Asian Glazed Salmon
Recipe video above. This salmon is marinated for just 30 minutes in a simple but super tasty Asian marinade and then broiled/grilled to produce a gorgeous caramelisation. Just a really fantastic, quick and delicious way to cook salmon using pantry staples.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 x 180g / 6oz salmon fillets (, skinless (Note 1))
- Oil spray ((olive oil, canola oil etc))
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (, finely grated)
- 1 garlic clove (, crushed)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce ((Note 2))
- Sesame seeds
- Scallions/shallots (, finely sliced)
- Steamed Asian Greens
- Rice
Instructions
- 1
Marinade salmon - Combine the Marinade ingredients in a shallow bowl. Add salmon and turn to coat. Cover and marinate for 30 minutes or up to overnight.
- 2
Preheat grill/broiler on high. Place the rack 25 cm / 10" from the heat source.
- 3
Glaze - Place salmon on baking tray (no oil required, no paper - it will burn). Dab glaze onto the salmon, whatever will stick. Don't pour excess glaze on, it will pool around the salmon and burn.
- 4
Cook - Grill/broil for 7 minutes. Remove, spray the surface generously with oil. Grill/broil for another 1 to 3 minutes until the surface is caramelised at the salmon is cooked - the flesh should flake. (Internal temperature 50°C/122°F for medium rare - see Note 3) . Be careful not to overcook the salmon!
- 5
Serve salmon sprinkled with sesame seeds, scallions/shallots with rice and steamed Asian greens on the side.