Salted Plum Dressing

Name: Salted Plum Dressing
Ingredients: 1/4 cups Salted Plum (Ume) Paste (around 1 Tube); 1/8 cups Rice Wine Vinegar; 1/4 teaspoons Mirin; 1/4 teaspoons Dashi; 1-1/2 Tablespoon Sugar; 1/8 teaspoons Grated Ginger; 1 dash Sea Salt; 1/3 teaspoons To 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Oil; _____; FOR THE ONION OIL:; 1/3 cups To 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil; 1/2 cups Loosely Packed Leeks, Chopped (White Parts Only); 1/2 stalks Green Onion, Chopped (half White Part And Half Green Part); 1/4 whole Medium Onion, Chopped

14 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cups Salted Plum (Ume) Paste (around 1 Tube)
1/8 cups Rice Wine Vinegar
1/4 teaspoons Mirin
1/4 teaspoons Dashi
1-1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/8 teaspoons Grated Ginger
1 dash Sea Salt
1/3 teaspoons To 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Oil
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FOR THE ONION OIL:
1/3 cups To 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/2 cups Loosely Packed Leeks, Chopped (White Parts Only)
1/2 stalks Green Onion, Chopped (half White Part And Half Green Part)
1/4 whole Medium Onion, Chopped

Directions

1

Prepare the onion oil. In a medium saucepan set over high heat, combine all the onion oil ingredients. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Decrease the heat to medium-high and cook for another 5 minutes, then decrease the heat to medium. Cook the mixture for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions and leeks are crispy and brown.
2

Remove the pan from the heat and strain the oil into a bowl through cheesecloth. Discard the solids. Let the oil cool before transferring it to a jar. The onion oil keeps in the fridge for up to 1 month, which is good, considering the dressing only calls for a little bit of it.
3

To make the dressing, whisk until all dressing ingredients until combined. If you want a smoother texture, place it in the blender and puree until smooth.