Sake and Birch Syrup-Roasted Sablefish with Fresh Peas and Chard
Sake and Birch Syrup-Roasted Sablefish with Fresh Peas and Chard is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 32g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 440 calories. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rainbow swiss chard, onion, soy sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert.
Instructions
Marinate fish before leaving home: In a small pot, combine tamari, birch syrup, chile, ginger, smashed garlic, 2 sprigs thyme, the sake kasu or miso, and 2/3 cup water (1/3 cup if using miso). Bring to a simmer and cook, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes (or, for miso, just bring to a simmer, then remove from heat without further cooking).
Pour into a 1-gal. resealable plastic bag.
Add fish, seal, and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours. Pack in a cooler for the trip.
Thaw bagged fish in a bowl of cold water a few hours before cooking (or let thaw in cooler overnight).
Remove from marinade and pat dry.
Heat a charcoal grill to medium-high (45
or set up a camp stove and use medium-high heat.
Heat 2 tbsp. butter in a large heavy frying pan or 2 smaller pans.
Add fish and saut, turning once, until crisp-edged and opaque in center, 10 to 15 minutes. Set pan aside, covered and wrapped in a towel to keep warm. If using charcoal, add 10 to 12 briquets to fire.
Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a medium saucepan, add onion and thyme leaves, and cook, stirring often, until onion starts to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in minced garlic, 1/4 cup water, the peas, and chard ribs and stems and cook, covered and stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in chard leaves; cook, covered, until wilted, about 2 minutes more. Stir remaining 1 tbsp. butter into vegetables and serve with fish.
*Order birch syrup through Kahiltna Birchworks (alaskabirchsyrup.com). Find sake kasu at Japanese markets.