Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and cut into medium pieces
- 2 ounces fresh ginger root, peeled and cut across the grain in thin slices
- 1 fresh jalapeno, cut in half, seeded, deveined and cut into medium pieces
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, preferably tamari
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
- ¼ cup rice-wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cod fillet, 1 3/4 to 2 pounds (1 3/4 inches at thickest point), at room temperature
- ¾ cup water, wine or fish stock
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro, washed well, with leaves removed from half and other half left in sprigs
- Nutritional Information
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
272 calories; 4 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 12 grams sugars; 38 grams protein; 97 milligrams cholesterol; 703 milligrams sodium
Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
4 servings
Preparation
- Put rack in center of oven. Heat oven to 500 degrees.
- Put garlic, ginger and jalapeno in a blender. Add soy sauce and mirin. Blend to a smooth puree. Scrape down sides of blender with a rubber spatula. Add syrup and vinegar. Blend until smooth. Using the spatula, scrape into a small bowl. Reserve.
- Pour olive oil into a roasting pan 18 by 12 by 2 inches. Using your hands, rub the oil all over the bottom of the pan and up the sides. Put the fillet in the pan. Pour half the sauce over the fillet; rub into all parts of the fillet. Turn fillet over, pour on remaining sauce and rub in.
- Arrange fillet in pan with the side that was attached to the skin facing up. Fillet should touch sides of pan as little as possible; put on the diagonal if necessary. (Use a larger pan if doubling recipe.) Cook 17 minutes, checking after 12 minutes to see if there is liquid left in pan. If not, add 1/3 cup warm water.
- Using two very large spatulas, transfer fillet to serving platter. Put the roasting pan on top of the stove over medium-high heat. Add 3/4 cup water, wine or fish stock to the pan. As it begins to bubble, scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Scrape up all the dark crispy bits. Reduce liquid by half, to use as a sauce with the fish.
- Pour sauce over fish on serving platter. Decorate top of fish with cilantro leaves. Arrange sprigs around sides of platter.
45 minutes
Dining and Cooking