Pan Seared Wild Rockfish and Soft Shell Crab Tempura with Ginger and Yuzu Glaze, Cucumber and Toasted Nori Recipe

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Pan Seared Wild Rockfish and Soft Shell Crab Tempura with Ginger and Yuzu Glaze, Cucumber and Toasted Nori
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a deep saucepan, heat canola oil to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a medium bowl, toss cucumbers with rice vinegar, set aside.
  3. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine about 1 tablespoon canola oil and the ginger. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add heavy cream and lime juice, boil until reduced by half. Fold in crabmeat, season mixture with salt, set aside.
  4. Place flour on a plate. Season the rockfish with salt and lightly dredge in flour, shaking off the excess.
  5. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat about 1 tablespoon canola oil. Add rockfish, skin side down, just until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook to brown other side, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove fillets to a cutting board, cut fillets in half horizontally. Top half the pieces with the crab mixture and sandwich back together. Wrap portions individually in waxed or parchment paper.
  6. Place on a baking sheet and bake until fish is cooked through and crab stuffing is hot, about 5 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, dip crabs in Tempura Batter and fry until lightly brown and crispy, about 3 minutes, drain quickly on paper towel and cut in half.
  8. To serve: On the bottom of the plate, place a few cucumber slices. Drizzle with Yuzu Glaze. Remove rockfish from waxed paper and sprinkle sides with some of the Nori Flakes. Place rockfish over cucumber, plate soft shell crab next to fish. Sprinkle with scallions and chilies. Sprinkle with remaining Nori Flakes and stick a Toasted Nori Triangle in each crab half.
  9. Tempura Batter:
  10. 1 cup rice flour
  11. 1/2 cup cornstarch
  12. 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  13. 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  14. 10 ounces club soda
  15. In a medium stainless steel bowl, whisk together rice flour, cornstarch, salt and ginger. Whisk in club soda. Refrigerate or keep this batter on ice until ready to fry. You may need to whisk in additional flour or water to adjust the batter if it stands.
  16. Yield: about 2 cups batter
  17. Yuzu Glaze:
  18. 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  19. 1 orange, juiced
  20. 1 1/2 cups yuzu juice concentrate
  21. 1/2 cup lite soy sauce
  22. 1/2 tablespoon Asian chili garlic paste, such as sambal oelek
  23. 1/2 cup sugar
  24. 1 tablespoon water
  25. 4 tablespoons cornstarch
  26. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine ginger, orange juice, yuzu juice, soy sauce and chili garlic paste. Bring to a simmer.
  27. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar and the 1 tablespoon water. Cook, without stirring, until the mixture turns a dark amber color, about 5 to 10 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally to prevent burning.
  28. When the sugar reaches the desired color, carefully whisk in the simmering yuzu mixture. Return to a simmer. Whisk the cornstarch with enough water to form a smooth slurry. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the yuzu mixture a little at a time, letting it return to a boil between additions, until the mixture has thickened to a glaze. You may not need all of the cornstarch.
  29. Yield: 6 servings
  30. Nori Flakes:
  31. 1 sheet nori
  32. Tear nori into small pieces. Grind to a fine powder in batches in a coffee or spice grinder.
  33. Yield: about 2 tablespoons
  34. Toasted Nori Triangles:
  35. 1 sheet nori
  36. 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  37. Using a sharp knife cut to cut nori into 12 small triangles.
  38. In a medium skillet over medium heat, add sesame oil. Add triangles, cook, turning once, until crisped and shiny on both sides, about 30 seconds to 1 minute per side. Drain on paper towels.
  39. Yield: 6 servings
  40. Professional Recipe: This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1582.98 Kcal (6628 kJ)
Calories from fat 1423.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 158.12g 243%
Cholesterol 42.63mg 14%
Sodium 1893.3mg 79%
Potassium 681.01mg 14%
Total Carbs 24.84g 8%
Sugars 0.53g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 4%
Protein 21.72g 43%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Iron 3.9mg 21%
Calcium 119mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 244.98 Kcal (1026 kJ)
Calories from fat 220.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.47g 243%
Cholesterol 6.6mg 14%
Sodium 293.01mg 79%
Potassium 105.39mg 14%
Total Carbs 3.84g 8%
Sugars 0.08g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 4%
Protein 3.36g 43%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 21%
Calcium 18.4mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 44.7
    Points
  • 45
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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