Black Cod in Citrus Miso

Name: Black Cod in Citrus Miso
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves — 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 3 tablespoons sweet white miso paste; 2 hajikami (pickled ginger stems) to serve; 2 x 180 g (6 oz) cod fillets; 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice; 1 teaspoon ginger juice; 2 tablespoons mirin

Preparation info

Serves —
2

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Masu

By Nic Watt

Published 2016

About

Black cod is a signature dish at Masu. The buttery, meaty flesh of the black cod goes so well with the charcoal flavours and aromas. Whenever I have guests at Masu I almost always send them a black cod dish.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons sweet white miso paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1

Asia
Japan
Starter
Pescatarian

Method

Whisk the white miso, lemon and grapefruit juices, mirin, sake, soy sauce and ginger juice together to make a smooth, wet marinade.

Reserve a touch of the marinade to serve on the side. Marinate the cod for about 24 hours to get the best result.

Heat the barbecue to hot.

Cook the cod on the barbecue for 15–20 minutes, allowing the miso to caramelise and the edges of the