Description
Transform dinner with this Japanese-inspired miso glazed fish featuring a sweet-savory glaze that caramelizes beautifully. Ready in under 30 minutes with just 6 ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
- ¼ cup sake (Japanese rice wine)
- 3 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
- 4 fish fillets (6 ounces each) – salmon, trout, Arctic char, mahi mahi, or black cod
Instructions
- Combine mirin and sake in your smallest saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat for 20 seconds. Reduce heat to low, then whisk in miso paste and sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil. Let cool completely.
- Pat fish fillets completely dry with paper towels. Brush both sides generously with the cooled marinade. Place in your marinating dish and turn several times to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or up to 24 hours.
- Preheat broiler or prepare grill. Line sheet pan with foil and lightly oil. Remove fish from marinade, letting excess drip off. Arrange skin-side up on prepared pan if broiling.
- Position fish 6 inches from heat source. Broil or grill 2-3 minutes per side until surface browns and develops charred spots. If needed, finish in 400°F oven for 5 minutes until fish flakes easily.
Notes
- Choose thick, even fillets for best results – they cook more uniformly and won’t dry out
- Don’t skip cooling the marinade – hot marinade will start cooking the fish prematurely
- Save extra marinade before adding raw fish – it makes an excellent sauce when reduced
- Watch carefully during broiling as the sugars can go from caramelized to burnt quickly
- Test doneness by gently pressing the center – it should feel firm but still give slightly
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
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