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Salmon Skin Daikon Oroshi

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Salmon skin is an under utilized ingredient. To me it's like the bacon of the fish when crisped up nicely. Often, I see it left as a scrap on plates because like undercooked bacon, it's not so good. My mantra, at least concerning salmon, is "Say Yes to Salmon Skin!" This recipe is something my mom came up with when I was a kid and I didn't quite appreciate it until I was an adult. I don't think I disliked it as a kid but at some point it went from blasé to yum! You don't have to seek out salmon just for the skin, but when you have a recipe like the shake gohan recipe where you would normally discard the salmon skin, use it in a side dish.

Ingredients (2 servings)
2 pieces of salmon skin
2-3 inches of the top of a daikon
3 tsp. soy sauce (1.5 per serving)
2 lemon wedges (1 per serving)

Directions
1) Put the salmon skin in a toaster oven and put it on the broiler setting or use the broiler in your oven. Toast in the oven until the salmon skin is nice and crispy. It usually will bubble up but sometimes it won't so make sure you check it so that it doesn't burn.
2) Chop up the salmon skin (now salmon bacon) into strips. (see photo below)
3) Grate the daikon to make daikon oroshi. (See daikon grater for more info on daikon and how to grate it).
4) Serve the daikon oroshi into two bowls, top with salmon skin, a piece of lemon for garnish.
5) Squeeze the juice of one lemon wedge into each bowl and drizzle with soy sauce.

Use the top portion of the daikon for daikon oroshi. It's the sweetest part of the daikon.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_top daikon

Even though the salmon was cooked with the skin on, it needs to be cooked once more! Crisp the salmon skin in a toaster oven or a regular oven on broil.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_bake skin

When the salmon skin is done it will be crispy like good bacon.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_Salmon skin

Chop into strips.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_chopped

Top the daikon oroshi with the salmon skin and a piece lemon. Squeeze lemon juice over it.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_arranged

Add the soy sauce. This side goes particularly well with deep fried food but it goes with anything.
Daikon ororshi_Lemon_Salmon_soy sauce

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