Kitchen Blowtorch

I guess by now many of you will have been going crazy making brulee with your new kitchen blowtorch and some of you may be wondering: what else can I use this thing for? Good question, and you happen to be in luck because today’s update is all about expanding your blowtorch cooking horizons.

Who doesn’t love sushi? If you are one of the few then this tip isn’t for you, everyone else, read on. We all know that sushi is raw fish right? Bzzzzt… it doesnt have to be raw. If you take your favorite fatty fish in sushi form (salmon as pictured on the left or tuna are excellent choices), whip out your handy kitchen blowtorch and toast the outside of the fish for just 2-3 seconds you end up with a delicious treat! Delicious, delicate raw fish on the inside and the amazing flavor of crispy, fried fish on the outside. A little bit of soy and wasabi to dip it in, pop the whole thing in your mouth and it is a total flavor bomb. The Japanese call this dish Aburi sushi. If you dont have a blowtorch of your own I use and recommend the Bonjour Chef’s Torch and you can read my review here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sushi_and_sashimi_ingredients

Many thanks to http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanchan/ for the brilliant photo, and for making it available for us to use.