Introducing Stone Grilled Alaska Herring with Miso Glaze from Issian Japanese Stone Grill in Wallingford, for Alaska Herring Week 2017! N 45th Street in Wallingford has become the defacto New Japantown of Seattle, dwarfing the historic Japantown in the International District by sheer numbers and diversity of Japanese restaurants. Issian is one of two classic, lively Japanese izakaya bars on N 45th Street participating in Alaska Herring Week 2017.
Wanna make this at home? You can purchase the same Alaska Herring fillets being used by Seattle’s top chefs for Alaska Herring Week from Central Coop on Capitol Hill, Freshy’s Seafood Market on Mercer Island, Old Ballard Liquor Co. in Ballard, and Wild Salmon Seafood Market at Fisherman’s Terminal! Once you’ve done that, here’s the recipe:
Stone Grilled Alaska Herring with Miso Glaze
4 Fillets of Alaska Herring
Pickle herring fillets with below mixture for 1 hour
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 2 sprigs dill
- 2 strips of dried kelp
- 1/4 lime
Remove and rinse with cold water
Baste and grill with sweet miso sauce
Sweet Miso:
Boil below on midium heat to burn alcohol stirring constantly to prevent sugar sticking to bottom
- 6 white miso
- 3 sake
- 3 mirin
- 2 sugar
(the number is volume ratio. Make large batch and keep refrigerated for later use)
Plate with greens and cherry tomatoes
Honey balsamic drizzle
boil on high heat until desired sweetness and thickness
- 2 balsamic vinegar
- 1 honey
(the number is volume ratio. Make large batch and keep refrigerated for later use)
Alaska Herring Week 