Miso Glazed Orange Roughy w/ Vegetable Fried Rice

When the husband is away... the wifey will~

cook herself an awesome dinner that he'll be jealous of when he gets home!

LOL Kidding. Partially.

Last night, I marinated 3 Orange Roughy fillets. Once again, you can substitute O.R. with whatever white fish you would like :).(Sorry guys, I know there's been a lot of O.R. on my menu and I promise you that these are the last 3 fillets that we have. So you're safe until our next Costco trip if you're not a fish lover :)Please keep in mind that these fillets need to be marinated overnight to up to 24 hours. I made the mistake of not making the marinate and had to come up with something on whim last night (See Chicken Cordon Bleu).

This recipe is a mixture of TWO miso glaze recipes that I have. One I found online for the Miso glazed cod they serve at Nobu~ the other from my best friend, Heather. I put the two together to come up with this. ENJOY!

Here's what you'll need for the marinate:
1/4 cup sake (I used Korean soju)
1/4 cup mirin (can be found at any Asian store)
4 tablespoons of Japanese Miso paste
3 tablespoons of brown sugar

1. Mix all marinated ingredients into a measuring cup with fork.

2. Spread all over fish in baking dish that has a lid. Make sure fillet is completely covered. Place lid on top and set in fridge over night or up to 24 hours.

3. Put remaining miso reserve in measuring cup in the fridge. You'll need it when its time to prepare the fish.

4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. At the same time turn on indoor grill.

5. When you're ready to prepare the fish, wipe off all excess miso from fillet gently with your fingers. Place on grill and light brown on both side. Place into a clean baking pan.

6. Bake fish 10-15 mins. Drizzle a little bit of the left over miso marinate on the fish while it is still hot.

What you'll need for the Vegetable Fried Rice:

3 cups of steamed white rice
1 cup of frozen mixed vegetables
3 tablespoons butter
Soy Sauce
Salt
Pepper

1. Melt butter in a large pan. When hot, throw in frozen vegetables stirring often.

2. Once vegetables look unfrozen and are starting to cook, throw in the steamed rice.

3. Soy sauce to taste. Make sure to stir evenly throughout the rice.

4. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 2 (with plenty of left over rice for tomorrow!)

Citrus-Parmesan Orange Roughy

Hello All!

Here I am to share another yummy dish with everyone. Although I don't recommend eating orange roughy OFTEN due to the fact that it is a deep water fish that is heavily impacted on over fishing and is even listed on Australia's endangered species list. This is because orange roughies have a very long lifespan (up to 149 years!) and do not reproduce often (they do not reach sexual maturity til they reach 20 years old). They are prized for their light, white meat that people love.

You can substitute the orange roughy with whatever white meat fish you'd like but every now and then, I think it's ok to enjoy a fillet or two :)

This dish has a citrus tang to it with a sweet & salty backdrop from the Parmesan cheese. Topped on top of white rice, it makes a wonderful light lunch or dinner! Like my husband said, "It looks funny... but it tastes REALLY good!". Hopefully you'll like it too!

Here's What You'll Need:

2 orange roughy fillets (1.5 lbs.)
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 tbsp butter, softened
3 tbsp mayonnaise
3 tbsp chopped green onions
1/4 tsp salt
Dash of Pepper

Dash of Paprika

2 servings of white rice

1. Turn on the broiler on your oven and let it pre-heat while prepping the fillets and making the cheese sauce.

2. Butter a baking dish. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze juice over fillets and let sit for 10 - 15 mins.

3. In small bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.

4. Broil fillets 3 - 4 inches under the broiler for 5 - 6 minutes. Remove fish and drain excess liquid. Spoon cheese mixture evenly & spread over fish and return to broiler for another 2 - 3 minutes. Watch closely so the cheese doesn't burn.

5. Remove with spatula and top over white rice. Spoon remaining sauce in bake pan over fish and rice.

Serves 2