How to Make Japanese Miso-Marinated Cod | Easy Fish Recipe Broiled in the Oven at Home

miso paste

🥗Healthier: white miso

💰Cheaper: soybean paste

White miso is lower in sodium and adds a similar umami flavor.

sake

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar

💰Cheaper: white wine

Rice vinegar adds acidity without alcohol.

mirin

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Honey provides sweetness with a different flavor profile.

Sprinkle salt on both sides of the cod fillets.

Wait for 10 minutes.

Wipe off excess moisture from the cod with paper towels.

Make the miso sauce using 36g miso, 18g mirin, 7g sake, and 5g sugar.

Coat the cod with the miso sauce for marinating.

Let it sit in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days.

The next day, wipe off the miso from the cod fillets to prevent burning.

Place the cod skin side down and broil for 10 minutes.

Flip the cod to skin side up and broil for another 10 minutes.

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