Black Hanpen Fish Cake Stew. Minerals from fish are concentrated inside. Mackerel and sardines harvested in the port city of Yaizu are minced and carefully shaped by craftsmen into kuro hanpen. It is famous for being a Shizuoka specialty which can be grilled and then eaten with ginger-spiked soy sauce but it is also an essential. Black Hanpen Fish Cake Stew

You can have Black Hanpen Fish Cake Stew using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Black Hanpen Fish Cake Stew
  1. You need 6 slice of Black hanpen.
  2. You need 1/2 of Daikon radish.
  3. Prepare 1 of Carrot.
  4. Prepare 6 of Shiitake mushrooms.
  5. Prepare 6 small of pieces Ganmodoki (Fried tofu fritters).
  6. Prepare 3 tbsp of Sake.
  7. It’s 2 tbsp of Mirin.
  8. You need 2 tbsp of Sugar.
  9. It’s 2 2/3 tbsp of Soy sauce.

It is a stew I made using local Shizuoka black hanpen fishcake and vegetables! A delicious broth comes out of black hanpen fish cake and other ingredients! There are many kinds of fish cakes in Japan, and most of them are available readymade. One of my favorites is hanpen (はんぺん).

Black Hanpen Fish Cake Stew step by step
  1. Cut the daikon radish into 2 cm half moons, cut the carrot into rolling chunks, and drain the oil from the ganmo. Cut the black hanpen in half..

  2. Add all of the ingredients aside from the ganmo into a pot along with sake and 3 cups of water, lay a cooking sheet on top, turn on the heat, bring to a boil, add sugar, reduce to low heat, and lightly simmer for 15 minutes..

  3. Once the daikon radish has softened, add the rest of the flavoring ingredients and ganmo to fill out the stew..

  4. The fibers of the cooking sheet will hold together even when boiled. It also doesn't reduce the amount of broth..

Hanpen usually comes Hanpen can be used for many things. They are great in soups and stews (they are a standard item in oden, a classic stewed dish of various fish. Making Hanpen Fish Cakes at Tokyo's Legendary Kanmo. There are many kinds of kamaboko—aka fish cake—to choose from in Japan. But pretty much everyone loves hanpen.