Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups white miso (fermented soybean paste available in Oriental markets)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sake (Japanese rice wine)
- 1/2 cup mirin (another Japanese rice wine)
Preparation:
Whisk together miso, brown sugar, sake, and mirin in the top of a double-boiler over low heat for about 20 minutes until sugar crystals dissolve and mixture has reduced by almost half. Stir often. Remove marinade from heat, remove top of double-boiler to a trivet, and let cool to room temperature.Marinate fish or poultry in the mixture in a sealed heavy-duty zip-top bag (squeeze out all the air) at least 2 hours.
Remove fish or poultry from the marinade and bake or broil to desired doneness.
Yield: about 2 cups marinade
