This miso sake broiled tilapia with sesame seeds is so fire! The caramelization from the sugar when it broils creates the perfect sweet and savory glaze. It goes lovely with some jasmine rice, wasabi mashed potatoes or even just by iteself.
This is a super quick and easy recipe with restaurant quality results.
Suggestions for cooking
You want to start by mixing all your ingredients for you sauce together. If you don’t have sake you can use dry sherry or rice wine. If you want to omit alcohol even though there is not enough alcohol to have any effect on you. You can sub it out for equal parts rice wine vinegar and water.
When you broil your fish remember to lay down aluminum foil under the rack. This is 100% going to save you the headache of having to try and wash the burned on sauce when you’re done with the pan.
After you coat your filets you can lay them on your rack and pop them in the oven. Keep a close eye on them so they don’t burn. Every oven is different. While mine is 7 minutes to have a nice brown on top, yours could be 5 minutes.
I like using tilapia because it’s a mild fish that is almost always available and relatively cheap. Most of the time I like to get mine fresh at the grocery store but I also keep on hand some in the freezer if I stock up at Costco. You can use fresh or frozen. My choice usually depends on when I will be cooking it. If I can plan enough in advance to thaw the fish ahead time, I will you frozen.
Feel free to substitute for other white fish if tilapia isn’t available. Halibut, cod, grouper are all great substitutes. If your feeling real fancy Chilean seabass is where its’s at.
From a to b this Miso Sake Broiled Tilapia can be made within 20 minutes. It is sure to be your number one favorite fish dish.
Miso Sake Broiled Tilapia with Sesame Seeds
Equipment
- Broiler Pan or Wire Rack
- Fish Spatula
- Whisk
- Basting or Pastry Brush
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Miso Paste
- 2 Tbsp Sake
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Tsp Hoisin Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Aminos Or Soy Sauce
- 1 Tsp Sesame Oil
- 1/2 Lime Squeezed for Juice
- 1 Tsp Sambal
- 1 Tsp Hot Water
- 6 Filets Tilapia Or any mild white fish
- 2 Tbsp Butter I used Earth balance
- 2 Tbsp Sesame Seeds Garnish
- 1 Green Onion Chopped for Garnish
Instructions
- Take a sheet pan with wire rack or broiler pan. Put aluminum foil under rack.
- Start by whisking all your wet ingredients together until smooth.
- Dip each filet into the wet mixture until fully coated. Place the filets on your pan.
- Put in the oven on high broil for 7 minutes. Should use second rack from the top to avoid burning.
- Take them out and carefully flip the filets over with a fish spatula.
- Coat with more sauce. Put back in the oven for another 5 minutes.
- With the remaining sauce add to a small sauce pan. Turn on low heat.
- Add in 2 Tbsp of butter. Mix well. When the filets come out you can drizzle the rest of the sauce on top.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.