Red Miso Marinade

Name: Red Miso Marinade
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 6 tbsp red miso paste; 2 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine); 2 tsp sake; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; freshly ground black pepper

Deeply Savory Red Miso Marinade

Red miso brings an earthy, fermented depth that penetrates meat beautifully when combined with the subtle sweetness of mirin and sake. This concentrated marinade works its magic in just an hour, though overnight yields even richer results.

JapaneseAsianQuick Meals

Prep5 min

Cook—

Total5 min

Servings—

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

6 tbspred miso paste
2 tbspmirin (sweet rice wine)
2 tspsake
1 tbspgranulated sugar
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Combine the red miso, mirin, sake, sugar, and black pepper in a baking dish spacious enough to hold your meat in a single layer. Whisk vigorously until the miso dissolves completely and the mixture forms a smooth, glossy paste — no lumps should remain.
Add the meat to the dish and turn it multiple times, using your hands or tongs to ensure every surface gets coated with the marinade. The miso mixture should cling well to the protein.
Allow the meat to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, flipping it once halfway through. For deeper flavor penetration, cover the dish and refrigerate overnight instead.
⏱ 1 hr