American grilling, Japanese flavors.In this bold cookbook, chef Tadashi Ono of Matsuri and writer Harris Salat share a key insight: that live-fire cooking marries perfectly with mouthwatering Japanese ingredients like soy sauce and miso.
Packed with fast-and-easy recipes, versatile marinades, and step-by-step techniques,The Japanese Grillwill have you grilling amazing steaks, pork chops, salmon, tomatoes, and whole chicken, as well as traditional favorites like yakitori, yaki onigiri, and whole salt-packed fish. Whether you use charcoal or gas, or are a grilling novice or disciple, you will love dishes like Skirt Steak with Red Miso, Garlic–Soy Sauce Porterhouse, Crispy Chicken Wings, Yuzu Kosho Scallops, and Soy Sauce-and-Lemon Grilled Eggplant. Ono and Salat include menu suggestions for sophisticated entertaining in addition to quick-grilling choices for healthy weekday meals, plus a slew of delectable sides that pair well with anything off the fire.
Grilling has been a centerpiece of Japanese cooking for centuries, and when you taste the incredible dishes inThe Japanese Grill—both contemporary and authentic—you’ll become a believer, too.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS viii
INTRODUCTION 1
THE BASICS: JAPANESE INGREDIENTS 6
THE BASICS: GRILLING 10
CLASSIC YAKITORI 19
Classic Chicken Leg 26
Chicken and Scallion 27
Minced Chicken 28
Chicken Liver 29
Gizzard 30
Neck 31
Chicken Heart 32
Skin 33
Chicken Oysters 34
Chicken Breast with Wasabi 35
Chicken Tenderloins with Ume Paste 36
Ume-Wasabi Duck Breast 37
Bacon Asparagus 38
Pork Belly 39
Beef Liver 40
Beef Tongue 41
Shiitake Muló¯