The Japanese Grill

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS   viii INTRODUCTION   1 THE BASICS: JAPANESE INGREDIENTS   6 THE BASICS: GRILLING   10   CLASSIC YAKITORI   19 Classic Chicken Leg   26 Chicken and Scallion   27 Minced Chicken   28 Chicken Liver   29 Gizzard   30 Neck   31 Chicken Heart   32 Skin   33 Chicken Oysters   34 Chicken Breast with Wasabi   35 Chicken Tenderloins with Ume Paste   36 Ume-Wasabi Duck Breast   37 Bacon Asparagus   38 Pork Belly   39 Beef Liver   40 Beef Tongue   41 Shiitake Mushrooms   42 Shishito Peppers   43 Asparagus   44 Garlic   45   POULTRY   47   Grilled Chicken Breast Teriyaki   50 Chicken Breasts with Yuzu Kosho Marinade   50 Bone-In Chicken Breast with Soy Sauce   51 Pounded Chicken Breasts with Yukari Shiso Marinade   52 Sansho-Rubbed Butterflied Chicken Legs   53 Crispy Chicken Wings with Seven-Spice-Powder Marinade   55 Ginger-Garlic Half Chicken   56 Turkey Burger with Quick Barbecue Sauce   58 Japanese-Style Turkey Pastrami   59 Butterflied Cornish Game Hens with Orange–Soy Sauce Glaze   60 Miso-Glazed Quail   61 Butterflied Hatcho-Miso Squab   62 Green Tea–Smoked Duck   63   FISH AND SEAFOOD  65   Salt-Grilled Head-On Shrimp   66 Salt-Grilled Whole Sardines   68 Whole Red Snapper with Ponzu   71 Yuzu Kosho Bronzini   75 Yuzu Kosho Scallops   76 Garlic–Yuzu Kosho Shrimp   78 Swordfish Teriyaki   79 Salmon with Shiso Pesto   81 Tuna with Avocado-Wasabi Puree   82 Mako Shark with Scallion Oil   84 Mahi Mahi with Sesame–Soy Sauce Dipping Sauce   85 Hot-Oil Halibut   86 Grilled Lobster with Ponzu Brown Butter   87 Squid with Ginger–Soy Sauce Marinade   89 Littleneck Clams with Soy Sauce   90 Foil-Baked Whole Trout with Lemon–Soy Sauce Butter   92 Catfish in Bamboo Leaf   93 Cedar Plank–Grilled Arctic Char   94 Smoked Trout with Wasabi Sour Cream   95 Salt-Cured Salmon   96 Miso-Cured Spanish Mackerel   97 Sakekasu-Cured Black Cod   98 Bronzini Himono   99   MEAT  101   Thin-Sliced Tenderloin with Wasabi Gyu Dare   105 Porterhouse with Garlic–Soy Sauce Marinade   106 Sirloin Steak with Karashi Mustard Gyu Dare   108 Bone-In Rib-Eye with Wasabi Sour Cream   109 Filet Mignon with Ume Gyu Dare   111 “Tokyo Broil” Flank Steak   112 Skirt Steak with Red Miso   113 Hatcho-Miso–Marinated Hanger Steak   114 Grilled Wagyu with Ponzu   115 Scallion Beef   117 Two-Minute Steak with Shiso Butter   118 Japanese Burgers with Wasabi Ketchup   119 Karashi Mustard Short Ribs   120 “Kalbi”-Style Short Ribs   121 Veal Cutlets with Ponzu Butter   122 Veal Chops with Shiitake Dashi   123 Pork Chops with Yuzu-Miso Marinade   124 Ginger Boneless Pork Shoulder   126 Chashu Pork   127 Crispy Pork Belly with Garlic-Miso Dipping Sauce   129 Japanese-Style Barbecued Baby Back Ribs   131 Pork Spare Ribs with Miso-Sansho Marinade   132 Garlic–Yuzu Kosho Lamb Chops   133 Lamb Shoulder Steak with Japanese Curry Oil   134 Calf’s Liver with Ginger-Sesame Oil   135   VEGETABLES  137 Whole Grilled Japanese Eggplant with Lemon and Soy Sauce   139 Corn Brushed with Soy Sauce and Mirin   140 Asparagus with Miso-Mayonnaise Dipping Sauce   141 Portobello with Freshly Chopped Mitsuba   142 Zucchini with Shiso and Olive Oil   143 Tomatoes with Garlic, Sansho, and Olive Oil   144 Foil-Baked Mushrooms with Ponzu Butter   146 Foil-Baked Edamame   147 Foil-Baked Green Beans with Soy Sauce and Garlic   149 Foil-Baked Onions with Soy Sauce   150 Foil-Baked Garlic with Miso   150 Foil-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Salt   151 Foil-Baked Carrots with Salt   152 Foil-Wrapped Taro Root   153   YAKI ONIGIRI 155 Soy Sauce Yaki Onigiri   158 Miso Yaki Onigiri   158 Shiso-Ume Yaki Onigiri   159 Yukari Shiso Salt Yaki Onigiri   159 Ao Nori Seaweed and Sesame Yaki Onigiri   160 Bonito Flakes–Black Sesame Yaki Onigiri   160   PERFECT SIDE DISHES  161 Watercress Salad with Karashi Mustard Wafu Dressing   163 Tomato-Shiso Salad with Garlic Wafu Dressing   164 Wakame Salad with Ginger Wafu Dressing   165 Onion Salad with Soy Sauce and Bonito   166 Green Cabbage Salad with Carrot-Ginger Vinaigrette   167 Daikon Salad with Dried Tiny Shrimp   168 Spinach with Ground Sesame   169 Spinach-Bacon Salad with Creamy Tofu Dressing   170 Pickled Lotus Root   171 Arugula-Jako Salad with Soy Sauce Vinaigrette   172 Spicy Bean Sprouts   173 Romaine Hearts with Miso-Mustard Dressing   174 Crudités with Three Dipping Sauces   175 Tofu Salad à la Provençal   176     SOURCES  177 FINDING INGREDIENTS  179 INDEX 180