Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Ikayaki

Ikayaki.

You can have Ikayaki using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ikayaki

1. You need 500 g of whole squid (cleaned).
2. You need 2 tsp of fresh ginger (grated).
3. You need 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of aka miso (red miso paste).
5. You need 2 tbsp of mirin.
6. You need 1 tbsp of sake.
7. You need 2 tbsp of oil.
8. You need 2 tsp of sansho pepper (Japanese pepper, and more to serve).
9. It's of Lemon wedges (to serve).
10. You need of tools.
11. Prepare of Grill plate (optional).

Ikayaki instructions

1. To prepare the marinade, combine soy sauce, aka miso, mirin, sake, ginger and sancho pepper in a large bowl, and mix well..
2. Add in the squid, and spoon the marinade over to coat well. Set aside to marinate for 15 mins..
3. When it’s time to cook, separate squid from the liquids, but reserve the marinade for later use..
4. Cooking on a grill plate: Heat a well-oiled grill plate over stovetop. When grill plate is hot, place squid on the grill to cook for about 12-15 mins, turning occasionally, and glazing the squid with marinade. Cooking time will vary a little according to the size of the squid..
5. Cooking on a pan: Heat a well-oiled pan over medium-high heat. Add squid to cook on pan for about 4-5 mins on each side, turning occasionally. Add the marinade and cook a further 1-2 mins until the sauce thickens..
6. To serve, slice the squid into rings and place on serving plate. Add a dash of sansho before serving, and a lemon wedge on the side..
7. Squeeze lemon over hot squid and enjoy ikayaki with a cold beer!..