Benihana Fish Tsutsumi-yaki

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 head broccoli, broken into florets and blanched
• 1/4 small cauliflower, broken into florets and blanched
• 1/4 small cabbage, chopped into bite size pieces
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup onion, sliced
• 1 cup green beans
• 15 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons miso
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 lb salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 4 portions
• 2 sheets nori, seaweed cut into julienne strips
• 2 scallions, trimmed, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a frying pan or flat grill until very hot and stir-fry vegetables for 5 minutes, until onion is opaque.
• 2 prepare 4 parchment or aluminum foil papillotes (envelope).
• 3 in a small bowl, stir together miso paste, sugar, rice wine or sherry and soy sauce until smooth.
• 4 place a piece of salmon in the center half of each opened papillotes heart.
• 5 brush the miso mixture over the salmon and top with seaweed, scallions, and grilled vegetables.
• 6 seal the packages and place them in the frying pan or on the grill.
• 7 grill for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the packages are puffed. (you may open one package to check that the fish is opaque.)
• 8 transfer to plates and let each diner open his or her own package.