Whitebait Don

Name: Whitebait Don (Shirasu Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Sashimi soy sauce to taste; Fine bonito flakes (katsuobushi) 2 Tbsp; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Cooked whitebait (shirasu) 100 g (3½ oz); Fresh egg yolks for raw consumption 2; Sesame oil 2 tsp; Shredded nori seaweed (kizaminori) 4 Tbsp; Japanese cucumber 1

Shirasu Don

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

Shirasu, or cooked whitebait, is rich in calcium. Studies show that every 100 g (3½ oz) of this healthy fish contains 500 mg of calcium. Because of its tender flesh, it is often used for baby food. It also goes well with salad, pasta or omelette. If you wish to reduce the salt in shirasu, blanch it before use.

Ingredients

Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz)
Shredded nori seaweed (kizaminori) 4

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Lunch
Pescatarian

Method

Scoop half a serving of rice in each serving bowl. Scatter shredded nori seaweed over and cover with remaining rice.
Quarter cucumber lengthwise and remove the seeds. Cut into 1-cm (½-in) lengths. Mix with whitebait and sesame oil. Arrange mixture over rice, leaving a well in the centre. Drop a raw egg yolk in the well. Repeat for the other serving.
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