I often get stuck thinking of recipes using minced meat. See for me mince meat usually means just meatballs or an occasional bolognese or lasagna dish. Therefore I was pleasantly surprised when I was browsing through a cookbook by the Japanese domestic goddess Harumi Kurihara and came across this recipe.The original recipe suggested serving it with udon, but since I am in the mood of emptying my pantry, I am serving it with red rice. You could of course use beef or chicken mince instead of turkey, and even use red miso instead of the dashi flavoured miso that I have used. I think this makes an interesting alternative for minced meat dishes.
Minced meat miso sauce
60g leeks, chopped
10g fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
400g turkey mince
1 tbsp cooking sake
30ml soy sauce
30ml mirin
1 tbsp caster sugar
4 tbsp dashi miso (if using normal miso, add 100ml dashi stock)
pinch of shichimi togarashi
Cook leeks and ginger in a frying pan for a few minutes until soften. Add mince and cook until brown. Mix together sake, soy, mirin, sugar and miso and pour in the pan. Stir well and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the mince is cooked and the sauce has slightly thickened. Season with shichimi togarashi and serve with udon or rice.
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I am really falling in love with Harumi. I have most of her English cookbooks and they are filled with wonderful recipes. The miso would give the mince some tasty earthiness. If that makes any sense. lol.
ReplyDeleteAmy: I realised some of her recipes are very well known, basic Japanese recipes, but then there are some really interesting ones too. They are all pretty simple and the use ingredients available in most places. :)
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