Teriyaki Smoked Cod

Smoked cod (or black cod) marinated in teriyaki sauce! Make my homemade teriyaki, or use store-bought sauce to make this recipe super easy.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Marinade Time 12

Total Time 13 20

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American, Japanese

Servings

Calories 150 kcal

Equipment

smoker grill

Ingredients

16 oz cod fish or sablefish (black cod)

For homemade teriyaki sauce (can sub premade):

½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup mirin Japanese sweet cooking wine
⅓ cup sake Japanese rice wine
¼ cup brown sugar use less if you want the sauce less sweet

For serving:

2 green onions green portions sliced thin
prepared jasmine rice for serving

Instructions

Prepare the homemade teriyaki (or sub store-bought):

Combine all of the teriyaki sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and set it over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10-15 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely.

Marinate the cod:

Rinse the cod pieces and pat dry with paper towels. Remove the skin if present. Divide them into ~4 oz pieces. Add the cod and the cooled teriyaki marinade to a zip bag, press out all of the air and seal. Let the cod marinate for around 12 to 24 hours in the fridge for best results.

Smoke the cod:

Preheat your smoker to 200 °F.
Remove the cod from the marinade and place it directly on the grill grates. Smoke until it reaches an internal temp of about 135 °F, about 1 to 1 ½ hours.

To serve:

Plate the cod pieces over a bed of jasmine rice (or similar). Gently separate the flakes of fish to plate it as pictured. Top with some thin sliced green onion. Serve with steamed or stir-fried veggies on the side.

Notes

The primary photos for this recipe show it with black cod. Black cod (also called sablefish) is harder to find and more expensive than regular cod, but the texture and flavor are a major upgrade. See the post section for a picture of this dish prepared with normal cod.

You can use store bought teriyaki sauce to make this recipe super easy, but the rich flavor of homemade teriyaki with brown sugar is much better in my opinion.

Nutrition

Serving: 4ozCalories: 150kcal

Keyword Black Cod, Cod, Smoked Cod, Teriyaki

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