Broiled Cod in Miso Sauce

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 6 Tablespoons white miso (fermented soybean paste)*
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)*
• 1/4 cup sake
• 4 6-ounce black cod or sea bass fillets (each about 3/4 inch thick)

Start marinating the fish for this dish at least two hours before you plan to serve it.

Mix first 4 ingredients in shallow baking dish. Add fish and turn to coat. Cover dish tightly and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.

Preheat broiler.

Remove fish from marinade. Broil until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.

*Available at Japanese markets, specialty foods stores and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.