Ikura( Salmon Roe) Mentaiko Don Recipe

I decided to make ikura mentaiko don for dinner the other day. I always love the feeling when the ikura pops in my mouth.  Ikura is also known as salmon roe, all the ikura found In supermarket had been marinated before. 

Mentaiko is known as marinated roe of pollock and cod. You can taste a little spiciness in this mentaiko. It's goes really well with spaghetti and rice.

Ikura

Big sack of mentaiko ( RM 48.80/ 100g)

Mentaiko ikura don

Here's the recipe for this don. It's very easy to make and super delicious. I purchased all my ingredients from Isetan KLCC

Ingredients

Salmon roe( Ikura)

mentaiko

Japanese rice

Japanese rice vinegar

Method 

1) Drained the salmon roe with water first to remove the stickiness.  After draining it you see them shinier and it taste better .

2) Wash and boiled the Japanese rice. Remember to add slightly more water, 1cup of rice to 1 1/3 cup of water. 

3) When the rice is cooked, just leave it too cool it down.  I prefer too add some Japanese sushi vinegar to it to make it tastier. You can skip this if you don't like it.

4) Scoop the rice out and top the rice with generous amount of ikura and mentaiko.