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Tender to the Bone – Sanma & Iwashi Kanroni (Sweet Soy Glaze)

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This kanroni is made in a pressure cooker so the bones get incredibly soft — you'll barely notice they're there! Sweet, savory, and totally melt-in-your-mouth good. ♪

Ingredients

2 servings
  • Sanma (Pacific saury) or iwashi (sardines)2
  • Ginger1–2 cloves
  • ★Soy sauce2 tbsp
  • ★Mirin2 tbsp
  • ★Sake2 tbsp
  • ★Sugar2 tbsp
  • ★Rice vinegar2 tbsp
  • ★Water100cc
Allergens
soybeanwheat

Directions

50 min
  1. 1

    Prepare the sanma to your preference. Remove the head and tail, then cut into bite-sized pieces. You can either remove or keep the innards.

  2. 2

    To remove the innards, open the belly from the tail toward the head, then cut through the backbone near the base of the head. Pull the head out — the innards should come out cleanly with it.

  3. 3

    Rinse away any blood from the cavity, then cut the sanma into chunks of your desired size.

  4. 4

    Add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 2 tbsp sake, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 100cc water, and 1–2 cloves of ginger to the pressure cooker and stir to combine.

  5. 5

    Add the prepared sanma (2 fish) to the pressure cooker with the seasoning, then close the lid.

  6. 6

    Heat over high heat. Once pressure is reached, reduce to low heat and cook for 20 minutes. If you notice a burning smell, turn off the heat immediately — soy sauce can scorch easily, so watch the heat carefully.

  7. 7

    After 20 minutes, turn off the heat and let the pressure release naturally.

  8. 8

    Once the pressure has fully released, open the lid, plate the cooked sanma, and serve.

Tips

If the soy sauce burns, it can affect the flavor, so keep a close eye on the smell while cooking. Managing the heat carefully in the pressure cooker will help ensure great results every time.

Nutrition

Per serving
  • Calories240 kcal
  • Protein14 g
  • Fat9 g
  • Carbs16 g
  • Sodium1.6 g