Japan

Simmered Tuna (Maguro no Nitsuke), made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Simmered Tuna (Maguro no Nitsuke)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: tuna steak 300 g; ginger 1 thumb; soy sauce 3 tbsp; sake 2 tbsp; mirin 2 tbsp; sugar 1 tbsp; water 120 ml

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

15 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Cut 300 g tuna steak into bite-sized pieces and blanch in boiling water for 10 seconds to remove impurities, then drain.
2
In a medium saucepan, bring 120 ml water, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp dry sherry, 2 tbsp sugar, and 1 thumb ginger to a simmer over medium heat.
3
Add the tuna, cover with an otoshibuta or foil, and cook on low heat for 8 minutes until the sauce reduces and coats the fish.

Cooked from this recipe

Simmered Tuna (Maguro no Nitsuke) cooked from the app's recipe

A block of tuna simmered sweet and savoury with long green onion and shredded ginger. Cut big, it makes a striking plate from Japanese supermarket ingredients.

Ingredients (serves 2)

tuna steak300 g
ginger1 thumb
soy sauce3 tbsp
sake2 tbsp
Swap: dry sherry 2 tbsp（flavor profile match）
mirin2 tbsp
Swap: dry white wine 2 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar（sweetness and acidity match）
sugar1 tbsp
water120 ml

Authentic ingredients in Japan

tuna steak300 g
ginger1 thumb
soy sauce3 tbsp
sake2 tbsp
mirin2 tbsp
sugar1 tbsp
water120 ml

Optional authentic touch
Gradually simmer the tuna at a very gentle temperature to keep the lean meat tender rather than boiling it rapidly, which toughens the fish.

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