December 4, 2012

Daikon no Yuzu Senmai Zuke Fuu/大根の柚子千枚漬け風

Today, I made daikon no yuzu senmai zuke fuu.
Senmai = One thousand slices
Zuke < Tsukeru = To pickle
Fuu = Style

I tried this recipe (Japanese only).

1/4 shougoin daikon (or any other variety of daikon), 550 g when unpeeled
1 tbsp salt
50 g sugar
1 small yuzu
4 x 6 cm kombu for dashi

今日は、大根の柚子千枚漬け風を作りました。

このレシピー(日本語のみ)を試しました。
聖護院大根(または他の品種の大根)・・・・・・1/4ケ(皮付550g)
塩・・・・・・・・・・大匙1
砂糖・・・・・・・・・50g
ゆず・・・・・・・・・小1ケ
だし用昆布・・・・・・4×6㎝ 1枚
Peel yuzu and cut peel into thin stripes.
柚子の皮をむき、皮を薄切りにします。
Squeeze yuzu.
柚子を絞ります。 
Cut daikon into thin slices, and put in an I-Wrap bag, and add yuzu peel, yuzu juice, sugar, salt, and thinly sliced kombu.  Put in the fridge for 3 hours or longer.
大根を薄切りして、アイラップに入れ、柚子の皮、柚子の果汁、砂糖、塩、薄切りした昆布も入れます。冷蔵庫に3時間以上入れます。
Results:
結果:
Too sweet for my taste.  My wife said she wanted it to be a little more sour.  I think I'll add some more yuzu juice or vinegar.
私の口には甘すぎでした。妻はもう少し酸っぱいほうがいいと言うので、柚子果汁か、お酢を足そうと思います。

2 comments:

Fräulein Trude said...

This yuzu peel reminds a little on mandarine or orange (colour). Does it taste like something between lemon and orange?

Hiroyuki said...

Kiki: Hmmm..., I just can't think of the right answer. Obviously, the yuzu tastes like any other citrus fruit, and is less sour than a lemon. What clearly differentiates the yuzu from other citrus fruits is the aroma in its rind, so you really have to get one to appreciate the flavor of the yuzu.