Spice Up Your Meals: A Make-Ahead Minced Mackerel Recipe That Pairs Perfectly with Rice
Minced Mackerel Recipe
This recipe will have even kids who don’t like fish gobbling it down. Remove the bones, season with a sweet sauce, and fry it to make minced mackerel that goes well with any amount of rice.
Our teacher was chef Tomoko Matsutake. She offers recipes that are easy to incorporate into your daily meals, focusing on seasonal vegetables.
A versatile staple dish
Minced mackerel
Cooking time: approx. 10 minutes
If you keep it in stock, it can be used in a variety of dishes, such as onigiri, somen noodles, and tofu toppings!
Key points when making “Miso Mackerel” /
To make it into minced meat, after scraping out the mackerel, lightly hit it with a knife to break it up. Crushing the small bones at this time will make it easier to eat.
Ingredients for “Minced Mackerel” (easy to make amount)
- 1 mackerel fillet (half) 1/3 long onion
- 1/2 piece ginger
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rapeseed oil (or salad oil) (A)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sake (A)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (A)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Preparation for ”Minced Mackerel”
・Remove the abdominal bone with a knife and remove the small bone in the center with tweezers etc.
How to make “Minced Mackerel”
1. Cut the ingredients
Finely chop the ginger and green onions.
2. Scrape out the mackerel flesh and break it into pieces
Scrape the mackerel flesh out of the skin with a spoon and lightly beat it with a knife.
3. Stir-fry the ingredients
Add oil to a frying pan and place over medium heat. Add the ginger and spring onion and when they start to release their aroma, heat the mackerel while breaking it into pieces.
4. Add seasonings
Once the mackerel is cooked through and has lost its redness and turned whitish, add the sake, sugar, and soy sauce (A) and mix quickly.
5. Simmer
Simmer over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes and drain the liquid.
6. Finish
Put it on hot rice and you have a delicious looking minced mackerel rice bowl.
How to store it?
Once cooled, place in a storage container and store in the refrigerator. It will last for about 3-4 days in the refrigerator, and about 3 weeks if frozen.
Coop products that can be used with “Minced Mackerel”
Japanese chopped ginger (from Kochi Prefecture)
We have bottled chopped ginger from Kochi Prefecture. You can easily use chopped ginger without getting your hands dirty.
For your bento! 3 recipes to use with minced mackerel
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Microwave scrambled eggs
Once you mix the ingredients, all you have to do is put it in the microwave to make easy scrambled eggs.
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Stir-fried carrots
Stir-fried carrots are perfect for adding color to your bento.
No side dishes needed
Mixed rice balls with lots of fillings
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