March 10, 2026

Mackerel Braised in Doenjang, Grill Then Simmer in Sauce and There's No Fishy Smell At All

Name: Mackerel Braised in Doenjang, Grill Then Simmer in Sauce and There's No Fishy Smell At All
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 Mackerel; 1 stalk Green onion; 1 Red chili pepper; 1.5 tbsp Dark soy sauce; 2.5 tbsp Cooking wine (mirin); 1.67 tbsp Doenjang (fermented soybean paste); 1.5 tbsp Sugar; 1.33 tbsp Minced garlic; 2 tbsp Oil; 1.33 cup Water

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Mackerel Doenjang Braised

Doenjang (Fermented Soybean Paste)

Cook time: 20 min
Difficulty: 1 out of 5 stars
Servings: Serves 2

Ingredients

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Serves 2

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Steps

Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of oil, place the mackerel skin-side down, and grill over medium-low heat for 7 minutes.
Flip and grill the other side for 3 more minutes.
When the mackerel is golden, add green onion and red chili pepper, then pour in the sauce (dark soy sauce, cooking wine, doenjang, sugar, minced garlic) and 1/3 cup of water.
Simmer over medium heat for 6 minutes and it's done.

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