Sake Sea Bass in Parchment Recipe

Sake Sea Bass in Parchment Recipe

  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon grated peeled ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 6 (6-ounces) pieces skinless sea bass fillet (about 1 inch thick), any bones removed
  • 1/2 cup sliced scallions
  • Equipment: 6 (12-to 15-inch) squares of parchment paper or foil; kitchen string
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F with a baking sheet on bottom rack.
  2. Stir together sake, soy sauce, ginger, and sugar in a bowl.
  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.
  4. Bake on hot baking sheet until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.