Defrosting Techniques

Kaito no shikata

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sea salt per 1 quart water
  • 1 large block

Method

Pour water (enough to submerge the tuna) at around 95° F into a large bowl and stir in the salt to make a salt solution. Have tap water in the 68° to 95° F range running nearby.

Take the frozen tuna from your freezer and remove the plastic bag. Hold the fish with both hands under the running lukewarm water and clean off the surface. Transfer it to the warm salt water and leave it for 1