Red miso (actually a reddish brown in color) has a deep, rich, salty flavor and isn’t quite as sweet as white miso. Known as aka-miso in Japanese, it contains barley as well as soybeans and rice. Red miso barbecue sauce is particularly good on grilled vegetables and salmon.
1 cup red miso
2 tablespoons sake or dry sherry
2 tablespoons rice cooking wine (mirin), or cream sherry
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons vegetable stock, dashi or water
Prepare and store as above, substituting red miso for the white. You may need a little more sugar; taste for seasoning after cooling, and be sure to stir any added sugar in thoroughly.