Introduction
Fish-market alert: Sable is sometimes called black cod or butterfish. Substitute salmon, halibut, steelhead trout, or pretty much any relatively thick fillets that are not too dense.
Ingredients
| 4 | sable fillets without skin (6 oz. each) |
| 2 | Tbsp. honey |
| 1 | tsp. balsamic vinegar |
| 2 | tsp. soy sauce |
| 1 | Tbsp. orange juice |
| 1 | Tbsp. orange zest |
| 1 | in of ginger, peeled and minced |
| 2 | tsp. oil |
| ~ | Salt and pepper |
Steps
- Preheat the broiler and wrap a broiler pan with foil.
- Season sable generously with salt and pepper on all sides.
- Combine honey, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice, orange zest, ginger, and oil. Mix well and coat sable with this mixture. Sable should be only lightly coated, as too much of the glaze can burn under the broiler.
- Broil sable 4 inches from the flame, just until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour the rest of the glaze on top of the fish and finish in a 425-degree oven until done. The total cooking time (broiling plus baking) should be about 8 minutes per inch of thickness. To test for doneness, separate the flakes in the thickest part, and look inside. Sable is done when a trace of translucency remains in the center.
Notes
I did not forget to tell you to flip the fish. Cooking it only on one side allows for the glaze to really caramelize on top.
Read more in Helen Rennie’s column on buying and preparing fish.
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1. by Theresa Singleton on Mar 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM PST
I love the flavor of the orange which came through more on day 2 then it did on day 1. I also used Cod instead and had to cook it a little while longer.
2. by Heidi Spangler on Aug 12, 2010 at 3:53 PM PDT
What a terrific recipe! I cooked the fish on a cedar plank on the grill instead of broiling it and it came out fantastic. Served it with a side of orange infused brown rice with broccoli.
3. by Liz Kroboth on Mar 13, 2011 at 6:35 PM PDT
Very, very tasty. We also served it with a side of orange-infused rice and broccoli as Heidi did.This is the recipe we used for the rice.
I wish the author of the recipe said what they served the fish with - looks like oranges of some kind but hard to tell exactly.
4. by helenrennie on Mar 14, 2011 at 4:57 PM PDT
the side dish in the picture is glazed carrots. this was a few years ago, but I think I cooked them in orange juice, honey, and ginger
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