On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 8:22:27 AM UTC-10, cibola de oro wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 4:41:15 PM UTC-10, cibola de oro wrote:
> >> dsi1 wrote:
> >>> On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 6:14:12 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> >>>> In article >,
> >>>> dsio.com says...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:04:10 PM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> >>>>>> In article >,
> >>>>>> says...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Friday, January 1, 2016 at 2:50:48 PM UTC-10, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Kitchen Basics is a pretty darned good stock; very rich and dark and
> >>>>>>>> aromatic. Way better than Swanson's. I made a bean soup last month using
> >>>>>>>> canned Swanson's and while it was good the stock was pale and watery.
> >>>>>>>> Trying KB this time and the aroma is so much better even with the same
> >>>>>>>> recipe.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>> I had some soup stock in a box this morning: Hondashi. One packet in about 6 cups of water and a big gob of miso followed by some small, very cute, cubes of tofu. Salt to taste. It's ridiculously fast, simple and tasty. Breakfast this morning was miso soup, rice, and fried ahi. Not a power breakfast at all but it suits me just fine.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I keep a jar of miso paste in the fridge.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Finely chop a few green veg, simmer them in a pan with a cup of water
> >>>>>> and teasp of miso, and minutes later you have a very light fresh
> >>>>>> bouillon soup. I also use miso in other stocks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Janet UK
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A popular dish is grilled butterfish in miso marinade. I used to eat this a lot back when I was a kid. These days, butterfish (black cod) is too expensive but I have heard that it's a good way to prepare other fish.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/misoyaki-glazed-salmon-96797
> >>>>
> >>>> sounds good, I might try that with fresh mackerel next summer.
> >>>>
> >>>> Janet UK
> >>>
> >>> I think mackerel would work swell. The great thing about it is that mackerel is pretty cheap. I'll have to try it!
> >>>
> >>
> >> Do you soak yours in vinegar to reduce the oils?
> >
> > I have not heard of that practice.
>
> It's an Engle thing, iirc...
>
> http://chestofbooks.com/food/recipes...el-Part-2.html
>
> Broiled Salt Mackerel - I
>
> Soak the fish over night in cold water. In the morning drain, cover with
> boiling water, and let stand for an hour. Rinse in cold water, wipe dry,
> and soak for twenty minutes in oil and vinegar or lemon-juice. Broil and
> serve with melted butter, lemon-juice, and minced parsley.
>
> Broiled Salt Mackerel - II
>
> Prepare the fish according to directions given in the preceding recipe.
> Take the fish from the hot water and cover for five minutes with cold
> water. Wipe dry, soak in olive-oil and lemon-juice for half an hour,
> drain, broil, and serve with Tartar Sauce.

It sounds like this fish is salt preserved fish similar to salt cod. I did not know they made salt mackerel but that's what it looks like.

>
>
> > I like to do the opposite - I add a layer of salt to the fish and let it set for 20 minutes or so then scrape the salt off and grill. This removes some of the water out and firms the flesh. It's the classical, dead-simple, Japanese method of grilling fish called shioyaki i.e., salt-grilled.
>
> Yeah, I dig that way of doing it, right on.

The important part of shioyaki is that the skin of the fish is crispy and bubbly. Hoo boy, I'll have to make some - soon!