Name: Squid and Cabbage Don (Shiokara Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Red chilli 1, diagonally sliced; Steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Beijing cabbage 300 g (10½ oz), cut into 3-cm (1¼-in) squares; Mirin 1 Tbsp; Ground black pepper to taste; Salt (optional) to taste; Emperor mushrooms 150 g (5⅓ oz); Unsalted butter 20 g (⅔ oz); Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and sliced; Preserved squid (ika no shiokara) 1½ Tbsp

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

Ika no shiokara, or preserved squid, is commonly sold in jars and typically served with steamed rice. Like preserved anchovies, shiokara can also be used to add flavour and saltiness to a dish.

Ingredients

Emperor mushrooms 150 g (5⅓ oz)
Unsalted butter 20 g

Method

Remove the joints of emperor mushrooms. Slice into 3-cm (1¼-in) strips, each 0.5 cm (¼ in) thick.
Melt butter in a pan. Fry garlic until fragrant, then add preserved squid, chilli and emperor mushrooms.
Add cabbage and stir-fry. Season with mirin and pepper. Add salt if desired.
Serve on rice and garnish with pepper.