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Sake Kasu Recipes

On this page, we share recipes to make very simple yet delicious meals with Sake Kasu. Some of the recipes were donated by acclaimed chefs in San Francisco who came up with very creative ways to use Sake Kasu in culinary. Most well known dish using Sake Kasu is Kasuzuke (fish marinated in Sake Kasu). Chef Geoffrey Reed from Ichido SF walk you through how to make salmon kasuzuke in this video.

Ingredients

  • Salmon half or filet
  • 8 oz. sake kasu
  • 6 oz. saikyo miso (sweet white miso)
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup sake
  • ½ cup mirin
  • Lemon zest (optional)
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Add sake kasu, saikyo miso, sugar, sake, and mirin to a blender. Blend until the mixture is smooth.
  2. Add some lemon zest to the marinade as you like. *This is Chef Reed’s special addition when he marinates fish. Traditional kasuzuke recipe does not call for it.
  3. Slice salmon half/filet into slices in about one inch in thickness.
  4. Sprinkle sliced salmon with pinch of salt, and let it sit for 1.5-2 hours in the refrigerator.
  5. Pad dry salmon with paper towel.
  6. In a plastic bag, add the sake kasu marinade and sliced salmon.
  7. Keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
  8. Rinse off the sake kasu marinade under water, or wipe it off with paper towel.
  9. Cover cooking sheet with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup)
  10. Place salmon on the cooking sheet and pour small amount of sake around it (to avoid burn)
  11. Cook in the oven at 450F for 6-8 minutes, until the surface of salmon is nicely caramelized.

Other Recipes

Ginger Amazake

Ingredients (2 servings)

  • 2 oz. sake kasu
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1½ tbsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp grated fresh ginger

Directions

  1. Mix sake kasu, water, and sugar in a small source pan.
  2. Heat to boiling over medium heat, while whisking until lumps of Sake Kasu are all dissolved.
  3. (Simmer for 5 minutes if you desire all the alcohol to evaporate). Remove from heat.
  4. Squeeze juice from grated ginger and add to sauce pan.

All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade

Ingredients (about 1 lbs. of marinade)

  • 8 oz. sake kasu
  • 5 oz. miso paste
  • 2 tbsp. mirin (Japanese sweet cooking sake)
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 5 tbsp. water

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
  2. Place in a container and keep in a refrigerator. Use it in a few weeks.
  3. Use the marinade for various dishes including the recipes below.

Grilled chicken marinated in Sake Kasu


Ingredients (2 servings)

  • 1 lbs. boneless chicken thighs
  • 8 oz. All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade (*see the recipe above)

Directions

  • Place chicken thighs and All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade in a plastic bag. Lightly massage over the bag.
  • Refrigerate for about 3 days. Lightly massage over the bag once a day.
  • Cook as desired (grill, bake, steam, pan-fry, etc.). The marinade can be rinsed off with water or left on.

Sake Kasu Pickles

Ingredients

  • 2 Japanese cucumbers
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 oz. All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade (*see the recipe above)

Directions

  • Cut vegetables in half, then slice in half lengthwise.
  • Place in a plastic bag, add salt, lightly massage over the bag, and let them sit for a few hours – half day.
  • Gently squeeze the vegetables over the bag and remove excess water.
  • Pat dry vegetables with paper towel.
  • Add All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade, and lightly massage over the bag.
  • Refrigerate for about 3 days. Lightly massage over the bag once a day.

Vegan Caesar Salad with Sake Kasu dressing

Ingredients (2-4 servings)

  • 1 small to medium size head romaine lettuce, cleaned and cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces
  • 1 cup croutons
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp. minced garlic (optional)
  • 2 tbsp. All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade (*see the recipe above)

Directions

  • Mix olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic, and All-purpose Sake Kasu Marinade.
  • Place lettuce and croutons in a large bowl. Add the sake kasu dressing and toss well.

Kasu Gindara  (Recipe Credit: Ichi Sushi)

Ingredients

  • One side black cod
  • 6 tbsp. salt
  • 1 cup sake kasu
  • 1/2-3/4 cup mirin

Directions

  • Salt cod with 5 tbsp. salt (reserve remaining for final cooking).
  • Let cod sit (salted) for 45 min.
  • Rinse cod and pat dry.
  • Put kasu in food processor. Blend while slowly adding mirin until kasu is consistency of molasses.
  • Pack cd in kasu/mirin mixture and refrigerate for 5 days.
  • Rinse cod and portion to desired size
  • On a sizzle pan, lightly oil one portion cod on both sides and lightly salt.
  • Bake at 450 degrees for 4-6 minutes until dark brown with black bits.

Kasuzuke Dill Pickle Spears (Recipe Credit: Joshua Burbridge, True Family Foods)

Ingredients

  • 3 small pickling/Persian cucumbers
  • 8 oz. Sake Kasu
  • 2 tbsp. salt
  • Spring of wild fennel
  • Splash of warm water/broth or mirin

Directions

  • The day before, cut cucumbers in spears (quarters).
  • Sprinkle with salt and wrap in paper or kitchen towel to soften and remove some moisture.
  • Mix Sake Kasu, salt and fennel in bowl with splash of warm water/broth to make a chunky pancake batter consistency.
  • Toss in cucumbers.
  • Pack all into a 16oz mason jar or salsa jar or similar. Cover/ submerge completely. Ferment for 1 week to 1 month.

        Vegan Chocolate Mousse (Recipe Credit: Chef Geoffrey Reed, Ichido)

        Ingredients (5 servings)

        • 3 oz. 100% cacao baking chocolate
        • 3.5 oz. sugar
        • 4 oz. soy milk
        • 6 oz. of silken tofu
        • 4 oz. sake kasu

        Directions

        • Heat soy milk, sugar, tofu, to a simmer, then, add sake kasu and bring to a simmer again. *Continue to simmer for a few minutes if you desire all the alcohol to evaporate.
        • Break chocolate and place in a blender.
        • Pour the hot mixture over chocolate in the blender, mix well and pour into containers.
        • Cool it down in the refrigerator for a few hours.

        Black Sesame Ice Cream with Sake Kasu

        Ingredients

        • 1 pint of Half & Half
        • 5 oz. of sake kasu
        • 4 oz. of sugar
        • 2 tbsp. of ground black sesame seeds
        • 1 tbsp. of black sesame paste

        Directions

        • Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth
        • Add the mixture to an ice cream maker

        Sake Kasu Facial Mask

        Ingredients

        • 1 cup Sake Kasu
        • 1 cup Water

        Directions

        • Mix Sake Kasu and water in a food processor until smooth.
        • Apply the mixture on your face and leave it no for 10~15 minutes.
        • Rinse off the Kasu mask with water.
        • Keep the remaining mixture in a refrigerator up to 1~2 weeks.