Last week was a long and tiring week and also very busy. I am just not cut out for an almost 12 hour shift and still going to work on time the next day. It took me several days to recover from the madness. This week was just as busy because it was a week full of meetings. When I come home from a crazy day the last thing I want to do is cook a labor intensive meal. I have some very quick recipes that I go to to make those nights a little easier for me. A lot of those recipes include fish. Fish just cooks up so quick that it really makes my life easier (it also defrosts faster when needed).
Miso is something that I had never cooked with before. I have eaten it tons of times but have never actually used it in a recipe. I have actually passed up a lot of recipes because I never could think of where to get miso locally without having to go into Flushing. The other day on my walk home from the subway it finally clicked and I remembered that I pass an Asian fish market on my way home. So low and behold they had miso this whole time. Now that I found miso I figured I would try it out on cod (which I have had many times with miso in restaurants). This is the first recipe I made with miso and it came out really good (a little over cooked but that is my fault for not watching it). I plan on making some more things with miso, so stay tuned and enjoy this one for now!
1/8 cup of miso
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 oz mirin
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/8 cup of rice wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon grated ginger
4 cod fillets
Salt
Pepper
Scallions, for garnish
Preheat the broiler to high.
Place the miso, brown sugar, mirin, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and ginger in a bowl. Using an immersion blender, blend the ingredients together (you can also use a whisk). Salt and pepper the cod fillets. Pour the mixture over the cod and allow it to marinate for at least 30 minutes. Once marinated, place cod under the broiler and cook until the fish is no longer translucent in the center, about 8 minutes (adjust the time according to the thickness of your fillets, thinner cod needs less time and thicker cod needs more time).
Sprinkle with scallions. Serve warm and Enjoy!
