Silver Boats

Name: Silver Boats (Gin-gami Mushi )
Yield: Serves 4.
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon saké (rice wine) Pinch of salt; 4 thin slices of lemon; 2 dried shiitaké (black Oriental mushrooms); ½ small chicken breast, about ¼ pound; 4 large shrimp; ¼ teaspoon saké (rice wine) Pinch of salt; ½ teaspoon soy sauce; ¼ cup strained liquid from soaking black mushrooms; 4–5 inches softened konbu (kelp); leftovers from stock making are perfect; 4–5 inches softened konbu (kelp); leftovers from stock making are perfect; Pinch of sugar; ½ cup warm water; 2 dried shiitaké (black Oriental mushrooms)

Gin-gami Mushi

Preparation info

Serves
4
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

At Home with Japanese Cooking

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1986

About

Shiny packages of foil containing bite-size pieces of delicately seasoned shrimp, chicken and vegetables are steamed, then served very hot as a side dish with grilled or raw fish.

Ingredients

4 large shrimp
½ small chicken breast, about ¼ pound
2

Asia
Japan
Side dish

Method

Devein and shell the shrimp, leaving the tail pieces intact. Remove skin and bone from the chicken and cut it into ¼-inch-thick slices, slightly on the diagonal (see sogi-giri cutting). Cut each of these in half or thirds to make bite-size pieces approxi