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Ikanago no kugini | Our Regional Cuisines

RECIPE

Ingredients (Easy-to-make portions)

  • Ikanago 1kg
  • Dark soy sauce 180ml
  • Sugar 250g
  • Clay ginger 30g

How to cook

  • 1. Shred the earth ginger.

  • 2. Place ginger and seasonings in a large pot and bring to a boil.

  • 3. Add the ikanago all at once and cook over high heat until the fish turns white.

  • 4. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 1/3 of its original volume, about 2 hours.

  • 5. Remove the lid and simmer over medium heat until all the liquid has evaporated and the fish is shiny. Turn the fish a few times during cooking.

  • 6. Drain off excess liquid from the colander.
    Remove from the colander and remove excess liquid.

provider : Hyogo Home Cooking Research Group (Makiko Katayose, Kaoru Sakamoto, Harumi Sakuta, Noriko Tanaka, Shinobu Tominaga, Kozue Nakatani, Tomoko Hara, Sachiko Honda), Yaeko Hosono, Yoshie Kashiwayama

Recipes vary depending on the region and home.

Contact

Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tel:+81-3-3502-5516