Quick & Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl

Name: Quick & Easy Canned Sardines Rice Bowl
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 1 Serving
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 can (110 g) Sardines *I used Sardines in Springwater, drained; 1/2 teaspoon grated Ginger; 1 large Spring Onion *sliced diagonally; 1 serving warm Cooked Rice; Toasted Sesame Seeds; Ground Sanshō *OR Ground Chilli, Pepper, etc; 1/2 tablespoon Sugar; 1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine); 1 tablespoon Mirin *can be substituted with 1 tablespoon Sake & 1 teaspoon Sugar; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Do you know Sanshō? It is often called Sanshō Pepper OR Japanese Pepper. Ground Sanshō peppercorns are available from many Asian grocery stores. I have never used Sanshō peppercorns for cooking. To me, it is the spice to sprinkle over grilled eel and I haven’t eaten eel for decades.
The other day my sister gave me ground Sanshō peppercorns and I started using it. I have realised that it goes so well with many things. It has a unique citrus fragrance and mild spiciness, and you can use it like you use ground Pepper. Today I made this rice bowl using a can of Sardines, and added a generous amount of ground Sanshō. It was a quick, easy and cheap dish, and it was absolutely delicious.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

10 minutes

1 Serving

1 can (110 g)Sardines *I used Sardines in Springwater, drained
1/2 teaspoongrated Ginger
1large Spring Onion *sliced diagonally
1serving warm Cooked Rice
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Ground Sanshō *OR Ground Chilli, Pepper, etc
Sauce
1/2 tablespoonSugar
1 tablespoonSake (Rice Wine)
1 tablespoonMirin *can be substituted with 1 tablespoon Sake & 1 teaspoon Sugar
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Place all the Sauce ingredients in a small frying pan or saucepan, add grated Ginger and Spring Onion, and bring to the boil over medium heat.
2

Add drained Sardines, and simmer until the sauce thickens. It won’t take long at all.
3

Half fill a bowl with warm Cooked Rice and cover it with the Sardine mixture. Sprinkle with some Toasted Sesame Seeds and Ground Sanshō (OR Ground Chilli OR Pepper, etc.), and enjoy.