noun
simmered fish scraps in soy sauce
A home-style Japanese dish made by simmering leftover bony parts of fish (あら) in a soy-sauce-based broth, often with ginger.
魚屋で買ったあらで、今夜はあら煮を作ろう。
I'll make simmered fish scraps tonight with the fish bones I bought at the fish shop.
あら煮は、生姜をきかせると臭みが消える。
Adding ginger to simmered fish scraps removes any fishy smell.
Compound of 粗 (あら, 'leftover fish bones or scraps') and 煮 (に, 'simmering'). The term straightforwardly describes the dish.