This recipe combines tamari cured yolks over crispy rice for a delicious dish. The yolks are cured in tamari and mirin, paired with perfectly cooked sushi rice and garnished with crispy shallots and fresh chives.
1: Add the yolks carefully to a container with the tamari, kombu and mirin. Cover and let sit in the fridge for 2 hours, flip the yolks carefully, cover and cure for 2 more hours.
2: Press the rice into a container and place in the freezer for 30-45 minutes.
3: Transfer yolks to a small oven safe dish and cover with oil. Cover with foil. Add into another oven safe dish with hot water in it.
4: Bake at 170°F for 12 minutes, then turn oven off and let sit in there for 15 minutes.
5: Cut the rice into squares and fry the rice in a cast iron skillet until golden brown.
6: Fry the shallots in the same skillet until crispy.
7: Top the rice with the yolk, lemon zest, chives, shallots and flaky salt.
