Japanese Broiled Mackerel

A Japanese marinade sauce gives a lovely taste and texture to broiled mackerel in this Japanese mackerel recipe. Yellow tail, tuna, or salmon are also good in this recipe. Easy and exotic! Serve with a lemon slice or long white radish slice as a garnish.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 234 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
• 4 mackerel fillets
• ½ tablespoon grated fresh ginger root

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse fillets; pat dry with paper towels.

Step 2

Mix together soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and fresh ginger in a medium bowl. Place fillets into marinade and let stand for at least 20 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat the oven broiler or an outdoor grill for high heat.

Step 4

Cook fillets in the preheated broiler, basting occasionally, until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 8 minutes.