Hamachi Tandoori Recipes

PICKLED CUCUMBER SALAD FOR HAMACHI TANDOORI

Steps:

• Place vinegar and sugar in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add oil, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and add cucumber; cook 1 to 2 minutes. Strain cucumber mixture through a sieve, discarding liquid. Refrigerate until chilled. Add cilantro, and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

LIGHTLY CURED HAMACHI WITH CILANTRO, PEANUT, LIME AND TAMARIND

Steps:

• Place the hamachi into a shallow dish and cover with the sugar. Rub the sugar all over the fish and pack it on tightly. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Wash the fish and pat dry. Repeat this process with the kosher salt, allowing it to sit for 10 minutes. Wash the fish again and pat dry.
• Add the water, tamarind, palm sugar and Thai chile to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce by three-quarters until thickened, about 20 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the oil and bring back to a boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow to cool.
• To make the vinaigrette, combine the lime juice, the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and salt to taste in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
• Slice the hamachi into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place 3 slices onto the bottom of each dish. Garnish each slice evenly with the crushed peanuts, salmon roe and sliced radish. Spoon some of the vinaigrette around the fish, followed by the tamarind sauce. Garnish with mint leaves, micro cilantro and flaky sea salt.

HAMACHI TANDOORI

Steps:

• Season hamachi fillets with salt and pepper. Rub one side of each fillet with garlic; sprinkle both sides with dried thyme and tandoori powder. Place oil in a medium shallow bowl. Add fillets and turn to coat.
• Preheat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Add fish to skillet and cook, turning once, until just lightly golden and warm, but still rare in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Slice fish into 1/4-inch slices and divide slices among 4 serving plates. Place a 1 1/2-inch ring mold on one of the plates, opposite the fish. Fill 3/4 full with cucumber salad. Carefully remove the mold and repeat process with remaining three plates.
• Place mache in a small bowl and lightly season with salt and pepper. Add sherry vinaigrette and toss gently. Place on top of cucumber salad. Squeeze lemon over fish and serve with reserved marinade, if desired.