CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Seafood |
Japanese |
Ceideburg 2, Japanese, Seafood |
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1 |
|
Text Only |
1991 |
|
arst Books, NY. ISBN 0-688-10448-7. |
INSTRUCTIONS
I was browsing through my book on Asian foods today++nothing in surimi
as such, but here's what it says about Kameboko which is very similar,
if not the same thing... I suspect the process for making surimi is
much the same. Firm, slightly rubbery-textured cakes of ground fish
are a popular ingredient in Japanese cooking. They are added to
soups, simmered dishes and noodles and are served as hors d'oeuvre.
The name comes from an ancient word for the "cattail" reed. Fish is
pureed, bound with a starch-usually kuzu, arrowroot or potato formed
into blocks and steamed. Sometimes food color-most often pink-red,
but occasionally green, yellow or brown-is brushed over the top to
give an attractive slice when cut. It is sold in vacuum-sealed packs
that should be refrigerated and used within one week. To use, slice
kamaboko and add in final stages of cooking, as it needs only to be
heated. From "The Encyclopedia of Asian Foods and Cooking", Jacki
Passmore, Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; August 6 1993. File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/cberg2.zip
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