Do you like sake? Do you usually use it for cooking? Generally, sake for drinking is made by shaving the outside of the rice in order to make it taste lighter and less acidic, but cooking sake is made by shaving less of the rice in order to add umami and richness to the dish. Cooking sake, on the other hand, contains more organic acids and amino acids to add umami and richness to dishes. Although sake for drinking also has the same function of removing the smell of fish and other ingredients, cooking sake is recommended to be used for cooking.
Nabe hot pot is easy to cook yet delicious and keep your body warm during the cold season. Do you usually use pre-made hot pot soup base? Or do you season with dashi, miso, soy sauce, etc.? What a surprise, the hot pot featured in this blog post is made with only cooking sake and water.
The recipe is simple. Simply pour cooking sake and water into a pot in a 1:1 ratio, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and add the ingredients and simmer for a while. (If you are eating with children, make sure to thoroughly remove the alcohol content from the sake by boiling it off.) You don't need any seasonings other than sake, such as dashi or other soup stock, salt, soy sauce, or miso, as well as hot pot soup base.
For the ingredients, you can use whatever you like. You can use your favorite ingredients we carry at Maido, or just add whatever ingredients you have left over in your refrigerator.
Can you really make it taste good with just cooking sake? You must be a bit worried, right? However, the ingredients floating in the clear broth get just the right amount of saltiness and depth of flavor, and the broth is so delicious that you will want to eat every last drop of it. This is because, as mentioned at the very beginning, cooking sake contains a lot of organic acids and amino acids that give flavor and richness to food.
In addition, because cooking sake contains some sodium and sweetness, it has some flavor from the start without the need to add other seasonings. Why don't you try this easy and tasty cooking sake hot pot the next time?
These are a part of the recommended ingredients for the hot pot. We also offer many kinds of vegetables, meat, fish, etc. at our store!
***
There is a lot of food items, housewares, stationery, and gifts available at the store and our online store, Maido! Kairashi Shop, where you can place your order for shipping or store pickup! Happy shopping. :)
Comments