Miso-Glazed Sea Bass With Asparagus - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons white miso (fermented soybean paste, not sweet or labeled \"saikyo\")
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb medium asparagus, trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
16 ounces sea bass fillets, with skin (1 inch thick)
Garnish
lemon wedge

Preparation

Preheat broiler. Lightly oil a 17- by 12-inch shallow baking pan.
Whisk together miso, sugar, lemon juice, water, and pepper in a bowl.
Toss together asparagus, oil, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
Arrange fish, skin sides down, in baking pan and spread miso mixture evenly on top. Arrange asparagus in 1 layer around fish and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through and asparagus is crisp-tender, 8 to 12 minutes.