Roasted Whole Sablefish (Black Cod)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300F

Step 2

Using a butter knife or the back of a stiff knife, place fish on flat surface and scale by pushing the knife against the grain. The scales should fly off the fish and may be a bit muddy. Rinse well under cold water.

Step 3

Clean the fish by pressing down on the side of the fish, make a slit along the belly and remove the soft innards and discard.

Step 4

Lay the sablefish onto a parchment laid baking sheet.

Step 5

In a small bowl, mix the miso paste, mirin and sake or white wine.

Step 6

Using a brush, generously brush the miso mixture into the cavity in the fish.

Step 7

Generously brush the miso mixture onto the exterior skin of the fish.

Step 8

Place fish into oven and bake for 20-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 135F.

Step 9

Remove from oven and serve immediately with salt and pepper, lemon and japanese mayonnaise. (It can be difficult to move onto a serving platter if the sablefish is large. This was >5lbs) Serving on baking sheet is not pretty, but functional.