Chef John's Miso-Glazed Barramundi recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons yellow miso paste
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 (5 ounce) barramundi (Asian sea bass) fillets
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Nutrition Info

226.3 calories
carbohydrate: 13.3 g
cholesterol: 58.6 mg
fat: 5.9 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 28.5 g
saturatedFat: 1.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1585.9 mg
sugar: 11.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk miso paste, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce together in a bowl until glaze is smooth.

  2. Place barramundi fillets, rounded-side up, onto a plate, spread 1/2 of the glaze onto rounded side of fish.

  3. Heat oil over high heat in a nonstick skillet. Place fish, glazed-side down, in hot skillet and spread remaining glaze over other side, cook until slightly white around the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip fish and cook until flaky and white, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

This miso-glazed recipe features Barramundi, a mild, flaky, white-fleshed fish that you'll probably be seeing more and more due to its reputation as a sustainable, eco-friendly seafood. It's showing up in grocery store frozen seafood cases, and chances are you'll run across some soon. If you do, buy it and make this recipe.

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