Miso Marinated Sole Topped With Jasmine Rice With Fried Ginger And Orange Fennel Salad And Braised Bok Choy Recipes

GINGER-MISO CHICKEN WITH QUICK PICKLES

Steps:

• Make the chicken: Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grates. Whisk the miso, mirin, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and toasted sesame oil in a bowl.
• Place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a heavy skillet or the flat side of a meat mallet until an even 1/2-inch thickness. Marinate the chicken in the miso mixture while you make the quick pickles.
• Make the quick pickles: Combine the cucumbers, carrot, red onion and chile in a nonreactive bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the ginger, rice vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Pour over the vegetables and add 4 ice cubes. Refrigerate, stirring once or twice, until chilled, 30 minutes. Drain.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill until browned and well marked, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and grill until the chicken is cooked through, about 2 more minutes.
• Top the chicken with the quick pickles.

GRILLED BOK CHOY SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a grill to medium-high heat.
• Wash the bok choy, cabbage and scallions and shake to remove the excess water. Grill just until grill marks appear and become aromatic, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove them from the grill to a cutting board. Julienne the bok choy and chop the cabbage. If using curly leaf cabbage. cut into chiffonade. Add the bok choy and the cabbage to a large salad bowl. Cut the scallions on the bias and add them to the bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and toss. Pour the Orange Sesame Balsamic Dressing over the salad, then toss and serve.
• Whisk all the ingredients together in a glass or wooden bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
• Yield: about 1 cup

ROASTED BLACK BASS ON JASMINE RICE, MISO GLAZE AND SEAWEED MAO

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the miso, mirin, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Slowly stir in the sesame oil to make the miso glaze. Marinate the bass in the miso glaze for 5 to 6 hours, refrigerated.
• In a pot, combine rice and water and cook in rice cooker until done. Reserve and keep warm.
• Arrange the fish fillets on a roasting pan. Generously coat with the miso glaze, and discard the rest of the glaze. Bake in a preheated 500 degree F oven for about 10 minutes or until medium done.
• Preheat a deep fryer, or oil in a large pot to 360 degrees F. Place the seaweed mao in the fryer and fry for 30 seconds until crisp. Remove from the fryer and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Garnish each fillet with the seaweed mao. Serve immediately.
• Place an iceberg lettuce cup on a dinner plate. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the jasmine rice in center, place a fillet on top and drizzle miso glaze from roasting pan over the rice.