Broiled Japanese Yellowtail Hamachi Collar Food

BROILED JAPANESE YELLOWTAIL HAMACHI COLLAR

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.
• Pat Yellowtail collar dry with a paper towel and lightly sprinkle salt on meat side (no need to salt skin side).
• Line oven tray with aluminum foil and spray cooking oil or use a silicone baking mat. Place fish skin down - meat up and cook for about 10-14 minutes at 425F. Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of the collar. I recommend starting at 10 minutes and checking to see if meat easily flakes off with a fork.
• In the meantime, prepare dipping sauce by slicing optional peppers and adding it to a bowl. Mix with Ponzu and Yuzu.
• Once fish is done, serve with dipping sauce. Note - there's a main cartilage in the collar and the mass of the meat will be behind the cartilage.

GRILLED HAMACHI COLLAR WITH PONZU DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: Mix together the ponzu, mirin, soy sauce and ginger in a small bowl. Add sambal oelek to taste. Set aside half of the sauce for brushing on the fish as it grills.
• For the fish: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium heat and brush with oil so the fish doesn't stick. Brush the fish on both sides with dipping sauce and grill for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping and brushing with sauce every 5 minutes. When done, the fish should be crispy and nicely charred and the flesh cooked through. The best way check for doneness is to insert the tip of a knife or a cake tester into the flesh, then pull it out and hold it to your wrist; it should feel warm. When it does, you're ready!
• Mix the grated daikon and shiso in a small bowl.
• Serve the fish with the dipping sauce and daikon mixture on the side. If you like, add some of the daikon mixture to the dipping sauce.