Saba Shioyaki

Name: Saba Shioyaki
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 mackerel fillets, skin on; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp sake; Grated daikon radish; Lemon wedges and soy sauce

鯖の塩焼き/SAH-bah shee-oh-YAH-kee/

Also known as: Saba no Shioyaki, Japanese Salt-Grilled Mackerel

About this dish

A fillet of mackerel salted and grilled until the skin is crisp and blistered, served with grated daikon and lemon.

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Ingredients

🐟2 mackerel fillets, skin on

🧂1 tsp salt

🍶1 tbsp sake

🥕Grated daikon radish

🍋Lemon wedges and soy sauce

Method

Serves 3

Brush the fillets with sake, then salt both sides and leave for 15 minutes.

Pat dry and score the skin.

Grill skin side towards the heat until crisp and blistered, about 6–8 minutes in total.

Rest briefly.

Serve with grated daikon, lemon, rice and miso soup.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Saba shioyaki is a staple of Japanese set meals and breakfasts, especially in autumn when mackerel is fattiest.

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