Discussion Thread -> "Japanese!" Throwdown (Entries and Quality ON TOPIC *CLEAN* Discussion Only)

[Bluesman]

I heard that Hendrick's and a little tonic, and you can have your way with Bluesman

I'll never live this down..............:tsk:

 

[silverfinger]

Official entry!

Seared Ahi Tuna.
I have such a hard time cooking a good piece of fish like this but I know it has to touch the grill in order to qualify for the throwdown. So here it goes.

Tuna

Seasoning And Searing.
Seasoned and put on a charcoal starter with a grill over it for about 45 seconds on each side.

Plated With Gornish.:becky: Please use this photo as the money shot!

This was incredible!
Thanks for looking!

 

[Bluesman]

Silverfinger.....................YOU NAILED IT..............:clap2::clap2:

On Edit: How in the fark do you work chop sticks...............

 

[angryfish01]

Nice touch on the sear. Just right.

 

[bluetang]

Bad arss there Ray!

 

[CharredApron]

Perfectly executed! Killer job Ray! :clap2:

 

[Dauvis]

Nice, simple, tuna dish. :clap:

 

[caseydog]

My official entry...

So, some of you farkers lived in Japan, or near Japan, and landarc is Japanese. I worked my way through graduate obedience school as a Hibachi cook at the absolute pinnacle of Japanese cuisine -- Benihana.

So, I hope landarc will not disembowel himself in shame when I beat him in this throwdown, but I feel I must play the Benihana card. I think you would, too, if you could. :becky:

I am honor bound not to reveal the Benihana secret recipes, but I'll share what I can. Here we have the prep tray.

I don't have the benefit of the Benihana flat-top table, so I have to make due with an 18.5 OTG and a big cast iron pan.

First up, some Benihana fried rice. Ya' gotta' have that.

Then we have the signature Benihana Hibachi Steak and Mushrooms.

And we finish the cook with some Benihana Shrimp.

I serve it all up with some Benihana Ginger Dipping Sauce and Benihana Magic Mustard. Here is the money shot.

CD

 

[landarc]

Where's the Onion Volcano? Well? Where?!

I dunno, first Ray is submitting something that is not even cooked, and a faux-Benihana!

Although, nice cooks there fellas

 

[Dauvis]

Hibachi or not... great entry.

I'm disappointed that there wasn't a onion volcano :tsk:

 

[CharredApron]

Chicken Teriyaki and Kinpira with a twist.

Please accept this as my official entry into the Japanese Throwdown.

I started out making on of my favorite marinades. 1/2 cup of soy sauce, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup sake, 1/4 cup miran, 1/4 cup agave syrup, 1" grated fresh ginger, 1/2 yellow onion grated finely, and 4 cloves pressed garlic.



Stir well with a wisk to distribute the goodness.



To this I added 1/2 bone in/skin on chicken breast, halved and 1 bone in/skin on thigh and leg.



Put on the top and vacuum marinated it in my FoodSaver.



Prepped some carrots on the mandolin for my Kinpira.



Thinly sliced celery stalks, leeks, broccoli stalks, and toasted some black and white sesame seeds.



Fired up the Kamado for direct heat and went to work.



When the chicken pieces were nicely browned and had reached an internal temperature of 140, I pulled them of and wrapped them in foil to rest.



Set-up the wok and added a bit of sesame oil and sauteed the carrots.



Then the remainder of the veggies and some mirin, sake, and soy sauce.



Removed the Kinpira from the wok and wiped it out and fried the chicken pieces to complete the cooking and crisp up the skin.



Added 1/2 cup of the marinade to the wok and reduced the sauce off of the heat, the wok was way hot!



Plated with white rice topped with toasted coconut, and Kinpira.



Please use this as my polling pic.



Thanks for looking! I'll keep on cookin!

Jed

 

[caseydog]

Where's the Onion Volcano? Well? Where?!

I always thought the onion volcano was a cheap trick, and you know how I always take the high road.

CD

 

[silverfinger]

Where's the Onion Volcano? Well? Where?!

I dunno, first Ray is submitting something that is not even cooked, and a faux-Benihana!

Although, nice cooks there fellas

Wait,
That's how I cook all my steaks:becky:

 

[Smoke Dawg]

I would eat all of those - Nice cooks

 

[Ron_L]

Nice job, gang! Look for the poll this afternoon.

 

[Ron_L]

Ummm... CD... Why is there a shrimp tail in my shirt pocket?

:-D