Smoked salmon, I love and crave the stuff but fresh salmon? Sometimes, it’s a hit or miss. For me to enjoy it, it has to be PERFECT. My PIC and I have made a pact to eat a lot healthier than we’ve been doing in the past and so we have agreed to eat seafood at least three times a week. The pressure is going to be on me to prepare flavorful meals every time that aren’t repetitive and boring. Fresh salmon is never a fish that I look forward to preparing. Give me snapper, mahi mahi or king fish and I’m good to go but with salmon, I definitely have to recruit help and inspiration. Luckily, this recipe called out to me when I first saw it. I could tell the flavor was going to be great. I was not disappointed. The fish was moist and perfectly seasoned. If you like salmon at all, I urge you to try this recipe soon!
Recipe from Handle The Heat
Ingredients:
2 salmon fillets
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 fresh lemon, zested and juiced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 green onion, chopped
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, minced
1/3 cup orange juice
Method:
1. In a small saucepan over medium heat combine brown sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, green onion, soy sauce, olive oil, and ginger. Cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture is fragrant. Remove from heat, stir in orange juice.
2. Place fish and marinade mixture into a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate overnight, or for at least 3 hours.
3. Preheat grill for medium direct heat. Lightly oil grill grate. Remove salmon from resealable bag and pour remaining marinade into a small saucepan. Bring marinade to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer until slightly thickened, 5 minutes.
4. Cook salmon for 5 to 6 minutes per side, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Garnish with reduced marinade sauce and chopped green onion ( I forgot to garnish)
Salmon before sauce added….
Sauce added….
After biting in that so very flavorful fish….
It was heavenly. Seriously.
Bye For Now…..
yummy…:D
That it is my friend. That it is.
I’m with you- fresh salmon is hit or miss. But this looks awesome. I’m jealous, too, cause there’s not a market or store in sight of here that sells fresh fish that I’d dare purchase for consumption. I might try this with a frozen filet…
Thank you Heather.
No markets? Hmmm. That shouldn’t be a problem though. I found one doors away from me but before that I used to buy the “fresh” ones at the supermarket, only to find out they are really frozen, then defrosted and then wrapped to appear “fresh” but they did the trick too so hey, you have to make do with what you have available.
Lovely salmon!
Thank you Tessa!
That looks great..very fresh and healthy but delicious too.
Thank you. It certainly was scrumptious.
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I love salmon! One of the best ways I found to cook it is wrapped in parchment with whatever you like in with it. I usually just do slices of lemon, a stalk of dill and onion slices or green onion. You wrap it all up in parchment paper and put it in the oven (350) until the paper starts to brown a bit and then it’s done! It keeps all the flavor and moisture in. I’m gonna try it with your glaze, sounds delicious!
That’s a good idea. I’ll be sure to try that next time I make salmon. I appreciate the feedback.
I like salmon cooked in teriyaki sauce. Perhaps, you may try it someday ;-)
Tia, this is terrific. This is one of my favs — I prepare a similar dish myself (same ingredients — and I love brown sugar, too) — and yours looks soooo good. I’m seriously salivating. Okay, I have got to stop reading now and get something to eat! You’ve mad eme so hungry. Seriously.
Haha. Thank you!!
Wow that salmon is perfectly cooked! Simplicity at its best, yum!
Thank you Raymund!
delicious!! That looks like it was on the fine dining menu, Tia!
Awww! Thank you Sam!!!
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