Mackerel Fried with Spices (Saba Tatsuta-Age)
1 hour Recipe Yield:
2 servings Difficulty:
Medium recipe
Mackerel fried with spices (Saba tatsuta-age) – a Japanese recipe, mackerel pieces are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Saba tatsuba-age is served with chilled light beer.
Recipe Ingredients
Cooking Recipe
For the recipe mackerel fried with spices remove all the bones from the mackerel fillet with tweezers, first cut in half lengthwise, and then obliquely into small pieces.
For the marinade, combine soy sauce, sake, icing sugar, crushed garlic, finely chopped basil leaves and grated ginger. Put fish pieces in the prepared marinade and set aside for 20 minutes.
After the time has elapsed, remove the fish from the marinade, pat dry with paper towels and roll in cornmeal. Pour a large amount of oil into a deep frying pan and heat. Deep-fry the fish until golden brown, pat dry on paper towels and serve immediately. When serving saba tatsuta-age you can garnish with a slice of lemon or lime and finely chopped leaves basilica.