Mimiga Sashimi with Peanut Vinegar

Name: Mimiga Sashimi with Peanut Vinegar
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: commercially cooked sliced pork ear 80 g; salt for rubbing pork ear 2 tsp; water for blanching 1500 ml; cold water for rinsing 1000 ml; cucumber 100 g; bean sprouts 50 g; peanut butter 25 g; white miso 25 g; sugar 0.33 tsp; salt for dressing 0.33 tsp; vinegar 2 tbsp

Quick answer

Total time: 25 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 11

About this dish

Chewy-crunchy slices of pig's ear, crisp bean sprouts and cucumber get coated in a thick dressing of peanut butter, white miso and vinegar.

Despite the word sashimi in the name, nothing is raw: the term refers to the vinegared dressing, and the ears are bought precooked and sliced.

Ingredients

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commercially cooked sliced pork ear

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salt for rubbing pork ear

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water for blanching

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cold water for rinsing

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Instructions

5 steps

1

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons rubbing salt over 80g commercially cooked sliced pork ear, massage for 2 minutes, and rest for 10 minutes.

Bring 1000ml of the blanching water to a boil, blanch the pork ear for 1 minute, and remove.
2

Transfer the blanched pork ear to 1000ml cold rinsing water and knead-wash for 1 minute.

Discard the water, drain the pork ear in a colander, and press to remove excess salt, surface fat, and moisture.
3

Cut 100g cucumber diagonally into fine strips.

Bring the remaining 500ml blanching water to a boil in a clean pot, cook 50g bean sprouts for 30 seconds, and drain and cool completely when the stems bend slightly but remain crisp.
4

Whisk 25g peanut butter, 25g white miso, 0.33 teaspoon sugar, 0.33 teaspoon dressing salt, and 2 tablespoons vinegar in a bowl for 1 minute, until smooth and thick.
5

Immediately before serving, combine the pork ear, cucumber, and completely cooled bean sprouts, add the peanut vinegar, and toss evenly for 30 seconds. Divide among plates at once before the dressing becomes watery.