Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning made by fermenting soya beans, with salt and the kojikin fungus sometimes fermented rice or barley is mixed with the soya breans. Once fermented miso is a salty thick spread a condiment used to flavour the pickled vegetables, or meats.
It is mixed with dashi, the staple Japanese soup broth to make a soup called Misoshiru. Miso is important to Japanese food for its taste but it is also nutritious as it is high in minerals and vitamins. How it is fermeted affects its taste, acidity and colour, it may be red or brown and it can be fruity, or earthy, salty sweet or savoury.
Robust meats dishes can be left in the marinade for twenty four hours, but the acidity of this marinade tends to cook the fish. If you would prefer to barbecue this it is perfect on the barbecue. or baked in the oven.
Grilled Orange Miso-Glazed Salmon
Ingredients
2 salmon fillets
Marinade
2 tablespoons miso paste
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sake
1 teaspoon good quality sesame oil
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
black pepper to taste
Method
Place all the marinade ingredients into a bowl. Open up the salmon and remove any pin bones with tweezers. Place the salmon in the marinade and leave for half an hour. Fry the salmon skin side down until it is crisp and then turn the fish over and gently fry for about five minutes until the fish is just cooked. Take care not to over cook the fish as it will dry out.
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