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Miso Sauce, Marinade and Glaze Recipe

This miso sauce is a super versatile, umami-packed condiment. Use the sweet miso sauce in noodle dishes, as a marinade for meat and vegetables, to flavour soups and stews, or to make miso dipping sauce. Or double the sugar for the iconic Nobu-style den miso sauce to marinade fish and glaze eggplant.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 67 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Asian , Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 cup miso paste*
  • ¾ cup mirin*
  • ½ cup sake
  • ¼ cup sugar , plus another ¼ cup for den miso glaze*

Instructions

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  1. Whisk the miso, mirin and sake together in a small saucepan.
  2. Add ¼ cup sugar to make all-purpose miso sauce. Add the extra ¼ cup sugar (another 4 tablespoons) for sweet den miso glaze.
  3. Bring it to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring often. Then turn the heat down low and cook until the sugar dissolves and the sauce thickens – about 15 minutes. Stir the sauce from time to time to ensure even cooking. It will look like butterscotch when it's ready.

Notes

  • I use white miso for a milder flavour. But you can also use yellow miso or red miso for a more intense, savoury flavour. Just add an extra tablespoon of sugar to balance the saltiness of red miso.
  • I use hon mirin for this recipe (sweet Japanese rice wine). If your mirin has ingredients like sugar or corn syrup, it's not "real brewed mirin" and is likely much sweeter. Go ahead and use it, but know that your sauce will be a bit sweeter. See the ingredients and substitutes for more information.
  • If you plan to make Nobu's miso-marinated black cod, you can make a sweeter glaze with the extra sugar (½ cup total). But I prefer to make a batch of all-purpose miso sauce and sweeten it with maple syrup as needed when I want a sweeter miso glaze.
  • Refrigerated in a clean airtight jar, the miso sauce will keep up to 2 months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1tablespoon Calories 67kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.2g (1%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g Sodium 698mg (29%) Potassium 38mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 15IU (0%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 67

% Daily Value*

Serving 1tablespoon
Calories 67kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Sodium 698mg 29%
Potassium 38mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 15IU 0%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.