Japanese

Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)

Name: Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 yellowtail fillets; 1 daikon radish; 1.5 cups dashi stock; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp grated ginger

Tomoko @tomoko_osaka

Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

30 min Medium Pescatarian Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

4 yellowtail fillets
1 daikon radish
1.5 cups dashi stock
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp grated ginger

How to cook it

Cut the daikon into thick rounds and parboil 5 minutes, then drain.
Bring the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and ginger to a simmer in a wide pot.
Add the daikon and simmer until nearly tender, about 15 minutes.
Nestle in the yellowtail and simmer, basting often, until the fish is cooked through, about 8 minutes.

Watch how to cook Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Buri Daikon (Simmered Yellowtail) Recipe 美味しいブリ大根の作り方レシピ Play the video

Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
The cooked vegetable
- Agedashi Tofu (Fried Tofu in Dashi Sauce)
  
  20 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Fish	Yes	Asa Sarada (Morning Cabbage and Corn Salad)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 420 kcal
Protein: 37 g
Carbs: 15 g
Fat: 23 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 680 mg
Saturated fat: 5 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in the fall and winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.