Sake Sea Bass in Parchment

Delicate sea bass fillets steamed in parchment paper with a fragrant sake-soy sauce and fresh ginger. This elegant Japanese-inspired dish yields perfectly cooked fish infused with Asian flavors.

6 servings
40 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sake
  • tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon grated peeled ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 6 pieces sea bass fillet
  • ½ cup sliced scallions
  • 6 squares parchment paper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 400°F with a baking sheet on bottom rack.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Stir together sake, soy sauce, ginger, and sugar in a bowl.

    3 min

  3. 3.

    If fish fillets are more than 4 inches long, fold ends under. Put a fish fillet in center of each parchment square and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt (total). Working with 1 portion at a time, sprinkle fish with some of scallions and spoon some of sake mixture over top (hold up 2 corners of parchment to prevent liquid from running off). Gather sides of parchment up over fish to form a pouch, leaving no openings, and tie tightly with string.

    15 min

  4. 4.

    Bake on hot baking sheet until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

    12 min

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