How do you tell if shake is properly cooked

cloa513 · 10 Apr 2026

I was cooking shake with some soy sauce by frying pan for 5 minutes- surely that's enough for typical frozen shake of say 1cm thick- and chilling it to use it little by little. My wife makes a big fuss that it not properly cooked. How can you tell if it cooked enough?

thomas · 11 Apr 2026

If it was frozen, five minutes might not have been enough. I'd start frying it at 3 minutes on each side, then check. Whatever I prepare, I always try it before serving it.

cloa513 · 11 Apr 2026

thomas said:
If it was frozen, five minutes might not have been enough. I'd start frying it at 3 minutes on each side, then check. Whatever I prepare, I always try it before serving it.

Frozen then defrosted then cooked. And the question is there is visual way to see if it was properly cooked?

johnnyG · 11 Apr 2026

Depends a little on the heat, but for a centimeter thickness, two minutes on each side should do it.

If it 'flakes'/breaks apart easily, it's done. If not, then not quite.

Not that often, but when doing it, instead of frying I (slow) boil the 甘口 type for five minutes. Which reduces the salt a little more. I also like them grilled (broiled), but that's the wife's territory.

どうぞよろしく、ひなです · 12 Apr 2026

I'm very confused what is a shake?… I keep thinking of an ice cream shake or milk shake… would ice cream taste good with soy sauce?.. hm..

mdchachi · 12 Apr 2026

どうぞよろしく、ひなです said:
I'm very confused what is a shake?… I keep thinking of an ice cream shake or milk shake… would ice cream taste good with soy sauce?.. hm..

Yes exactly. He's talking about deep fried ice cream.

しゃけ

mdchachi · 12 Apr 2026

If the color is no longer clearish on the inside and it flakes it should be done.
One of my favorite dishes my wife makes -- and even I can make it -- is to take the shake, frozen or defrosted it doesn't matter, put on a foil sheet with a little oil, your favorite seasoning, some asparagus, garlic, onions and enoki on top. Then wrap them up individually, one for each person, and put on grill or air fryer. Takes about 10 minutes defrosted or about 25 minutes frozen. Served with shiro-gohan of course.

どうぞよろしく、ひなです · 12 Apr 2026

mdchachi said:
If the color is no longer clearish on the inside and it flakes it should be done.
One of my favorite dishes my wife makes -- and even I can make it -- is to take the shake, frozen or defrosted it doesn't matter, put on a foil sheet with a little oil, your favorite seasoning, some asparagus, garlic, onions and enoki on top. Then wrap them up individually, one for each person, and put on grill or air fryer. Takes about 10 minutes defrosted or about 25 minutes frozen. Served with shiro-gohan of course.

YOU PUT THAT ON ICE CREAM!???

johnnyG · 12 Apr 2026

どうぞよろしく、ひなです said:
I'm very confused what is a shake?… I keep thinking of an ice cream shake or milk shake… would ice cream taste good with soy sauce?.. hm..

鮭 is the kanji for the fish, which is often seen on that type of onigiri. In other contexts, kana is used, and you'll see both さけ/ サケ depending on...

And the initial often gets voiced when it comes after something else, so you'll then get -ざけ , or -ザケ.

I personally think that way of pronouncing it is more common (standard?), but saying/hearing it as -しゃけ is pretty common.

Tokyo-ites often say 'shito'/しと for 'hito'/ひと (人), so maybe something like that going on.

Grandpa Frank · 12 Apr 2026

And Google said it was salmon? I notice Google seems to have been taken over by AI now.

どうぞよろしく、ひなです · 12 Apr 2026

johnnyG said:
鮭 is the kanji for the fish, which is often seen on that type of onigiri. In other contexts, kana is used, and you'll see both さけ/ サケ depending on...

And the initial often gets voiced when it comes after something else, so you'll then get -ざけ , or -ザケ.

I personally think that way of pronouncing it is more common (standard?), but saying/hearing it as -しゃけ is pretty common.

Tokyo-ites often say 'shito'/しと for 'hito'/ひと (人), so maybe something like that going on.

Ohhhh that makes more sense!
(Still gonna try soy sauce on ice cream tho)

どうぞよろしく、ひなです · 12 Apr 2026

Grandpa Frank said:
And Google said it was salmon? I notice Google seems to have been taken over by AI now.

Oh no

Hiroyuki Nagashima · 12 Apr 2026

How to Cook Frozen Salmon (Steam-Frying Method)
Ingredients

1 frozen salmon fillet
About 100 ml of water
A pinch of salt (optional)
A little oil (optional)

Instructions

Lightly rinse off any ice or frost from the frozen salmon, then pat it dry with paper towels.
Place the salmon in a frying pan, skin-side down if it has skin.
Add about 100 ml of water to the pan.
Cover with a lid and cook over medium heat.
Once the water starts to boil, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 7–10 minutes.
When most of the water has evaporated, remove the lid and let the salmon cook for another 1–2 minutes to lightly brown the surface.

Tips

Adding a little sake or white wine instead of water can improve the flavor.
Finish with butter or soy sauce for extra richness.
Make sure not to add too much water, or it will taste more like boiled fish.

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