Misoyaki Butterfish Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Butterfish aka Chilean Bass. 1. Cut into smaller chunks preventing it from breaking apart when frying and turning it over. It also provides more surface area to get a great fried texture and taste. 2. Salt pieces and let it sit for 30-60 minutes. This will remove any fishy taste. 3. Rinse completely and squeeze fish to release the water. 4. Dry with paper towel
• 2. UME 1. Remove seed. 2. Chop. 3. Mash it up.
• 3. GINGER 1. Grate 1 tsp. of fresh ginger.
• 4. BUTTERFISH 1. Fry the skin of the fish for a crispier texture and flavorful taste. 2. Sprinkle salt and pepper. 3. Fry entirety of fish for 8-10 minutes until golden brown on the edges. 4. Place in a broiler pan (cover with foil)
• 5. SAUCE 1. Now for the 'bam' action. Brush on the sauce to all pieces of the fish on one side only. 2. Broil in oven. Need to keep an eye on it. 3. Let sauce bubble up over the fish but don't let it burn. 4. Flip over and brush more sauce on the other side. 5. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. 6. Let it bubble up and it should be done.

Steps:

• Whisk miso, 1 cup sugar, sake, and mirin together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until marinade has reduced, about 45 minutes. Transfer marinade to a shallow dish and cool completely, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Place butterfish in the marinade and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine shallot, bay leaf, peppercorns, vinegar, and wine in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until only about 1 tablespoon liquid remain, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour cream into mixture and simmer until cream mixture has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and rapidly whisk butter pieces, 1 at a time, until beurre blanc is smooth and thickened. Strain beurre blanc through a mesh strainer to remove spices.
• Stir lemon juice into beurre blanc until lemon sauce is evenly mixed; fold in parsley.
• Combine soy sauce and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and sweet soy sauce has reduced to 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove butterfish from marinade, discarding unused marinade. Cook butterfish in the hot skillet until fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer butterfish to a warmed plate and drizzle lemon sauce and sweet soy sauce around fish.

Steps:

• Add the sake and mirin to a heavy bottomed pot and bring to a boil for about 10-15 minutes to burn off the alcohol. Next, turn down the heat and stir in the sugar and miso. Cook until it turns a pale caramel color. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely.
• To prepare the fish, it first needs to be defrosted. Once that's done, rinse in cold running water and then pat dry with a clean paper towel.
• Place into a Ziploc® bag. I add the miso marinade and then let this sit in the refrigerator for 48-72 hours.
• **72 hours later** Remove your filet from the Ziploc® bag.
• Add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to a skillet which is on medium-low heat. Add your fish to the pan. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, turn then cook for another 4-5 minutes, you're ready to serve.
• Serve with hot rice and maybe some tsukimono, salad greens and miso soup.
• NOTE: My friend's comment: If you bake the fish in a foil lined container ......... no mess; works in a toaster oven too. If you like that the skin to be crispy, bake until turns black. You can also do this on a grill by wrapping the fish in tin foil, but to make skin crispy you have to fry it after taking it off the grill.