Red Miso Buttered Cod
Miso and sesame flavored Atlantic cod! Delicious and healthy dinner.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 cod fillets - fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cups water
- 2 teaspoon red miso paste
- 1 teaspoon black or toasted sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic - peeled but whole
- 1 tablespoon butter
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
Red Miso Glaze (optional)
- 2 teaspoons Red Miso Paste
- 1/3 cup water
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
- pinch sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
Instructions
- Mix together the water, red miso paste and sesame oil together.
- In a medium pan, add whole garlic's and butter.
- Heat butter over medium heat and cook garlic in the butter until the garlic's start to get golden, then remove them from the pan.
- Season cod fillets with a pinch of salt and pepper per fillet.
- Add to the hot butter and sear on each side for roughly 1 minute per side.
- Add the miso and sesame oil mixture and simmer for roughly 4-6 minutes, this will depend if your fish is fresh or frozen.
- Turn fish over half way through.
- Once liquid starts to evaporate. sear each side with the reduced liquid and when fish is tender yet flaky, remove from heat and serve with red miso glaze if desired.
- To make red miso glaze: Add all ingredients to a sauce pan and whisk over medium heat until sauce comes to a boil and thickens slightly. Add over fish.