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Chef Wade Ueoka, the “W” in MW restaurant joined us on Cooking Hawaiian Style to prepare a dish that he actually serves in his restaurant: mochi crusted opakapaka. Wade and his wife Michelle take local comfort food to the next level at their highly-acclaimed restaurant.
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Chef Wade Ueoka’s Mochi Crusted Opakapaka
Chef Wade Ueoka, the "W" in MW restaurant joined us on Cooking Hawaiian Style to prepare a dish that he actually serves in his restaurant: mochi crusted opakapaka. Wade and his wife Michelle take local comfort food to the next level at their highly-acclaimed restaurant.
Ingredients
Opakapaka
- 2 pounds opakapaka, cut on the bias into 6 portions
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 6 blocks kiri mochi, grated
- 1 teaspoon furikake
- Kosher salt
- 18 ounces somen, cooked
Yuzu Kosho Soy Vinaigrette
- 8 ounces shoyu
- 8 ounces rice wine vinegar
- 8 ounces sugar
- 6 ounces water
- 4 ounces canola oil
- 1 ounce sesame oil
- 1 ounce sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 tablespoons yuzu kosho
- 25 grams kudzu
Instructions
Opakapaka
- In a large saute pan, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat.
- Season the opakapaka filets on both sides with Kosher salt.
- Mix the grated mochi and the furikake together, then divide the mochi mixture into 6 portions.
- One at a time, take 1/2 of each portion of grated mochi mixture and place it in the pan.
- Top with a fish filet and cover the filet with the remaining 1/2 portion of mochi.
- When the bottom side of the mochi is lightly browned, flip the fish over and brown the other side.
- When the fish is cooked, remove from the pan, and place on paper towels; the fish should take 5 to 6 minutes to cook.
Yuzu Kosho Soy Vinaigrette
- In a medium size pot, place the inside the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and water-bring to a boil.
- Mix the kudzu with water to make a slurry.
- Thicken the liquid with the slurry.
- Mix in the sesame oil, canola oil, sesame seeds, and yuzu kosho.
How To Serve
- Serve opakapaka with somen on the side.
- Drizzle vinaigrette on the fish and somen.
Nutrition
Calories: 5603kcalCarbohydrates: 662gProtein: 286gFat: 231gSaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 336mgSodium: 17320mgPotassium: 6206mgFiber: 7gSugar: 228gVitamin A: 962IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 849mgIron: 23mg
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