How to make dried fish in a Japanese style

It's sandfish. One of the most delicious fish, which I belive used to be very pricy but lately is getting cheaper. Maybe it has been a good season:-) And I found a dish of sandfish (like 20 pcs)  just for 200yen(!) in a fish market...why wouldn't I get it:-)


We Japanese like eating fish in a lot of ways;we eat them cooked, raw, grilled, simmered, fried... and DRIED(then we cook).
Dried fish is called"HIMONO" and can be a very good snack for your drink(:-)), as well as a regular meal. Sometimes it's marinated in a soy sauce-based liquid (ex:soy sauce, sake, water, sugar, Mirin)then dried. you can also sprinkle a little bit of sesam or something like that.

When you buy so much fish that it's impossible to consume in a day or 2 while your fridge is overloaded, drying is a good alternative.

After removing gut, marinate for 1-2(or more)hours in salted water.

Wipe well and dry in a cool and preferably airy place. I made up this set out of gabbage:-)

let it hang like this overnight ~ 1&half day. It doesn't stink than it seems.

Marinate version

 

Grill.



SO TASTY :-)