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Since my posts on Monday and Wednesday were focused on light meals, I will continue with the same theme and end this week with a healthy post. I hesitated to call this Broiled Salmon dish as a “recipe” because all that is required is to broil the fish in the oven toaster. This is my go-to recipe when I already have a meat dish available as the primary course and don’t really have time to prepare another main dish from scratch. After I married my husband I learned that the Chinese usually have several main dishes during a meal. I grew up in Japan where we typically have one main dish and the rest are considered all side dishes. We may have 2 main dishes once in a while but it is rather rare. So it was a surprise when my husband asked me if we are having other dishes besides one on the table after I started to cook for him. That was a big culture shock to me because Japanese cuisine is light and simple most of the time. To adapt to our mixed culture life, I’ve started to cook at least 2 main dishes for each meal and when I’m really busy I can always count on broiled fish as one of the main dish because it requires very little preparation. This simple broiled fish is best served with yuzu soy sauce. Prepare a small dish with soy sauce and add a few drops of yuzu extract. It’s simple yet very delicious and goes well with broiled fish (hamachi, salmon, or aji). A lot of our friends have tried this sauce and they are quite surprised how great it tastes. Most of the time my children devour any broiled fish we serve, but once in a while, there is leftover. I usually make Salmon Onigiri (Rice Ball) using the leftover. Shiso adds a nice flavor and brings out a great appetite. I hope you will try this simple meal one day. Have a great weekend!
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