Dear Shopping List,
If you happen to be going to Trader Joes, will you please pick me up another packet of these custard filled fish? What a beautiful world this is, that custard filled fish are available to buy!
I had Taiyaki first two summers ago, at a place that sold them in Palo Alto. I loved them then, but there is no nearby custard fish monger. Until now. If you are like me, you maybe don't have an air fryer or microwave, and maybe you don't want to wait 8 minutes on the oven; but I have a solution for you! It's my same old solution for re-heating anything that tells me to put into the microwave- you probably already have one in your kitchen- a frying pan! Be sure, my friends, to fry these fish in butter! They are so good! If you want specifics, use a non-stick pan, put the fish in on medium-low, with a lid on it. After a minute or two, turn the fish over. Wait another minute or two, then remove the lid, and butter each side of your scaled little pals, right in the pan. Now grill them until you achieve your desired crispiness and color.
PS
Yes, I tried the bean paste filled also; and the Oreo-filled, and the matcha-filled, and the chocolate, too. My favorite was the certain blandness of the custard. Ah, and did I mention you can get them with ice cream in them, too? If you are feeling like you want a larger cooking project than 5 minutes of buttering and pan-frying, you might like this recipe for making them from scratch. You will need a sea bream shaped mold, similar to this one.
