Saba Miso is a very common Japanese home cooking meal. People typically eat Saba Miso with steamed rice. This is one of my family’s favorite meals and I have very good memories of my grandmother making it for me and my father when I was a child.
Yield: 6 pieces
Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 mackrel (or two fillets, about 1 lb)
- 1 green onion (2oz) chopped 2.5″
- 4 oz ginger (thin sliced)
Spices
- 3 tbsp miso paste
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp mirin
- 1/2 cup sake
- 3 tbsp sugar
Preparation
- Fillet the mackrel and remove the bones (if necessary), then slice each fillet into thirds and use a knife to cut an X mark into the flesh. Pour hot water on the mackrel to remove any strong odor
- Add all spices (miso paste, sake, soy sauce, mirin, sugar), 1/3 cup of water, ginger and green onion. Mix, and raise to a boil
- After mixture boils, add mackrel and cook for 15 min on medium-low heat
- Serve and enjoy!
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