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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
MARINADES
CHICKEN Tamari - 2 quarts Mirin - 2 cups chopped garlic - 1/4 cup ginger puree - 1/4 cup Green Onion ( the left over white ends ) - 1/4...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
GUACAMOLE
Izakaya Guacamole is used for the crispy rice dish 6 avocados .5 - 1.5 seranno pepeprs ( remove seeds ) ( adjust based on size of seranno...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
REAL CRAB MIX
REAL CRAB mix is 100% cooked product. 1 can lump crab (refrigerated) 1 can SUPER lump crab (refrigerated) 50g yuzu mayo chives old bay...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
California Crab Mix
california crab is a 100% cooked / frozen product. 2 bag Kani-Kama (imitation crab, thawed) ( pull from freezer 24 hours before) ( 1 bag...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
SALMON TARTARE
salmon tartare is a 100% RAW product and requires getting salmon from the sushi line. salmon tartare does not invlove "scraping" salmon...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
SPICY YELLOWTAIL
spicy yellowtail ( hamachi ) is a blend of fresh fish and other ingredients used for inside of sushi rolls. this is a 100% fresh product...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
LOBSTER MIX
Lobster mix is 100% cooked RTE product. because it is shellfish, care must be given to preparation and storage to avoid...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 30, 2023
SPICY TUNA MIX
Spicy tuna mix is a combination of Fresh tuna that cannot be used on the sushi line and frozen (thawed) product to make up for the volume...
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Benjamin Diem
Nov 27, 2023
SUNOMONO SALAD
this is NOT just sliced cucumbers with a dressing. the first step is to SALT + SQUEEZE the cucumbers. very important to proper sunomono....
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Benjamin Diem
Oct 7, 2023
PICKLED RED ONION (+cabbage)
super bright, sweet, salty, hint of spice 1 head red cabbage 4 red onions 2 beets (raw, not roasted) 1/4 cup togarashi 1/4 cup garlic...
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Benjamin Diem
Sep 14, 2023
HOW TO CLEAN BLACK COD
a couple video links for filleting sablefish our fish supplier will usually deliver as whole fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq3I46g...
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Benjamin Diem
Aug 27, 2023
SAUCES
· MISO GLAZE · 4 cup sake (cooking sake) · 4 cup mirin · 4 cup white miso paste · 1.5 cup granulated sugar · ...
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Benjamin Diem
Aug 27, 2023
Fillet a Salmon
watch this instagram video... https://www.instagram.com/p/CwWbYhdsyc-/?hl=en watch the video 10 times then do it just like that forever
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Benjamin Diem
Aug 27, 2023
How to use the NEGI (green onion) slicer
go slow. the machine is not designed to make slicing scallions faster, its designed to make them all perfect. and in the end it will save...
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Benjamin Diem
Aug 27, 2023
SUSHI RICE
(return to cookbook) SUSHI RICE PROCEDURE INGREDIENTS rice ( rinsed ) cooking water MIOLA GOLD "sushi rice powder" ( 1 scoop per batch )...
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Benjamin Diem
Aug 27, 2023
KARAAGE CAULIFLOWER
MAKES APPX 4x 1/3 pans Prep time = 30 min ( wait 2-4 hours ) an additional 30 minutes Ingredients - Sake - Tamari - ...
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