Ochazuke with Salmon Flakes

Ochazuke is a dish in which hot tea is poured over cooked white rice topped with some simple ingredients.

It's a really simple yet extremely tasty dish beloved by all Japanese, young and old. Ochazuke can be served as a light meal / snack at any time of day. And it's extremely easy to prepare.
All you need to do is put some simple ingredients on a bowl of hot white rice and pour a cup of tea over it.

Ingredients :

1/2 salmon steak
salt as needed
1 1/2 cupfuls hot water
1 1/2 teaspoonful sencha, bancha, or hojicha (green tea)
1 bowl warm cooked rice
2 - 3 trefoil (mitsuba), cut 1 1/2-inch (4-cm) lengths
1 tablespoonful croutons or any crunchy cereal
Japanese horseradish (wasabi), optional

Method :

Season the salmon with salt and leave for about 10 minutes. Boil or grill 5 - 6 minutes, till slightly brown. Remove the skin and bones, if any, and break up the flesh into flakes

Make the tea stock by adding hot water to the tea leaves.

Put the rice in a large bowl and sprinkle salmon flakes over the rice. Add the trefoil, croutons, and, if you wish, a dab of horseradish

Pour as much hot tea as you want onto the rice and eat immediately.

Note : Ochazuke tastes even better when accompanied by good-quality Japanese salted pickled vegetables or any Western-style pickles.
Cold ochazuke is recommended for summer. For this, use iced sencha, mizudashi-sencha, or any type of green tea that allready cooled down

Enjoy this sensasional Japanese Cuisine with your family It's delicious and always easy to make


Check for my other Japanese Recipe :

• Crabmeat with Wasabi Mayonnaise