GOURMET
Fit for a King
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Arakawa Restaurant at RACV Royal Pines offers the very best in Japanese cuisine.
Get to know Arakawa’s Chef Yoshi
Yoshi hails from the small snowy town of Saroma, Hokkaido, Japan. Growing up on the family farm, one of five siblings, Yoshi found his love of Japanese cuisine and impressive knife skills in junior high school. Securing a placement as apprentice chef at the famous Sapporo City Sushi Restaurant in 1972 saw Yoshi expand his skills over 20 years before being asked to join the sister restaurant Donto Sapporo on the Gold Coast.
After many years at thriving Japanese restaurants, Yoshi has many a story to tell about his favourite ingredients and sushi and sashimi recipes, which he is only too happy to share over the sushi counter Wednesday to Sunday evenings in Arakawa.
Yoshi’s Special: Humpty Doo Barramundi Sashimi, sourced from the majestic Adelaide River, halfway between Darwin and Kakadu National Park, paired with a Junmai Daiginjo sake (see recipe opposite).
HUMPTY DOO BARRAMUNDI WITH Chilli RADISH AND MISO
Ingredients
300g sashimi grade Humpty Doo barramundi
100ml ponzu sauce
60g chilli radish
60ml miso dressing
julienne of daikon radish
Shiso leaves
Julienne green onion
Method
• Thinly slice the barramundi and arrange on a plate
• Spoon alternate drops of miso dressing and chilli radish
• Garnish with daikon, shiso and green onions
• Serve ponzu on the side for dipping
CHILLI RADISH
Ingredients
40g grated daikon radish
5g fukutoku chilli sauce
Method
• Combine radish and chilli sauce
PONZU SAUCE
Ingredients
50ml soy sauce
50ml rice vinegar
10ml mirin
5ml lemon juice
5ml lime juice
Method
• Combine all ingredients
MISO DRESSING
Ingredients
50g white miso
10ml mirin
10ml sake
2gm mustard
15ml rice vinegar
Method
• Combine all ingredients
Serves 4
Arakawa Japanese Restaurant is open from 6pm until late, Wednesday to Sunday. For reservations phone 07 5597 8700. Located at RACV Royal Pines Resort, Level 2, between the Reflecting Pond and Royal Benowa Foyer, Ross Street, Benowa QLD 4217.