A couple of months ago I was requested by a reader to make Negi Miso Sauce. This sauce consists of mainly Tokyo negi onions and miso (Tokyo negi onion resembles a giant green onion, usually over 2 feet long). It tastes a bit salty from the miso, yet sweet at the same time for preservative purpose.
For most recipes that use Tokyo negi onion, we normally use the white bottom part of it. However, for this sauce, it’s the opposite and the the green top part is used instead. This sauce can be preserved up to 1 week in the fridge and 2 months in the freezer. If Tokyo negi onions are not available locally, you can substitute with both leeks (for the texture) and scallion/green onion (for the flavor) .
Negi Miso is a very handy sauce, similar to pesto sauce for western cuisine. We use this sauce as a dip for cucumbers and carrot sticks. Other ways to enjoy include spooning a little bit of this paste on top of rice or tofu to provide flavors, and sometime this can be used as marinade for fish and meat. I also love smothering this paste on Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball).
I received many requests for recipes that uses both miso and chicken, so I thought you might enjoy this Negi Miso Chicken recipe!
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- 1 lb chicken thighs/breasts
- 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc) (for cooking)
- 1 packed cup Negi (long green onion) (use green part) (See Notes)
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil (roasted)
- 2½ Tbsp miso (I use awase miso)
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp mirin
- 2 Tbsp sake
- ½ tsp soy sauce
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Gather all the ingredients.
Chop green part of Tokyo negi into fine rounds.
- In a large frying pan, heat sesame oil on high and stir fry green onions until wilted.
- Add miso, sugar, mirin, sake, and soy sauce, and keep stirring. It gets burned easily because of miso so keep stirring while you cook. When the liquid is dehydrated, turn off the heat and set aside to cool down Negi Miso Sauce.
- Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towel. In a bowl or Ziploc bag, combine the chicken with Negi Miso Sauce and marinate for at least 2-3 hours.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil on high heat and brown the chicken until bottom side becomes nice golden brown. Flip the chicken and cover to cook until chicken is done. Serve immediately.
Tokyo negi: You can substitute negi with leeks, green onions, or mix up with both for the similar flavor and texture.
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