Pan-Roasted Miso-Marinated Sea Bass

Description

This is my friend Sharon’s recipe and it is phenomenal! She is a great cook and I am so happy she shared it with me! For optimal presentation, garnish the servings with shiso (perilla) leaf, and serve with hot jasmine rice.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dark corn syrup
  • 1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
  • ½ cup sake
  • ¼ cup hoisin sauce
  • ¼ cup white miso paste
  • ¼ cup red miso paste
  • 1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 5 tablespoons canola oil, divided
  • 6 (6 ounce) fillets sea bass

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the sugar
  2. corn syrup
  3. soy sauce
  4. sake
  5. hoisin sauce
  6. white miso
  7. red miso
  8. ginger root
  9. garlic
  10. shallot
  11. and 3 tablespoons canola oil in a bowl until blended. Toss the fillets with the marinade
  12. cover
  13. and marinate in the refrigerator 4 to 6 hours.
  14. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  15. Remove the fillets from the marinade
  16. and scrape off the excess. Scrape the marinade into a small saucepan and set aside. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a large
  17. heavy cast iron skillet over high heat. Brown the fillets in the hot oil for 1 minute on each side
  18. then place into the oven
  19. and bake until the fish flakes easily with a fork
  20. about 10 minutes.
  21. While the fish is in the oven
  22. bring the remaining marinade to a simmer over medium-high heat
  23. then reduce heat to medium-low
  24. and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve the sea bass accompanied by the miso sauce.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins

Servings: 6

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