Today we will be making a simple and steamy salmon ochazuke. This dish is very healthy you can easily give it your own twist by swapping in and out of ingredients. this particular recipe makes enough for 2 people.
First we will prepare the broth. boil 800ml of water with 40grams of kelp and turn it down to medium heat after boiling and let it cook for 20 minutes. the kelp I'm using is salted but you can use unsalted ones or even dried ones and season yourself
After 20 minutes add in a handful of bonito flakes, a green tea bag, 1 teaspoon of mirin, and depending on your taste you season with a bit more salt and japanese soy sauce as well. cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
Slice 150-200grams of salmon, drizzle on some olive oil in a non stick pan and panfry the salmon on medium heat. season with salt and set the salmon onto a plate. try to leave the excess oil in the pan. gently separate the salmon meat and set aside
Now we will assemble the rice bowl. first prepare the boiling soup into a cup an leave the kelp behind. place the cook rice in a bowl and add on the salmon pieces the nori flakes , decorate with some fried white sesame seeds and chopped green onions . finally top it off with some bonito flakes or japanese fish roe. finally pour in the steamy hot soup and it's ready!