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Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• red miso paste
• egg yolk
• cooking sake

Instructions

1. 1 Combine mirin, miso paste, egg yolk, and sake in a saucepan; mix well and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, until sauce is the consistency of jam, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Lil Hil

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Heat soy sauce, sugar, and mirin in a small saucepan over medium heat.
3. 3 Cook and stir until liquid is reduced to about 3/4 cup.

By noogie01

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• miso
• sake
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• salmon
• baby bok choy

Instructions

1. 1 Stir miso, mirin, sake, brown sugar, and soy sauce in a shallow dish. Add salmon fillets; turn to coat. Marinate at room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes, or in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
2. 2 Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
3. 3 Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Transfer fillets onto the baking sheet, reserving marinade.
4. 4 Place bok choy in the marinade; turn to coat. Arrange bok choy next to salmon on the baking sheet, reserving marinade.
5. 5 Broil in the preheated oven until salmon is lightly charred on the edges, about 4 minutes. Flip salmon and bok choy; brush with reserved marinade. Continue cooking until salmon is browned and flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes. Transfer salmon to serving plates. Continue cooking bok choy until it is tender-crisp, 3 to 4 minutes more.

By fiedlerbrews

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• egg
• soy sauce
• sake
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Bring eggs to room temperature by soaking them in warm water for about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a low boil.
3. 3 Carefully pierce the bottom of each egg with thumb tack. Gently lower eggs into the boiling water.
4. 4 Gently lower eggs into water and boil for 6 minutes 20 seconds. Remove eggs and place in a bowl of ice water until completely cool, about 2 minutes.
5. 5 While the eggs are cooling, stir together soy sauce, mirin, sake, and pepper for marinade in a bowl.
6. 6 Carefully peel cooled eggs; try to start from the middle of the shell and work you way up and down.
7. 7 Place whole peeled eggs in marinade. Refrigerate for at least 2 to 4 hours, or up to 2 days for stronger flavor, turning eggs every 30 minutes or as often as you prefer.
8. 8 Slice eggs in half when ready to use.

By Lazarus

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• sake
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir until sugar is dissolved. Use immediately, or cool and store in the refrigerator.

By Kevin

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• mackerel fillet
• soy sauce
• sugar
• ginger root

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse fillets; pat dry with paper towels.
2. 2 Mix together soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and fresh ginger in a medium bowl. Place fillets into marinade and let stand for at least 20 minutes.
3. 3 Preheat the oven broiler or an outdoor grill for high heat.
4. 4 Cook fillets in the preheated broiler, basting occasionally, until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 8 minutes.

By Jana Marko

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• egg
• dashi stock
• sugar
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Beat eggs thoroughly in a bowl; whisk in dashi stock, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce until sugar has dissolved. Lightly grease a tamago pan or a small nonstick skillet and heat over medium heat.
3. 3 Pour a thin layer of egg mixture into the hot pan and swirl to coat the pan. Cook until egg layer is firm on the bottom but still slightly liquid on top, about 1 minute.
4. 4 Then lift up one edge using a spatula and roll up the egg layer.
5. 5 Push omelet roll to one side of the skillet. Oil the skillet again and pour in another thin layer of egg, lifting the first omelet roll up slightly to allow the egg to flow underneath.
6. 6 Roll up the first omelet in the new layer of egg and push omelet to the edge of the skillet as before.
7. 7 Repeat the process with the remaining egg mixture, oiling the pan each time if needed.
8. 8 Remove rolled omelet to a serving platter and cut into 6 equal pieces to serve.

By Pokerman11

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• water
• dashi granules
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in dashi, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in mirin and soy sauce.

By CRIMSON667

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• egg
• dashi stock
• sugar
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk eggs, dashi stock, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce together in a bowl.
2. 2 Heat ⅓ oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add about ⅓ egg mixture; quickly swirl the pan to evenly cover the bottom. Start rolling up omelette from one side to the other as soon as it is set.
3. 3 Keep roll to one side; add ⅓ more oil to the skillet and ⅓ more egg. Swirl the pan, ensuring entire bottom is covered, including around and underneath first roll; cook until set. Roll up omelette starting from side with first roll, and including first roll, so you end up with one roll.
4. 4 Repeat process with remaining ⅓ each oil and egg and so you end up with one roll; transfer to a bamboo rolling mat. Roll up omelette tightly; cool about 3 minutes.
5. 5 Unwrap omelette; slice into 6 pieces. Serve warm or cold.

By ChefJackie

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• garlic
• soy sauce
• monosodium glutamate
• white sugar
• beef sirloin steak
• green onion
• bamboo skewer

Instructions

1. 1 In a bowl, mix the mirin, garlic, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, and sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar. Place the beef and green onions into the marinade, stir to coat with marinade, and allow to stand for 30 minutes. Soak bamboo skewers in water.
2. 2 Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
3. 3 Roll a slice of thin beef around a piece of green onion; skewer the roll with 2 bamboo skewers, place about 1/2 inch apart. Repeat twice more, placing 3 beef rolls onto the 2 skewers. Repeat with remaining beef, green onion, and skewers until all the beef is rolled up. Place skewers onto a broiling pan. Discard used marinade.
4. 4 Broil until browned on both sides, about 3 to 3 1/2 minutes per side.

By Julie Moon

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• sake
• brown sugar
• ginger
• green onion
• turmeric
• beef short rib

Instructions

1. 1 Combine soy sauce, sake, mirin, brown sugar, ginger, green onions, and turmeric in a large mixing bowl and whisk until combined. Add the short ribs and toss until thoroughly and evenly coated.
2. 2 Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours, tossing occasionally.
3. 3 Preheat a charcoal grill for high heat.
4. 4 Remove meat from the refrigerator. Grill over very hot charcoal until slightly caramelized and just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Any excess marinade can be used to baste the meat while it's grilling. Flip meat after basting to allow to caramelize, about 1 minute more per side.
5. 5 Serve immediately, spooning or brushing on any accumulated juices from the plate.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• red wine vinegar
• brown sugar
• lime juice
• ginger
• cucumber
• onion

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk mirin, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, lime juice, and fresh ginger together in a large bowl. Add cucumber and onion: gently toss to coat. Chill in the refrigerator before serving, about 30 minutes.

By Christiane Potts

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• champagne vinegar
• sunflower oil
• hazelnut oil
• sugar
• sesame oil
• ginger

Instructions

1. 1 Beat mirin, champagne vinegar, sunflower seed oil, hazelnut oil, sugar, sesame oil, and ground ginger together in a bowl until smooth.
2. 2 Let dressing sit at room temperature until the flavors blend, at least 30 minutes.

By kat

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• sake
• sugar
• ginger
• cornstarch
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, and ginger puree to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium low. For a marinade, remove from heat and allow to cool. For a thicker sauce, mix cornstarch and water to form a smooth paste and stir into the mixture; allow to simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes.

By Bob

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• water
• brown sugar
• rice wine vinegar
• sake
• garlic
• black pepper
• chicken breast

Instructions

1. 1 Mix soy sauce, water, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, mirin, sake, garlic, and pepper in a bowl to make a sauce.
2. 2 Place chicken in an electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Pour sauce over chicken. Close and lock the lid. Select Meat function; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove lid. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C); if not, cook chicken for another 2 to 4 minutes.
4. 4 Remove chicken from the pot and cut up or shred. Mix with the sauce from the pot.

By cyans

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• cooking spray
• miso
• rice wine
• halibut fillet
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Set oven rack about 4 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and brush with cooking spray.
2. 2 Whisk miso, rice wine, and mirin together in a small bowl until smooth.
3. 3 Place halibut on the baking sheet and cover with 1/2 the miso mixture.
4. 4 Broil in the preheated oven until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and brush with remaining miso mixture. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Continue broiling until second side is golden, 3 to 4 minutes more.

By Allyson

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• miso paste
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• lime
• salmon
• oil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. 2 Whisk mirin, miso, soy sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice together in a bowl or high-rimmed tray. Immerse salmon fillets in the marinade. Marinate for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Heat a well oiled grill pan over medium heat. Add the salmon fillets, reserving marinade in the bowl. Cook, flipping as needed, until grill marks form, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from heat.
4. 4 Place salmon fillets onto a baking sheet and spoon reserved marinade over each fillet.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 6 minutes.

By Ethan Block

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• sake
• white sugar
• salmon fillet
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Mix the soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar in a shallow dish; place the salmon fillets in the dish, skin side up. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
2. 2 Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the salmon and reserve the marinade. Pan fry the salmon 4 to 5 minutes per side, gradually adding the marinade to the pan, this will intensify the flavor and help to keep the salmon moist. Serve once the salmon is cooked through and is easily flaked with a fork.

By Sarah Davies

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• sake
• ginger
• pork loin
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Mix together soy sauce, sake, mirin, and ginger in a large bowl until combined.
3. 3 Add sliced pork; stir to coat. Cover the bowl and marinate for about 1 hour.
4. 4 Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Sauté pork in hot oil until browned and cooked through; discard marinade. An instant-read thermometer inserted into pork should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

By baby23

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• kabocha squash
• dashi stock
• fried tofu
• onion
• sake
• soy sauce
• sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Soak kabocha in a bowl of water for 15 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Combine kabocha squash, dashi stock, fried tofu, onion, sake, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Cover with aluminum foil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until kabocha squash is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove aluminum foil carefully.
3. 3 Cool before serving, about 10 minutes.

By kyoko

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• ground beef
• ginger
• soy sauce
• sake
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir beef until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ginger and stir well. Stir soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar into beef mixture; bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute more.

By ZAYO

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• water
• brown sugar
• honey
• ginger
• garlic
• red pepper flakes
• chicken drumstick
• water
• potato starch

Instructions

1. 1 Combine soy sauce, 1/2 cup water, brown sugar, honey, mirin, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl to make the sauce.
2. 2 Place drumsticks into a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and pour sauce on top. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 20 minutes. Remove drumsticks and set aside.
4. 4 Switch to Saute function and bring sauce to a boil. Mix 2 tablespoons cold water and potato starch in a small bowl to make a thick slurry. Quickly stir mixture into the sauce and continue stirring until sauce has thickened to your preferred consistency. Serve drumsticks with sauce.

By Diana71

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• cooking spray
• white miso paste
• water
• sake
• brown sugar
• black cod

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease the foil with cooking spray.
3. 3 Whisk miso, water, mirin, sake, and brown sugar together in a small skillet over medium heat until mixture simmers and thickens slightly, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. 4 Place cod fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Brush fillets all over with cooled miso mixture. Marinate at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. 5 Broil in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Turn the baking sheet 180 degrees and continue broiling until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes more. Remove pin bones before serving.
6. 6 Serve with your favorite sides, enjoy!

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• sake
• miso paste
• brown sugar
• soy sauce
• sea bass fillet
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk together sake, mirin, miso paste, brown sugar, and soy sauce in a bowl.
2. 2 Place sea bass fillets in a large resealable plastic bag; pour marinade over fillets. Chill in the refrigerator for 3 to 6 hours.
3. 3 Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Prop the oven door to remain slightly ajar.
4. 4 Arrange fillets on a baking sheet; discard marinade.
5. 5 Broil sea bass in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 7 to 9 minutes.
6. 6 Sprinkle with chopped green onions to serve.

By Swest

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil
• brown sugar
• ginger
• garlic powder
• flank steak
• udon noodle
• snow pea
• broccoli

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic powder together in a large bowl. Pierce flank steak several times with a large fork. Place in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let marinate in the refrigerator, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook udon noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 13 to 14 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Heat a large skillet over high heat. Remove steak from marinade and cook until well-browned, about 2 minutes per side. Reserve marinade.
4. 4 Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill steak, basting with half of the reserved marinade, until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for medium or 150 degrees F (65 degrees C) for medium-well, at least 10 minutes per side. Slice steak thinly against the grain.
5. 5 Combine remaining marinade, snow peas, broccoli florets, and mirin in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until snow peas are tender, about 2 minutes. Add drained noodles; mix well to combine.
6. 6 Divide noodle mixture among large bowls. Top with steak slices.

By Chrissy Gaynor

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• ginger
• cabbage
• carrot
• peanut
• rice vinegar
• scallion

Instructions

1. 1 Combine all.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Jean Carper

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• clam
• sake
• rice vinegar
• butter
• green onion
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Scrub and rinse clams. Soak clams in a large bowl of cold water for 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
2. 2 Heat a wok or large saucepan over high heat; quickly add sake, mirin and rice wine vinegar. Add clams; cover and cook until clams open, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open.
3. 3 Remove any scum that forms on the surface using a spoon or paper towel. Stir in butter, green onion, and soy sauce, tossing to coat clams until butter melts. Arrange clams on a serving plate; drizzle sauce over top. Serve immediately.

By Lilibeth Bernardino Hashimoto

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• ketchup
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• worcestershire sauce
• ginger
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, Worcestershire sauce, ginger, and garlic in a bowl.
3. 3 Stir sauce until smooth and sugar has dissolved.
4. 4 Enjoy!

By CherylKob

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• sake
• miso paste
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• salmon fillet
• basil

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk together the sake, miso paste, mirin, soy sauce, and brown sugar in a baking dish. Add the salmon, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before flipping the fillets over in the marinade to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. 2 Bring salmon to room temperature, about 15 minutes, then remove salmon from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
3. 3 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange salmon in the skillet, and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer the fish to a plate and garnish with basil.

By WhatsCookingwithKids

Ingredients

• ✓ mirin
• instant ramen noodle
• water
• soy sauce
• dashi broth powder
• rice vinegar
• shiitake mushroom
• green onion
• ginger
• butter
• scallop

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add ramen and cook, breaking up noodles as they soften, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 3 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. Divide noodles between two soup bowls.
2. 2 While the ramen is cooking, bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil in a separate pot. Stir in soy sauce, mirin, dashi powder, and rice vinegar. Reduce the heat to low and add mushrooms, green onions, and ginger; simmer until mushrooms are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and cover to keep warm.
3. 3 Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and cook until opaque in the middle and golden brown on the edges, about 2 minutes per side.
4. 4 Pour 1/2 of the hot stock into each bowl over ramen, then top with scallops.

By Seth Kolloen