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Miso Glazed Black Cod

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Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms

Buttery soft black cod in a simple and tasty miso marinade that melts in your mouth taking your taste buds on a trip to heaven.

This miso glazed black cod has to be one of my favourite dishes and since black cod is a little on the expensive side here I typically only use in on special occasions like Valentine’s Day and it is alway an absolute please to do so! Black cod (aka sablefish) is a white fish that has a buttery texture due to the fatty layers that contain as much omega 3 fatty acids as wild salmon. My favourite way to enjoy black cod is in a super quick and easy miso marinade or glaze that takes 10 minutes to make the marinade and 10 minutes to cook with a marinate time of anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 days. That means that you can make the marinade a day or more ahead of time and you can have an amazing dinner ready in under 10 minutes! Although the recipe for this misoyaki black cod is nice and simple it’s so good that it’s sure to impress that special someone on Valentines Day!

Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms
Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms
Black cod is amazingly buttery, like salmon, and it just melts in your mouth!

Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms
I served the miso glazed black cod on a bed of shiitake mushrooms and baby bock choy that was seasoned with a drizzle of some of the reserved miso marinade.

Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms
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Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms

Miso Glazed Black Cod on Baby Bok Choy and Shiitake Mushrooms

Prep Time: 10 minutes Marinate Time: 72 hours Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

Buttery soft black cod in a simple and tasty miso marinade that melts in your mouth taking your taste buds on a trip to heaven.

ingredients
    For the miso glazed black cod:
  • 1/3 cup white miso (gluten-free for gluten-free)
  • 1/3 cup sake
  • 1/3 cup mirin
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 (6 ounce) black cod fillets or chilean sea bass, salmon, etc
    • For the baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms:
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 pound baby bok choy, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 cup dashi or broth or water
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari for gluten-free)
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
directions
    For the miso glazed black cod:
  1. Mix the miso, sake, mirin, and sugar, heat in a sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar has melted and the miso has mixed in smoothly, about 5 minutes, before letting it cool.
  2. Marinate the fish in 2/3 of the marinade in a sealed container in the fridge for 30 minutes to overnight or optimally for 2-3 days.
  3. Place the fish on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated 400F/200C oven until the fish just starts to flake, about 8-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish, turn the oven up to broil and let it broil until deeply golden brown on top, about 2-3 minutes.
    4. For the baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms:
  4. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat add the bok choy stems and shiitake mushrooms, cook until soft, about 2-3 minutes, add the garlic, saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds, add the bok choy leaves, dashi and soy sauce and simmer until the leaves have wilted, remove from heat and mix in the sesame oil.
  5. Serve the fish on a bed of the baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms drizzled with the the remaining marinade and optionally garnished with green onions and/or sesame seeds.
Note: For optimal flavour marinate the fish for 2-3 days but if you are in a hurry, overnight or while you are at work or 30 minutes or even just brushing the marinade on the fish and broiling right away will work, but with less flavour.
Option: Use honey or other sweetener rather than the brown sugar if desired but the brown sugar brings the hint of molasses umami.
Note: If you use broth or water to braise the bok choy you may want to add a teaspoon fish sauce for that extra kick of umami.
Note: If I was making the baby bok choy and shiitake mushrooms as a side dish without the miso marinade for flavour, I would add more soy sauce and maybe some oyster sauce for more flavour.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 335, Fat 15.6g (Saturated 2.2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 75mg, Sodium 493mg, Carbs 14.3g (Fiber 2.3g, Sugars 6.4g), Protein 36.2g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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  7. Grandbabycakes says

    OMG I remember the first time I had glazed black cod and it melted in my mouth. This is taking me back so I had to pin it in two places (seafood board and my dinners to try board). Cannot wait to try this!

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  23. kevin says

    HipFoodie Mom: I was trying out a new brand (well for me anyways) of organic white miso and it has a slightly darker colour that seems to have darkened the black cod. You can see the white flesh on the inside in the one photo.

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  26. David S says

    Kevin, i had this dish several years ago at a local Asian fusion restaurant and loved it. i hoped that one day i'd be able to make it at home. after you posted this, i made it over the weekend (black cod hard to find here, but as luck would have it, Chilean sea bass was on sale). it turned out absolutely spectacular. my baby bok choy was a little large but a hot wok gave it a nice quick sear before adding the dashi. thank you so much for posting this.

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  31. Leslie says

    THIS recipe looks fabulous, I think I had this ate at joe’s Stone Crab. Thanks for posting, I have to try this!

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  32. Farrel says

    Wow, is this good. I live in S.E. Alaska, one place where black cod are caught, but they are hard to find; I think most of it is exported out of the state. I did find wild caught winter King salmon for this recipe. I also was not able to find baby boy choy, but used “regular” bok choy. We ate every bite.

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  34. April says

    Hello!

    I put together the marinade and cooked on medium heat until smooth. I’ve noticed some recipes want the sake/miso marinade to come to a boil as to not cure the fish. I didn’t do this, but was wonder if you think this will still be fine?

    Thanks!

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  35. Liza Haranina says

    Looks so good!! Would Halibut work good for this recipe? I just happen to have that in the freezer.

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