Pompano with vinegar sauce

Tonight’s main dish, 鰺の酢漬け Aji no suduke

鰺 Aji = pompano, 酢 su = vinegar, 漬ける tsukeru = to soak

fried pompano

vinegar

Sake(Japanese rice wine)

Mirin(味醂）

salt

sliced onion

sliced carrots

sliced green pepper or paprika

 

You can eat whole the fishes including heads and bones. 

So, I had to fry more than 30 pompanos for this! It was hard time for me, but I felt that my effort was rewarded when my family told me that they really enjoyed the meal.