Broiled Black Cod With Miso Food

WASABI BROILED BLACK COD

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Heat the broiler.
• Mix the mayonnaise and the wasabi paste in a small bowl.
• Brush a broiler pan with vegetable oil and place the fish on the pan. Slather the wasabi mayonnaise evenly over the top of the fish. Broil until the fish is firm and the tops are deep golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Halve, pit and peel the avocado, then cut into 12 thin wedges. Season with salt and squeeze the lime juice over the avocado.
• Divide the fish among serving plates and arrange the avocado on top of or beside the fish.

BLACK COD BROILED WITH MISO

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.

BLACK COD WITH MISO

Steps:

• Pat the fillets thoroughly dry with paper towels. Slather the fish with Nobu-style miso and place in a non-reactive dish or bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Leave to steep in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Preheat a grill or broiler. Lightly wipe off any excess miso clinging to the fillets but don't rinse it off. Place the fish on the grill, or in a broiler pan, and grill or broil until the surface of the fish turns brown. Then bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Arrange the black cod fillets on individual plates and garnish with hajikami. Add a few extra drops of Nobu-style Miso to each plate.
• In a medium saucepan combine the sake and mirin and carefully flambe. When the flames die out, add the water and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the miso and, using an immersion blender, dissolve the miso into the liquid. Transfer the mixture to a double boiler and cook until caramel in color and all of the lumps are gone, abut 45 minutes. Cool.
• Turn the heat down to low and add the miso paste, mixing with a wooden spoon. When the miso has dissolved completely, turn the heat up to high again and add 1 tablespoon of sugar, stirring constantly with the wooden spoon to ensure that the bottom of the pan doesn't burn. Remove from heat once the sugar is fully dissolved. Cool to room temperature.

BROILED COD WITH SESAME-MISO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat broiler; rack should be 4 inches or less from heat source.
• Toast sesame seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, shaking pan until they color slightly.
• Grind to a powder in a spice or coffee grinder, or mortar and pestle.
• Whisk together sesame seeds, miso, sugar and soy sauce.
• Thin with a little water, mirin or more soy sauce if too thick.
• Adjust seasoning.
• This sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
• Brush fish with oil; sprinkle with red pepper.
• Place fish on a baking sheet; place under broiler and cook, rotating sheet once so fish browns evenly on top and is cooked through, 6-10 minutes.
• Drizzle sesame-miso sauce on top; serve hot.