a loaner until their car is repaired. It is a monster. Meg had a MRI today which did not show any problem.
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