Best 6 Japanese Miso Glazed Cod Recipes

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**Japanese Miso-Glazed Cod: A Culinary Symphony of Flavors**

Embark on a tantalizing culinary journey with Japanese miso-glazed cod, a dish that harmonizes the umami-richness of miso with the delicate sweetness of cod. This delectable creation showcases the essence of Japanese cuisine, where simple ingredients are transformed into extraordinary flavors. Our comprehensive guide offers three enticing recipes, each presenting unique variations that cater to diverse preferences. From the classic miso marinade to a spicy miso glaze and an irresistibly crispy oven-baked version, these recipes promise an explosion of flavors that will leave your taste buds craving more. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook seeking culinary adventures, this journey into the world of miso-glazed cod guarantees an unforgettable gastronomic experience.

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MISO GLAZED COD



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Provided by Ellie Krieger

Categories     main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 (6-ounce) black cod fillets, or regular cod fillets
1/3 cup low-sodium blond or white miso
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese cooking wine)
Toasted sesame seeds and scallions, for garnish, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler.
  • Rinse fish fillets and pat dry with paper towels. Combine miso, brown sugar, sesame oil and mirin and stir well until brown sugar is fully dissolved.
  • Brush about 2 tablespoons miso glaze on each fish fillet. Marinate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hour. Place fish under broiler for 3 to 4 minutes, or until top is slightly charred and glaze has caramelized. Remove fish from oven and brush with remaining glaze. Lower oven to 375 degrees F. Cook an additional 5 to 6 minutes, until fish is flaky but not overcooked.
  • If desired, serve with toasted sesame seeds and scallions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220 calorie, Fat 3 grams, SaturatedFat 0.3 grams, Cholesterol 73 milligrams, Sodium 745 milligrams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Protein 32 grams

MISO-GLAZED BLACK COD



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This is my take on the oft requested miso-glazed, black cod, made famous by chef Nobu Matsuhisa. In addition to a taste and texture to die for, this is one of the easiest fish recipes of all time. A couple minutes to make the sauce, some brushing, a short wait, and you're broiling. By the way, I don't like to cook both sides. I like the heat to only penetrate from the top down. This makes for a lovely caramelized top, and a super juicy interior. Cooking times will vary, but simply broil the fish until the bones pull out with no effort, and the meat flakes.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood     Fish

Time 40m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 tablespoons white miso paste
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
2 tablespoons sake
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 (7 ounce) black cod fillets

Steps:

  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease the aluminum foil.
  • Whisk miso paste, water, mirin, sake, and brown sugar together in a small skillet over medium heat until mixture simmers and thickens slightly, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
  • Place cod fillets on prepared baking sheet. Brush fillets all over with miso mixture. Rest fillets at room temperature to quickly marinate, 15 to 20.
  • Broil fillets in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Turn the baking sheet 180 degrees and continue broiling until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes more. Remove pin bones.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.6 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 71.9 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 37.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 846.5 mg, Sugar 16.5 g

MISO COD (BLACK COD WITH MISO)



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Marinated in saikyo miso and baked to perfection, Black Cod with Miso (Saikyo Yaki) is a beautiful seafood dish that you can pull off at home. With its delicate and buttery texture, the Miso Cod simply melts in your mouth. Just like Nobu's!

Provided by Namiko Chen

Categories     Main Course

Time P2DT30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 fillets sablefish (gindara) ((about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick; you can also use salmon and sea bass))
2 tsp kosher salt (Diamond Crystal; use half for table salt)
2 Tbsp sake ((for cleaning and removing the odor of the fish))
6 Tbsp Saikyo miso (Kyoto-style white miso) ((traditionally, Miso Cod uses this sweet white miso from Kyoto; 西京味噌))
3 Tbsp mirin
3 Tbsp sake
6 Tbsp white miso
3 Tbsp mirin
3 Tbsp sake
1 Tbsp sugar ((add sugar only if you do not use saikyo miso))

Steps:

  • Gather all the ingredients. Select the freshest fish possible, as you will be marinating this fish for a few days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 27 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 705 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving

JAPANESE MISO-GLAZED COD



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For Japanese food lovers, this is a delicious way to prepare cod.

Provided by terryhongzs

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 (6 ounce) fillets black cod, bones removed
⅓ cup white miso paste
¼ cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, for garnish
2 scallions, chopped
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Steps:

  • Rinse fish fillets and pat dry with paper towels. Combine miso, brown sugar, mirin, and sesame oil in a bowl. Stir well until brown sugar is fully dissolved.
  • Place cod on a baking sheet and brush about 2 tablespoons miso glaze on each fish fillet. Marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Place fish under broiler for 3 to 4 minutes, or until top is slightly charred and glaze has caramelized. Remove fish from oven and brush with remaining glaze. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cook an additional 5 to 6 minutes, until fish is flaky but not overcooked.
  • Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and scallions before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 246 calories, Carbohydrate 16.9 g, Cholesterol 61.6 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 540.8 mg, Sugar 13.2 g

BLACK COD BROILED WITH MISO



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Black cod with miso was not invented by Nobu Matsuhisa, the chef at Nobu in TriBeCa, but he certainly popularized it. His time-consuming recipe, which calls for soaking the fish in a sweet miso marinade for a couple of days, is a variation on a traditional Japanese process that uses sake lees, the sweet solids that remain after making sake, to marinate fish. If you broil black cod with nothing but salt, you already have a winning dish. If you broil it with miso - the intensely salty paste made from fermented soybeans - along with some mirin and quite a bit of sugar, you create something stunningly delicious. And no long marination is necessary.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup miso, preferably dark
1/2 cup mirin, sake or white wine
1 1/2 to 2 pounds black cod fillets (skin may be on or off)

Steps:

  • Heat broiler; set rack 3 to 4 inches from heat source. Combine first three ingredients in a small saucepan and, over low heat, bring almost to a boil, stirring occasionally just until blended; mixture will be fairly thin. Turn off heat.
  • Put fillets in an ovenproof baking dish or skillet, preferably nonstick, and spoon half the sauce on top. Broil until sauce bubbles and begins to brown, then spoon remaining amount over fish. Continue to broil, adjusting heat or rack position if sauce or fish is browning too quickly, until fish is just cooked through. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 419, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 2672 milligrams, Sugar 29 grams

MISO-GLAZED FISH



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Most recipes for miso-glazed fish are for salmon, because fatty fish are well suited for this preparation and salmon is particularly delicious. Nobu Matsuhisa is known for his miso-marinated black cod, which he marinates for two to three days. I can't imagine finding fish fresh enough to marinate for that long, so in my recipe I marinate the fish for a few hours before broiling and then finishing, if necessary, in the oven. The marinade is based on the Matsuhisa recipe, but I've reduced the sugar considerably.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, easy, main course

Time 3h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup mirin
1/4 cup sake
3 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
4 salmon, trout, Arctic char, mahi mahi or black cod fillets, about 6 ounces each

Steps:

  • Combine the mirin and sake in the smallest saucepan you have and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 20 seconds, taking care not to boil off much of the liquid, then turn the heat to low and stir in the miso and the sugar. Whisk over medium heat without letting the mixture boil until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sesame oil. Allow to cool. Transfer to a wide glass or stainless steel bowl or baking dish.
  • Pat the fish fillets dry and brush or rub on both sides with the marinade, then place them in the baking dish and turn them over a few times in the marinade remaining in the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 2 to 3 hours, or for up to a day.
  • Light the broiler or prepare a grill. Line a sheet pan with foil and oil the foil. Tap each fillet against the sides of the bowl or dish so excess marinade will slide off. Place skin side up on the baking sheet if broiling.
  • Place the fish skin side down on the grill, or skin side up under the broiler, about 6 inches from the heat. Broil or grill for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until the surface browns and blackens in spots. If necessary (this will depend on the thickness of the fillets) finish in a 400-degree oven, for about 5 minutes, until the fish is opaque and can be pulled apart easily with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 450, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 36 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 576 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality cod fillets. Look for fillets that are firm and have a mild, fresh smell. Avoid fillets that are slimy or have a strong fishy odor.
  • Make sure the cod fillets are evenly coated in the miso glaze. This will help ensure that they cook evenly and develop a delicious flavor.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the cod fillets. This will prevent them from steaming instead of searing.
  • Cook the cod fillets until they are cooked through but still moist. The best way to check for doneness is to insert a fork into the thickest part of the fillet. If the flesh flakes easily, the fish is cooked.
  • Serve the cod fillets immediately. They can be garnished with fresh herbs, such as cilantro or scallions, and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Conclusion:

This Japanese miso-glazed cod recipe is a delicious and healthy way to enjoy this versatile fish. The miso glaze adds a wonderfully savory and slightly sweet flavor to the cod, while the pan-searing method creates a crispy exterior and a moist, flaky interior. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends, and it's also a great option for a weeknight meal. So next time you're looking for a new way to cook cod, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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