Grated Mountain Yam on Tuna (Maguro no Yamakake)
Grated Mountain Yam ('tororo' in Japanese) is a quick way of making a delicious side dish by simply grating a mountain yam and pouring it over an ingredient. Maguro no Yamakake is a popular dish because it is so easy to make and tasty. Just pour tororo over a pile of marinated tuna pieces with a bit of garnish on top. Simple but so delicious. Watch the video.Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 150 g tuna ((sashimi quality))
- 120 g mountain yam ((note 1))
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp mirin
- Kizami nori ((note 2))
- Wasabi paste ((note 3))
Instructions
- 1
Dice tuna into 2cm/¾” cubes. It’s OK to have slightly different shapes as long as the size of the pieces is similar.
- 2
Put the tuna and the Tuna Marinade ingredients in a bowl or a zip lock bag. Marinate for 15 minutes, during which turn the tuna over a couple of times.
- 3
Peel mountain yam and grate it using a very fine grater (note 4).
- 4
Transfer the marinated tuna to a serving bowl, making a mound. Reserve the marinade.
- 5
Pour the grated yam over the tuna, leaving 1/3 of the tuna uncovered rather than covering all of the tuna with the yam (this is just my plating style).
- 6
Scatter kizami nori over and put a small knob of wasabi paste on the side of the bowl.
- 7
Serve with the marinade in a small container. If needed, pour a small amount of marinade over the yam to eat. (Note 5)