Misoyaki Food

MISOYAKI

Steps:

• Whisk miso, 1 cup sugar, sake, and mirin together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until marinade has reduced, about 45 minutes. Transfer marinade to a shallow dish and cool completely, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Place butterfish in the marinade and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine shallot, bay leaf, peppercorns, vinegar, and wine in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until only about 1 tablespoon liquid remain, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour cream into mixture and simmer until cream mixture has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and rapidly whisk butter pieces, 1 at a time, until beurre blanc is smooth and thickened. Strain beurre blanc through a mesh strainer to remove spices.
• Stir lemon juice into beurre blanc until lemon sauce is evenly mixed; fold in parsley.
• Combine soy sauce and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and sweet soy sauce has reduced to 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove butterfish from marinade, discarding unused marinade. Cook butterfish in the hot skillet until fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer butterfish to a warmed plate and drizzle lemon sauce and sweet soy sauce around fish.

MISOYAKI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix white miso, sake, soy sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil together in an ovensafe glass or ceramic baking dish. Stir in chicken strips. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until marinade has thickened and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 30 to 35 minutes.

MISOYAKI BUTTERFISH

Steps:

• Make the marinade. Combine mirin, sake, and sugar in a saucepan. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn the heat to low.
• Add the white miso. Simmer and whisk for 5-10 minutes until the marinade is smooth and caramel in color. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Wash and pat dry the black cod fillets (make sure it is completely dry). Place all four filets into a large Ziploc bag. Pour the cooled marinade over the fish. Seal the bag and marinate in the refrigerator for 1-3 days.
• When you're ready to eat, wipe (do not rinse) excess marinade from the fish. Cook in the oven at 450F for 5-8 minutes. Then broil for 1-2 minutes, until the top is deeply caramelized and golden.
• Eat with rice! Enjoy ^_^

MISOYAKI-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• To prepare the glaze, place the sake, soy sauce, miso paste and sugar in the top of a double boiler and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often until the sugar is well dissolved and the mixture is fragrant.
• Set aside to cool.
• Place the salmon fillets in a glass baking dish and generously coat each fillet with the cooled miso glaze.
• Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
• Remove the salmon fillets from the miso glaze, quickly rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Pour the canola oil and sesame oil into a large saute pan or skillet and set over medium high heat.
• Carefully add the salmon fillets to the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the first side has browned nicely.
• turn the salmon over, turn down the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 4 minutes longer, or until the salmon flakes easily when pierced with a fork.
• Remove the fillets from the pan, pat with paper towels to remove any excess oil, and transfer to a warm serving plate.
• Using the same paper towls, gently pat the saute pan to remove the excessoil and any burnt bits, but leaving the residual drippings.
• Return the pan to the heat, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water and deglaze the pan to create a pan juice.
• Top the salmon fillets with the pan juice.
• Garnish with the sliced scallions.

SALMON MISOYAKI

Steps:

• Pat the salmon dry with paper towels, especially the skin side. To make attractive slices of salmon, tilt the knife to about a 45-degree angle to the cutting board while making the cut. This increases the surface area and makes prettier portions. Cut into 4 portions. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• To prepare the glaze, measure the sake and mirin into a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture to evaporate the alcohol and reduce the volume until about 1/4 cup remains, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the sugar and miso. Cook until it turns a pale caramel color, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the grated ginger and keep the glaze warm while the salmon is grilled.
• Preheat an indoor grill pan to medium high. (Alternatively, cook outdoors over a moderate charcoal fire.) Spray the salmon fillets on both sides with cooking spray. Grill for about 4 minutes on each side or until each piece has turned opaque with appetizing brown bits. (Or cook to your preferred doneness.)
• Remove the salmon from the grill to a platter and brush with the warm glaze. Garnish with sliced scallions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

BEEF MISOYAKI

Steps:

• Freeze steaks for 45 minutes or so until they are firm and partially frozen, then remove excess fat and slice very thin; place in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag.
• In a small skillet, toast sesame seeds over high heat, swirling pan, being careful not to burn; remove from heat and cool.
• Place sesame seeds in a mortar and grind finely (but do not grind into a paste) or you may use a small coffee grinder set on pulse.
• Place sesame seeds in a small bowl and mix with miso, soy sauce, sugar, and sake (it should have the consistency of runny peanut butter).
• Add mixture to meat and work through as a marinade.
• Allow meat to marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Heat a large skillet or griddle on high and add a little oil, and cook beef without crowding (you may want to cook half at a time).
• Cook beef about 3-5 minutes or until done to your liking.
• Or you may place meat in broiler or grill and cook several minutes or until cooked through.
• Serve with steamed rice if you wish, and a stir-fried vegetable cooked with ginger and a little soy goes nicely as well.

MISOYAKI BUTTERFISH

Steps:

• Add the sake and mirin to a heavy bottomed pot and bring to a boil for about 10-15 minutes to burn off the alcohol. Next, turn down the heat and stir in the sugar and miso. Cook until it turns a pale caramel color. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely.
• To prepare the fish, it first needs to be defrosted. Once that's done, rinse in cold running water and then pat dry with a clean paper towel.
• Place into a Ziploc® bag. I add the miso marinade and then let this sit in the refrigerator for 48-72 hours.
• **72 hours later** Remove your filet from the Ziploc® bag.
• Add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to a skillet which is on medium-low heat. Add your fish to the pan. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, turn then cook for another 4-5 minutes, you're ready to serve.
• Serve with hot rice and maybe some tsukimono, salad greens and miso soup.
• NOTE: My friend's comment: If you bake the fish in a foil lined container ......... no mess; works in a toaster oven too. If you like that the skin to be crispy, bake until turns black. You can also do this on a grill by wrapping the fish in tin foil, but to make skin crispy you have to fry it after taking it off the grill.

MISO SALMON RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients except the fish in a small bowl,
• Rub the marinade all over the fish. Keep in the refrigerator to marinate for one hour or longer.
• Remove the excess marinade.
• Line the baking pan with nonstick baking paper. Brush a layer of oil on it.
• Place the salmon fillet skin side down with at least one inch of space in between.
• Preheat the oven to at least 230°C/445°F. (better up to 250°C/480°F).
• Broil the salmon for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges of the salmon become slightly charred.
• Add all the ingredients except the fish in a small pan. Heat it over low heat for a minute until the sauce thickens. Remove and let it coll.
• Rub the marinade all over the fish. Keep in the refrigerator to marinate for one hour or longer.
• Remove the excess marinade.
• Heat some oil in a grill pan. Grill the salmon over medium heat.
• Shifting the direction once to create the criss-cross grill marks and flip only once to prevent them from breaking.
• Place the salmon on the serving plate over a bed of rice.
• Sprinkle with some white and black sesame and some scallion to garnish.

ALASKAN COD MISOYAKI FISH BURGER

Steps:

• For the miso sauce and marinade: Combine the mirin and sake in a pot and bring to a boil to burn off the alcohol. Add the sugar to the mixture and dissolve. Add the miso and cook until a light caramel color is achieved. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Once completely cooled, separate out the amount desired for drizzling on the burgers.
• For the cod: Rinse and pat dry the cod fillets before marinating. Take the remaining amount of miso marinade and rub it over the fish. Cover and marinade in the fridge for 2 days.
• For the amazu dressing: Combine the sugar, rice vinegar, salt and kombu in a pot and bring to a simmer to mix thoroughly. Remove from the heat, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. After 24 hours, remove the kombu.
• For the amazu salad: Toss together the arugula, radishes and pickled red ginger in a large bowl. Toss with the amazu dressing.
• Remove the cod from the fridge and remove any excess miso marinade off the fish. Broil on medium-high heat until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• For the burgers: Toast the brioche buns. Add 1 piece of broiled cod fillet and drizzle the reserved miso sauce over the fillet. Top with 1 cup of the amazu salad.