INGREDIENTS:

* 2 fillets mackerel (saba)
* 1 cup water
* 3 tbsps sake
* 6 tbsps black bean sauce

PREPARATION:
Mix water, sake, and 4 tbsps of bean sauce in a pan and put on medium heat. Add mackerel in the pan. Simmer fish for about 10 minutes on low heat, pouring the sauce over the mackerel. Flip it once, briefly and then back. Keep scooping sauce over it.

Serve with rice, as it leaves a decent amount of sauce, and then also sauteed Asian greens, an approximation of which can be found in the May 2005 Sunset. We used bok choy and mustard greens. Combine oil, minced garlic and ginger in a wok and stir fry until brown. Add bok choy and 1/2 cup of water. Cover and steam until bok choy is tender. Then add mustard greens and cook until wilted. Drizzle soy sauce over the finished product.