Miso Marinated Black Cod

Preparation time: 10 minutes (not including 2 days marinade time)
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • 4 fillets of sablefish or black cod (~4-6 oz per filler, skin on) 
  • 2 tsp kosher salt 
  • 2 Tbs sake (to clean fish and remove odor) 

For Miso Marinade: 

  • 6 tbs white miso 
  • 3 Tbs mirin 
  • 3 Tbs sake 
  • 1 Tbs sugar 

Instructions:

  1. Sprinkle salt over the fillets of fish and set aside for 30 minutes. 
  1. In a separate container, combine white miso, mirin, sake, sugar and mix.  
  1. Pour 2 Tbs sake over the fish to rinse off the salt. Pat dry with a paper towel.  
  1. Add fish to the container with marinade and coat both sides with the marinade. Cover container and refrigerate for 2 days.  
  1. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 400◦F. Remove fish from marinade and brush off the marinade with your hands. Do not rinse or use a paper towel.  
  1. Place fish skin side up on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Bake for 20 minutes or until the skin is blistered and browned.  
  1. Carefully serve fish using a spatula and remove any burnt miso from fish.  
* Adapted from Miso Cod- Just One Cook Book

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