Baked Salmon with Lemon and Dill

Ingredients

1 salmon fillet
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 teaspoon of dill
1 lemon - thinly sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven 200 degrees C.
2. De-bone salmon fillet, remove excess skin and fat.
3. Rinse the fillet with cold water and pat dry with paper towel.
4. Put a few pieces of the lemon on foil and place the salmon fillet above the lemon.
5. Season the fillet with salt, pepper and dill.
6. Wrap the foil into a loose parcel and double wrap with another layer of foil.
7. Bake for 20-25 mins, until easily flaked with a fork.

I think salmon and dill are the perfect combination.
You can use fresh dill and they are pretty easy to grow.  For convenience, I've used the dried ones and they are pretty good.

Ramen Do

 

First time at Ramen Do and I've ordered the Hokkaido Miso Ramen, I must say it is pretty impressive.  The ramen has an almost 'al dente' kind of texture, it was chewy with a very nice bite.  The broth was rather light and clean compared to other ramen places in Auckland, the miso flavour was not overpowering which is very nice.  However, I do prefer a more silky kind of texture when it comes to miso based ramen.  The hanjuku egg was splendidly done, it was marinated and cooked to perfection.  They have an interesting assortment of veggies including bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, cabbage, boy choy, carrots, spinach and black fungus which made me thought, where the hell was my cha-shu?

All in all, I was very happy with my meal (even though I didn't get my cha-shu).  I can't wait to go back and try their other dishes.

Hambagu - ハンバーグ

Makes 4 patties

Ingredients

250g minced beef
200g minced pork
1/2 finely chopped onion
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 cup panko (japanese bread crumb)
salt and pepper
vegetable oil , for frying
3 Tbsp ketchup
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Method

1. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry onion until brown, set aside.
2. Soak panko in milk.
3. Put onion, panko in milk, salt, pepper and egg in a bowl and mix well with a fork.
4. Add ground beef and pork to the above mixture and combine ingredients with hand.
5. Make four meat balls and toss each ball from one hand to the other hand repeatedly.
6. Make four patties and indent the center of each one with a finger.Heat oil in a pan and saute patties over medium heat.
7. Turn over and saute the other side.  Add 1/4 cup of hot water in the pan and put lid and steam the patties for a few minutes.
8. Remove the lid and cook until the water is almost gone. Transfer hamburgers into individual plates.
9. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce in the pan after hamburgers are removed and cook until it looks like a sauce.
10. Serve the hambagu with the sauce on top.