Spicy Rock Shrimp With Preserved Vegetables And Toasted Couscous

Serves: 5

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

44

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 cups

Water

1 cup

Sake

1 cup

Mirin

1 cup

Soy Sauce

2 tbsps

Sugar

1 small

Shallot (diced)

2 tbsps

Hijiki

Directions:

1

BONITO BROTH: Add bonito flakes to the water in a pot and bring to a boil

2

Take off the flame and let steep for 15 minutes

3

Strain and reserve

4

PRESERVED VEGETABLES: To a pot, add shiitakes, daikon, rice wine vinegar, sake, mirin, soy sauce, dashi and sugar and enough water to cover the vegetables

5

Bring to a boil and let simmer on a low flame until most of the liquid has evaporated

6

Remove from the flame and allow to cool

7

COUSCOUS: Follow the cooking instructions on the package

8

To add more flavor, you can boil with vegetable stock

9

SPICY ROCK SHRIMP: In a hot saute pan, add a little oil, ginger, shallots, garlic and saute quickly, just to brown the garlic

10

Add rock shrimp, cayenne, sambal and saute for about 1 minute until the rock shrimp is cooked

11

PLATING Bring bonito broth back to a boil, add preserved vegetables, cooked couscous and cooked rock shrimp

12

Garnish plate with scallions, fava beans and hijiki

13

Wine Recommendation: Chateau D'Orschwihr, Gewurztraminer,