SAKE-MARINATED SEA BASS WITH COCONUT-CURRY SAUCE

Sake-Marinated Sea Bass with Coconut-Curry Sauce image

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

(sweet Japanese rice wine)
1/4 cup sake
1/4 cup tamari or regular soy sauce
2 tablespoons yellow miso (fermented soy bean paste)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 6-ounce sea bass fillets
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Steamed white rice
Coconut-Curry Sauce
Chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Purée first 7 ingredients in blender. Place fillets in single layer in glass baking dish. Pour marinade over. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours, turning fish occasionally.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove fillets from marinade; pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides of fillets with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets and sear until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Turn fillets over; transfer skillet to oven. Bake fillets until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. Place some steamed rice in center of each of 6 plates. Top with fillets. Spoon some Coconut-Curry Sauce around rice on each plate. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro and serve.