Miso Butterfish

Black cod marinated for 24 hours in a sweet marinade of sake, mirin, and miso delivers an amazingly buttery taste and texture.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 501 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup miso (soybean paste)
• 6 (6 ounce) fillets butterfish (black cod)
• 0.25 cup sake (Japanese rice wine)
• 0.25 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine miso, sugar, sake, and mirin in a large glass or ceramic bowl; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add fish fillets and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours minimum.

Step 2

Remove fillets from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.

Step 3

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add fillets to the hot skillet in batches; cook until flesh flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes per side.