broiled mackarel

This week's Japanese recipe is broiled mackarel. So, let's get started.

Ingredients

4 mackerel fillets

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)

1 tablespoon white sugar

½ tablespoon grated fresh ginger root

Directions

Rinse fillets; pat dry with paper towels.

Mix together soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and fresh ginger in a medium bowl. Place fillets into marinade and let stand for at least 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven broiler or an outdoor grill for high heat.

Cook fillets in the preheated broiler, basting occasionally, until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 8 minutes.

It is not only healthy, but also tasty. Try it and let us know how it came out.