Miso-Glazed Cod with Sesame Spinach

by CleanPlateClub
Prep: 10m
Cook: 25m
seafood
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Ingredients
Servings:4
1lbcod
2tbspwhite miso
2tbsphoney
2tbspsoy sauce
1tbspginger
1tbspchili flakes
1red onion
2cupspinach
2tspsesame seeds
3tbspoil
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Prep the aromatics

    Peel and thinly slice the red onion into long strips. Grate the ginger on a Microplane so you have about a teaspoon for the cod and a half teaspoon for the spinach.

  1. 2

    Saute the spinach

    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, then add half the ginger and cook another 5 minutes. Stir in the frozen spinach and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add a splash of the soy sauce and the sesame seeds, toss, then move it all to a bowl and cover to keep warm.

  2. 3

    Mix the miso glaze

    Stir the white miso, honey, remaining soy sauce, and remaining ginger together until smooth. Mix in the chili flakes.

  3. 4

    Sear the cod

    Pat the cod dry and cut into serving-size pieces. Brush one side with the miso glaze. Wipe out the pan, add 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat, and lay the cod glaze-side down. Cook 4 to 5 minutes so the glaze caramelizes. Brush the top with more glaze, flip, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

  4. 5

    Serve

    Plate the cod warm over the sesame spinach and onions. Scatter on a few extra chili flakes if you want more heat.

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Miso-Glazed Cod with Sesame Spinach

Created by: CleanPlateClub

Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 25m
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 lb cod
  • 2 tbsp white miso
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp chili flakes
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cup spinach
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 3 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Prep the aromaticsPeel and thinly slice the red onion into long strips. Grate the ginger on a Microplane so you have about a teaspoon for the cod and a half teaspoon for the spinach.
  2. Saute the spinachHeat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, then add half the ginger and cook another 5 minutes. Stir in the frozen spinach and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add a splash of the soy sauce and the sesame seeds, toss, then move it all to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
  3. Mix the miso glazeStir the white miso, honey, remaining soy sauce, and remaining ginger together until smooth. Mix in the chili flakes.
  4. Sear the codPat the cod dry and cut into serving-size pieces. Brush one side with the miso glaze. Wipe out the pan, add 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat, and lay the cod glaze-side down. Cook 4 to 5 minutes so the glaze caramelizes. Brush the top with more glaze, flip, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
  5. ServePlate the cod warm over the sesame spinach and onions. Scatter on a few extra chili flakes if you want more heat.

Notes & Tips

Cod is hard to mess up here — it's a firm, mild fish that soaks up the glaze without falling apart. White miso does the heavy lifting: salty, a little sweet, deeply savory, so you don't need a heavy sauce to make it taste like something. The whole thing is one pan and done in about half an hour.