If you're not sold, know that black cod is one of the best fish for runners to eat. (So is arctic char, which you can use as a substitute if you can't find black cod.)
You'll be able to find the sake at any liquor store. Your supermarket may carry the mirin (basically, a cooking sake) and the miso (a paste made from soybeans and rice), but know that the miso will be in a refrigerated area. If not, try an Asian market.
Miso-Marinated Black Cod
Recipe by Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya Chefs/Owners, Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg
What you'll need:
4 8-oz. black cod filets (if you can't find it, try arctic char or salmon)
10 oz. rice miso (white or yellow -- check the ingredients list for rice)
1/3 c. sake
1/3 c. mirin
Bamboo leaf, pickled ginger, pickled Japanese turnips (optional garnish)
How to make it:
1. Stir together the rice miso, sake, and mirin in a bowl to create a marinade. Place fish in a plastic bag and pour marinade over the fish filets. Let the fish marinate in the refrigerator for three days to fully absorb flavors. (Editor's note: Or at least overnight, if you're impatient.)
2. Remove fish from marinade. Heat broiler to high. Lightly coat an oven safe pan in oil and place the fish in pan. Put the pan on an oven rack approximately 6-inches away from the top of the oven. Cook for 3 minutes. Turn fish over. Cook an additional 3 minutes, or until golden caramelized color develops and fish is cooked to desired temperature.
3. Place fish on a bamboo leaf and garnish with pickled ginger and pickled Japanese turnips, if desired. Serves 4.
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