Sakana no Nitsuke (Japanese simmered fish)

Name: Sakana no Nitsuke (Japanese simmered fish)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 200 g white fish fillets (flatfish, flounder, snapper or similar); 2 pinches salt; 20 g ginger root; 1 bowl freshly boiled water; 1 bowl ice cold water; 150 ml water; 150 ml sake; 3 tbsp mirin; 2 ½ tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 50 g Japanese mustard spinach (komatsuna) ((komatsuna) or regular spinach/bok choi)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Sakana no nitsuke is a delicious fish dish simmered in a flavourful sauce consisting of classic Japanese condiments such as soy sauce, sake, mirin and ginger. This recipe can be used for all different kinds of fish, it's a must-try for fish lovers!

Updated at: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 02:37:54 GMT