Asian Style Black Cod Recipes

ASIAN SESAME COD

Steps:

• Place fillets in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the wine, onions, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, oil, garlic and lemon-pepper. Spoon over fillets; sprinkle with sesame seeds. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

MISO-GLAZED BLACK COD

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease the aluminum foil.
• Whisk miso paste, water, mirin, sake, and brown sugar together in a small skillet over medium heat until mixture simmers and thickens slightly, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Place cod fillets on prepared baking sheet. Brush fillets all over with miso mixture. Rest fillets at room temperature to quickly marinate, 15 to 20.
• Broil fillets in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Turn the baking sheet 180 degrees and continue broiling until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes more. Remove pin bones.

CITRUS-SOY GLAZED BLACK COD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Season fish with salt and pepper and place in prepared dish.
• Meanwhile, add brown sugar, lime juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and pinch of salt to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer until thick and syrupy, 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of glaze evenly over each cod filet; reserve any remaining glaze.
• Transfer baking dish to oven and bake until opaque and just cooked through, about 12 minutes. Garnished with mint and scallions; serve with reserved glaze.

BLACK COD BROILED WITH MISO

Steps:

• Heat broiler; set rack 3 to 4 inches from heat source. Combine first three ingredients in a small saucepan and, over low heat, bring almost to a boil, stirring occasionally just until blended; mixture will be fairly thin. Turn off heat.
• Put fillets in an ovenproof baking dish or skillet, preferably nonstick, and spoon half the sauce on top. Broil until sauce bubbles and begins to brown, then spoon remaining amount over fish. Continue to broil, adjusting heat or rack position if sauce or fish is browning too quickly, until fish is just cooked through. Serve immediately.

ALASKAN BLACK COD WITH HOISIN AND GINGER SAUCES

Steps:

• Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring ginger sauce to room temperature before serving.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Stir hoisin and chili paste in another small bowl. Heat oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod, skin side up. Cook 2 minutes, then turn cod over. Spoon hoisin mixture over fillets, dividing equally. Transfer to oven and bake until fish is just opaque in center, about 5 minutes. Place 1 fillet in each of 4 shallow soup bowls. Spoon ginger sauce around fish and serve with steamed rice.
• Available in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets and at Asian markets.

PAN FRIED COD WITH ASIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing, boil the soy sauce, vinegar and 5 spice powder together.
• Remove from the heat, mix in the sesame oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Mix the spring onions with the chilli.
• Lightly coat the fish fillets with seasoned flour.
• Heat the knob of butter in a fry pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side (depending on thickness) until cooked.
• Reheat the dressing and add the onions and chilli-cook for 1-2 minutes more.
• Serve the fish with the dressing spooned over.

BLACK COD WITH MUSHROOMS AND SANSHO PEPPER

Steps:

• Make broth:
• Bring water, soy sauce, mirin, sansho pepper, shallot, and one third of garlic to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then simmer 5 minutes. Let broth stand off heat 10 minutes.
• Cook remaining garlic in oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until just golden. Add all mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve into mushroom mixture, discarding solids, and simmer 1 minute.
• Sauté fish:
• Pat fish dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then sauté fish, skin side down, turning once, until golden brown, just starting to flake, and just cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer fish to shallow bowls. Reheat broth and divide among bowls, then sprinkle very lightly with more sansho pepper (if using).

ASIAN STYLE BLACK COD

Steps:

• Combine miso, mirin, sake, soy sauce and maple syrup in a pot over low heat.
• Stir together until contents are well combined, about 5 minutes. Cool.
• Spread mixture over cod, cover and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours.
• Preheat oven to 450F (230C).
• Remove fish from marinade and scrape off as much as possible.
• Place fish on baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
• Turn on broiler and broil for 2 to 3 minutes to get a nice glaze on top.
• Serve with either rice or salad.
• Note: mirin is a low alcohol, sweet Japanese cooking wine made from rice.

GRILLED ASIAN COD

Steps:

• Place cod in a gallon-sized freezer bag. Add orange juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, green onions, ginger paste, and garlic; mix to combine. Squeeze excess air out of the bag and seal. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Place cod in a grill basket and cook on the preheated grill until internal temperature of fish reaches 135 degrees F (57 degrees C), 7 to 9 minutes.