Best Miso Broiled Scallops Recipes
MISO-BROILED SCALLOPS
Miso, the traditional Japanese soybean paste, is one of those convenience foods whose complexity belies its ingredients: it contains only soybeans, salt and grain (usually rice or barley, though others are used too), inoculated with the Aspergillus orzyae bacteria and aged for up to three years. The production process is not unlike that for good hard cheese, and miso is frequently compared with Parmesan. It is equally complex, and both are known for the strong presence of umami, the Japanese word for the fifth taste (after salt, sour, sweet and bitter), roughly translated as ''deliciousness.'' Here, miso is combined with little more than scallops, then allowed to sit for a while before grilling or broiling. The combination and preparation are traditional, the equivalent of slathering something with barbecue sauce before cooking. Of course, miso is a far cry from barbecue sauce: its elegance is unmistakable.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put miso in a bowl. Add mirin or wine. Whisk until smooth, adding more mirin if needed. Stir in onion, a pinch of salt and of cayenne. Combine scallops, let sit 10 minutes. Cook right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to a day. When ready to cook, heat a broiler (or grill), setting the rack as close as possible to the heat source.
- Broil until lightly browned, without turning, 3 to 5 minutes, or grill, turning once after 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle with lime juice, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 205, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 1950 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
MISO-BROILED SCALLOPS
This is so easy. The cooking time listed reflects 1/2 hour of marination time, but it can be as little as 15 minutes or as long as 24 hours. The recipe doesn't specify which kind of miso, I would assume it's white or yellow miso. This recipe comes from Mark Bittman's Best Recipes in the World. He says "it's a traditional dish, in some parts of Japan the home-cooking equivalent of slathering something with barbecue sauce before cooking. For ease of use and strict authenticity, the miso should be thinned with mirin - it's too thick to use straight. Mark talks about different types of mirin and suggests that hon-mirin is superior to aji-mirin, all good if you have access to a good Asian market!
Provided by Mrs Goodall
Categories Japanese
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat a broiler (or grill), setting the rack as close as possible to the heat source. Put the miso in a bowl, add the mirin and whisk until smooth. Stir in the onion, a little bit of salt, and a pinch of cayenne.
- Add the scallops and marinate while the broiler or grill preheats, or refrigerate for up to a day.
- Broil until lightly browned, without turning, for 2 to 3 minutes, or grill, turning once after a minute or 2. Sprinkle with the lime juice and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 40.9, Sodium 1963.2, Carbohydrate 18, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 3.2, Protein 24.9
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