Broiled cod with sesame-miso sauce

Hey Jude's Note:

The sauce is the real star in this recipe. You can thin it with some water and use it as a salad dressing or serve it with just about any meat, fish or vegetable. It's great with fish! Try it on beans, asparagus, tuna, chicken or pork, it's wonderful!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¼ cup sesame seed
• ¼ cup miso , preferably red
• 2 tablespoons sugar (or 1 T. each, sugar and mirin)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce , to taste
• 1 ½-2 lbs cod , in 1 or 2 fillets,preferably of equal thickness throughout
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pinch ground red pepper

Directions:

1. Heat broiler; rack should be 4 inches or less from heat source.
2. Toast sesame seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, shaking pan until they color slightly.
3. Grind to a powder in a spice or coffee grinder, or mortar and pestle.
4. Whisk together sesame seeds, miso, sugar and soy sauce.
5. Thin with a little water, mirin or more soy sauce if too thick.
6. Adjust seasoning.
7. This sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days.
8. Brush fish with oil; sprinkle with red pepper.
9. 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.
10. Drizzle sesame-miso sauce on top; serve hot.

Reviews

[Chef #185314]

I made something similar using a vague recipe from Gwyneth Paltrow on Oprah. She recommended a thick fish, although used Flounder. I substituted Cod as in your recipe, but used mirin as the second ingredient. I thought her recipe had too much sauce (Miso is not cheap) so I cut it down to 4 TBS/3TBS. I didn't think of thinning it with water. I cooked it for 20 minutes at 400 (until carmelized. Sesame seeds would add a nice touch and still be simple.