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Thinly slice the onion, peel the carrot and cut into thin strips.
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Also slice the green and colorful peppers into thin strips.
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(I used 1/2 red onion and 1/2 white onion this time.)
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4
(Nanban Vinegar Sauce) Put all of the nanban sauce ingredients into a pot and turn on the heat.
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Once it begins to boil, stop the heat.
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Place half of the cut vegetables into a flat pan or tray.
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Pour on 1/3 of the nanban vinegar sauce.
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Chill the remaining 2/3 of the sauce.
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9
Filet the saury or mackerel into 3 slices and use scissors to cut into bite-sized pieces.
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(It's easy if you buy fish that are already de-boned and opened)
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Dry off the excess moisture from the fish and lightly season both sides with salt and pepper.
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Coat the fish with flour.
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Heat a large amount of oil in the frying pan.
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Shake off the excess powder from the fish and line them in the pan to fry.
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Once both sides have crisply browned, lightly wipe off the excess oil and place onto Step 3 while still hot.
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(If you can't fry all of the fish in one go, you can divide into 2 batches)
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Cover the fish with the remaining vegetables and pour over the remaining sauce.
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Tilt the tray so that the sauce can coat everything completely.
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Chill in the refrigerator for several hours to allow the flavors to blend in thoroughly and then it's done.
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I used this shiro-dashi which is a 1:7 ratio with udon sauce.
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The concentration differs depending on the brand, so adjust accordingly.