Karei no Nitsuke (Simmered Plaice)

This basic recipe is a classic method for preparing a ‘simmered’ fish dish
Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 2 pieces plaice
- a small piece of ginger skin
- [A]
- 150 ml water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake
Steps
- Mix the ingredients of the simmered broth [A] in a shallow pan with the ginger skin and bring to the boil.
- Put the pieces of plaice side by side in the pan with the skin sides up. Cover the plaice with a piece of cooking foil slightly smaller than the pan in diameter.
- Simmer for 15 minutes then remove the cooking foil and scoop out the broth with a spoon and pour over the plaice. Simmer for a further 3-4 minutes.