| 3/4 | c | Soy sauce |
| 6 1/2 | tb | Mirin (sweet Japanese cooking wine)* |
| 1/4 | c | Sake or dry sherry |
| 6 | tb | Plus 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar |
| 1 | ts | Grated fresh ginger |
| 1 | ts | Minced garlic |
| 2 1/4 | lb | Chilean sea bass or cod fillet, cut into 6 pieces |
| 3 | oz | Medium-width dried rice noodles* |
| 2 | tb | Sesame seeds |
| 2 | c | Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Rice-wine vinegar or white-wine vinegar |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Asian sesame oil |
| 1 | | Carrot, cut into 2-inch-long matchstick strips |
| 1 | | Leek, white and light-green parts only, cut into 2-inch-long matchstick strips and washed well |
| 1/2 | lb | Shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps sliced |
| 1/2 | lb | Spinach, stems removed and leaves washed |
| 6 | | Shiso or basil leaves, sliced thin |
| 2 | tb | Chopped fresh chives or scallion tops |
