Horse Mackerel Nanbanzuke Marinade (Aji Nanbanzuke)

Name: Horse Mackerel Nanbanzuke Marinade (Aji Nanbanzuke)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 small horse mackerel (aji); 1/2 onion; 1/2 carrot; 1 green pepper; 50 ml vineger; 2 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 red chili pepper; Flour for dusting fish

Fushicche @cook_2448266

Japan

Nanbanzuke means to marinate fried fish or meat in a sweet and spicy sauce. Since it's deep fried and marinated in vinegar, the fish bones actually become soft enough to eat. Enjoy!

Fushicche @cook_2448266

Japan

Nanbanzuke means to marinate fried fish or meat in a sweet and spicy sauce. Since it's deep fried and marinated in vinegar, the fish bones actually become soft enough to eat. Enjoy!

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

10small horse mackerel (aji)
1/2onion
1/2carrot
1green pepper
50 mlvineger
2 Tbspsugar
2 Tbspsoy sauce
1red chili pepper
Flour for dusting fish

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Steps

30 mins

1

Remove the head and innards from the horse mackerels, wash with water and drain. If the horse mackerels are rather big, it's better to de-bone and fillet them.
2

Season with a little salt and then dust each horse mackerel with flour. Heat 2 cups of oil on medium-high heat. When oil gets hot, add the horse mackerels and fry for about 2-3 minutes. Turn over and fry for another 2-3 minutes until it looks crispy brown! Remove from oil, drain and leave to cool.
3

Slice the carrots and green pepper. Put all into a container.
4

Mix the vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce to make the marinade.
5

Once the fried horse mackerels have cooled, place them on the sliced vegetables. Pour the sauce on top and add the sliced red pepper as well. Keep in a fridge for one night and mix occasionally so that the horse mackerel marinates well.