Recipe
Miso & Leek Sauce w Grilled Fish
21 June, 2023
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Ingredients.Ingredients:
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1/4 cup Miso
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Fish (we used snapper)
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1/2 cup chopped leek
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2 tbsp of caster sugar
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1 tsp sesame oil
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1 tbsp olive oil
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Spring onion, chopped to serve
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Coriander (optional to serve)
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Sesame seeds (optional to serve)
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Cooked rice to serve with
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Broccolini for some veg
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2 tbsp Mirin
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2 Tbsp water
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Mixing in miso, mirin, sesame oil.Method:
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Mix the miso, mirin and sesame oil in a bowl until it becomes a paste.
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In a small saucepan over low heat, pop mixture in and stir in sugar and 2 tbsp of water until it thickens.
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Heat the olive oil in a separate frypan on medium heat and sauté the leeks for around 2 mins.
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Sliced leeks.04
Leeks sautéd.04.
Take leeks off heat and leave to cool.
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Meanwhile, oil the fish and season. Lay flat on the hibachi.
* We started our hibachi around 45-60mins prior to cooking so the coals are red hot
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Once leeks are cooled, add them to the miso mixture and stir.
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Mix in the leek and miso.07.
After about 4-5 mins, carefully flip the fish.
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Oil up broccolini and place on hibachi. Make sure you turn them often or they will burn.
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Fish cooking.09.
Using a butter knife or basting brush, add a layer of the miso mixture to the fish while the other side is cooking.
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Once the fish has been on the hibachi for another 4-5 min, we flipped it again and added the miso sauce to the other side for a further 1 min.
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Charred broccolini.08
Adding miso paste to fish.11.
When the fish is cooked, remove carefully from grill and lay on a plate.
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Sprinkle the fish with more miso sauce if needed, followed by the spring onions, coriander and sesame seeds.
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Take broccolini off and drizzle with remaining sesame oil.
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Serve with rice.
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Sprinkle on spring onions.The fish can also be baked in the oven or grilled on a bbq.