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Simmered Mackerel in Miso Sauce

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

This dish is called saba no miso ni. It's commonly cooked at home in Japan.

Fish/Seafood Recipes

Ingredients:

  • 2 fillets mackerel
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tbsps sake
  • 3 tbsps sugar
  • 6 tbsps miso
  • 1 clove fresh ginger root

Preparation:

Slice ginger thinly. Remove bones from mackerel fillets. Cut a fillet in half. Mix ginger slices, water, sugar, sake, and 4 tbsps of miso in a pan and put on medium heat. Add mackerel in the pan. Simmer fish for about 10 minutes on low heat, pouring the sauce over the mackerel. Add 2 tbsps of miso in the sauce at last and stir well. Stop the heat. Serve the mackerel with miso sauce.
*Make 4 servings
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