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TasunkaWitko
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Posted: 24 August 2010 at 17:19 |
Gyuniku Teriyaki
(Broiled Sliced Beef with a Soy-Seasoned Glaze)
From Time/Life's Foods of the World - The Cooking of Japan, 1969:
Alrighty, here's how it goes, by the numbers. This stuff is so much better than bottled teriyaki sauce and/or glaze from the store, with a depth that is amazing. It's very easy to prepare and I know you will love it as much as I did, if you give it a try!
Here's a shot of the goods for the entire dish: Note that the mustard is for the garnish and the cornstarch is for thickening the glaze. The beef strips are from a large, boned sirloin that I bought in one chunk and sliced for this recipe. I sliced it thinner than the recipe recommended (probably 1/8-inch rather than 1/4-inch), but no worries. The mirin was the one thing that held this project up for quite a while. I did not want to use any substitutes because I knew I would not be satisfied, and my patience was indeed rewarded. This sweetened rice wine has a beautiful, golden colour and is slightly thicker than normal wine. It has a rich, deep aroma that calls up images of rice and the flavour is something altogether different. It really is the essence of teriyaki and it provided the authentic touch and warmth that could come from no other source. After nearly a year of searching for it, it was rewarding to find it and use it. NOTE - In making this recipe, keep in mind that there are two stages: first, making the teriyaki sauce (which is also used here as a marinade for the beef) and then taking some of that sauce and making the glaze with it. You marinate with the sauce, and you finish with the glaze. To make the teriyaki sauce, I poured the mirin into a stainless-steel pot: And heated it on medium until it was just simmering. The "flame" procedure mentioned in the recipe did not work for whatever reason, so I proceeded to add the soy sauce: The only mirin I could find in the fourth largest state in the union was cooking mirin; this does have a small amount of salt added, so I compensated by using low-sodium soy sauce, and I believe that I achieved a good balance. I then added the chicken broth: I would have preferred to use home-made chicken stock using no or a very small amount of salt, but for today, regular strength broth would have to do. I brought the sauce to a boil, then took it off the heat and let it cool to room temperature: To make the glaze, I took 1/2 cup of the sauce (rather than the 1/4 specified in the recipe....it just didn't seem like enough!) and added the sugar; in this case, I used turbinado sugar for a rustic touch: And then heated this new concotion just below a simmer. Take a look at that deep, mahogany colour! It was wonderful! Also note that as I heated the glaze, it thickened slowly from the bottom-up, due to the sugars, I am assuming; but the real thickening began when I added the cornstarch/water mixture: I continued to stir over the heat until it was nearly transparent. Since i doubled the recipe, i also doubled the cornstarch; I think this may have been a little too much, because it never did quite get transparent and seemed to thicken just a bit too much. I would suggest using 1.5 times the amount of cornstarch, rather than twice the amount, if doubling the total recipe. Nonetheless, it was ALL good! Following the recipe, I gave my sirloin strips a bath in the teriyaki sauce and then grilled them over a high flame in my gas grill. They cooked quickly and smelled oh-so-good! While this was going on, I prepared the mustard sauce and some basmati rice, using a little pat of butter and chopped spring onions for seasoning. When the beef was ready, I quickly plated the dish and served: Everything tasted perfect, and the Beautiful Mrs. Tas said this was one definite success in a long line of dishes she was not so fond of. She did not care for the mustard, which tastes exactly like that chinese mustard served with barbecued pork, but other than that she was impressed. The only thingIi would really do differently, other than the cornstarch adjustment mentioned above, would be to add the spring onions after the rice had cooked for 20 minutes; adding them with the rice to the water provided some good flavour, but also unfortunately took away their colour and added moisture to the rice, making it a bit sticky. Other than that, it was a perfect meal that I would recommend to any one, any time, anywhere ~ and I will definitely be making this one again! |
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Hoser
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Ron, that looks like a meal for royalty! I've played around making terriyaki-like sauces before, but not quite like this. I'll have to try this recipe.
I'm guessing the reason you had trouble with the flame is just because cooking wines generally have a much lower alcohol content.
I am a sucker for any dish served with basamati rice and sauce, so you can be assured I'll be giving this one a try. Thanks for a great post!r |
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Go ahead...play with your food!
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GarethM
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Ron,
"because it never did quite get transparent and seemed to thicken just a bit too much" try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowroot as this retains the transparency of the liquid Gareth |
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TasunkaWitko
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hey, gareth - that looks like just the thing to try ~ i will see if i can find some and will use it in my next attempt!
thanks!
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