Improv night!

My boyfriend seriously dislikes eating leftovers. This is something he didn't bother telling me until after I had force-fed him leftovers for the first few months we were dating. It's a fun challenge to come up with new and inventive ways of feeding him and tonight I feel like I really slipped on over on him. I repurposed some leftover fish. Genius!!

Seems like I always have a freezer full of fish and I hate wasting it. I used a firm white fish (halibut, cod, tilapia is fine) braised in half shoyu, half water with 4 slices of ginger. The rest was just frills!

Bring your diluted shoyu to a simmer and toss in whatever sounds great. I used some leftover ginger, kabocha squash chunks, and leftover enoki mushrooms (you can also steam these so they retain their white color). Simmer 8 minutes and add the fish. Braise for 3-4 minutes and flip. You're pretty much done after that. 

I served it over rice with a sriracha cream sauce (creme fresh with sriracha to your desired temperature), rice seasoning (furikake), and a scallion and carrot garnish. 

My boyfriend walked in the kitchen and said "that's going on your blog, babe." And proceeded to eat dinner in about 2 minutes. Success!