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Japanese Grilled Smelts (Shishamo)

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Sakura Yubi
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Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Cuisine Japanese
Course Side Dish, Snack
Servings 1 servings

Ingredients

  • 10 smelts
  • 1 tsp olive oil (For spraying over the smelts before grilling)

directions
 

  • Spray some oil over the grill.
    This is to prevent the fish from sticking to the grill as well as to prevent the fish from over-drying.
    I'm using a Japanese fish grill, but you can use a grill pan too.
  • Lay the fish over the grill and spray oil on the top of the fish.
    The smelts sold in Japan are already salty, so no seasoning is necessary. But if your smelts are not salty, you can season them now or after cooking.
  • Cook the fish in/on the grill for about 7 minutes until their skin turn a bit crispy and golden brown.
    My grill emits gas flames from the top and the bottom so I don't need to turn them over. But if you are cooking on a grill pan, turn them over at some point to cook them on each side.
    Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 339.4kcalCarbohydrates: 0.4gProtein: 42gFat: 20.2gSaturated Fat: 0.6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.9gCholesterol: 460mgSodium: 0.1mgPotassium: 0.04mgCalcium: 660mgIron: 0.02mg
Keyword shishamo, smelts