A beautiful deep bowl brimming with the sunrise hues of egg yolk, radicchio, and brown-sugar cured salmon, dotted with toasted sesame seeds and framed by fresh sous vide radicchio. The startling contrast of colors offers an almost abstract art-like appeal.

Sunrise Radicchio Donburi

Name: Sunrise Radicchio Donburi
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 heads of radicchio, 2 heads roughly chopped and a few leaves sous vided; smoked salmon, 200 grams thinly sliced; brown sugar, 2 tablespoons for curing salmon; short grain sushi rice, 2 cups; eggs, 4 yolks only; mirin, 4 tablespoons; soy sauce, 4 tablespoons; dashi powder, 1 teaspoon; sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon toasted; vegetable oil, as needed; salt, to taste

Category Breakfast

Prep 25 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Style Japanese

Technique Simmering

Diet Friendly Pescatarian

Daily Recipe: October 24, 2023

Introducing 'Sunrise Radicchio Donburi'! This breakfast dish will take you on a tour of authentic Japanese flavours with a welcoming burst of vibrant radicchio. A balanced symphony of tastes and textures, it accentuates the crunchy, slightly spicy charm of radicchio with the delicate umami richness of a soy-mirin broth.

Ingredients (for 4)

2 heads of radicchio - 2 heads - roughly chopped and a few leaves sous vided
Smoked salmon - 200 grams - thinly sliced
Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons - for curing salmon
Short grain sushi rice - 2 cups
Eggs - 4 - yolks only
Mirin - 4 tablespoons
Soy sauce - 4 tablespoons
Dashi powder - 1 teaspoon
Sesame seeds - 1 tablespoon - toasted
Vegetable oil - as needed
Salt - to taste

Preparation

Step 1 - 🐟🔪🍚

Cure the thin slices of smoked salmon in brown sugar for about 20 minutes. Afterwards, rinse off the excess sugar and pat them dry.
Step 2 - 🍚🔥⏲️

Follow the instructions on the packet to cook the short grain sushi rice.
Step 3 - 🥣🥄🍲

In a saucepan, gently simmer the mirin, soy sauce, and dashi powder to create a flavorful broth.
Step 4 - 🥘🥬🔥

While the broth is simmering, heat vegetable oil in a pan. Add the roughly chopped radicchio and saute until it becomes crisp-tender.
Step 5 - 🍚🥗🍴

Divide the cooked sushi rice among four bowls, and arrange the cured salmon, sauteed radicchio, and raw radicchio on top of it.
Step 6 - 🥚🍳🍚

Create a small nest in the middle of each bowl and gently drop an egg yolk into each one.
Step 7 - 🥣🍲🌰

Pour the warm broth over each bowl right before serving. Sprinkle each bowl with toasted sesame seeds for the final touch.

Additional

This dish is a delight to customize! Swap out the salmon for tofu for a vegetarian touch, or top with poached eggs for an extra layer of luxury. Want to involve kids? Let them have fun with arranging toppings or sprinkling sesame seeds.