Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association | JSS

2022.07.20
Recipes

Cooking with Sake: Cured Ham and Summer Fruit Appetizer with Sake Jelly

The sake brings out the flavors of the melon and cured ham!

Ingredients (2 Servings)

2/8 of a small melon
1 fig
4 slices of cured ham
A pinch of Italian parsley
100ml of Japanese sake
50ml of water
6g of granulated sugar
5g of gelatin
Mint for decoration

How to Make: Steps

Step 1:
Soften the gelatin with 3 tablespoons of water. Combine 50ml of water with the softened gelatin and granulated sugar. Stir while heating to dissolve the gelatin.

Step 2:
Pour the boiled gelatin solution into a tray and allow it to cool.

Step 3:
Once the gelatin has cooled down, add Japanese sake to the tray and mix together. Refrigerate until it cools down and hardens.

Step 4:
Cut the melon and figs into wedges and remove the stems and seeds. Cut 2 slices of ham into half (for figs).

Step 5:
Wrap the melon and figs with the cured ham, place on a plate and garnish with Italian parsley.

Step 6:
Break up the cooled and hardened sake jelly with a spoon or fork, place in a glass, and add to the plate in (Step 5).

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