Yeoneojang (Soy Marinated Raw Salmon)
Yeoneojang is a raw salmon dish that’s marinated in a soy sauce based marinade. Simple and delicious!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound fresh salmon
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup rice wine
- 1.5 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 or 2 green and/or red chili peppers
- 1/2 lemon
- Thin slices of onion and lemon
- micro greens/baby sprouts
- wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Instructions
- 1
Bring all the marinade ingredients to a boil over medium high heat and briefly boil for a minute or two. Cool completely.
- 2
Thinly slice the onion, chili pepper(s), and lemon.
- 3
Cut the salmon fillet into small pieces (about 1/4-inch thick and 2 to 3 inch long).
- 4
Place the salmon in an airtight container. Add the chili pepper, onion and lemon slices. Keep it in the fridge while waiting for the marinade to cool.
- 5
Pour the marinade over the salmon (see note 2). Refrigerate. The salmon is ready to eat after 4 to 5 hours, but it will be better the next day and best to consume it within 2 days.
- 6
How to serve: You can simply serve it as a side or main dish with a bowl of rice. Or, serve it on top of rice as a rice bowl (deopbap). Garnish it with optional thin slices of fresh onion and/or microgreens or baby sprouts. Spoon some marinade over the salmon and rice. Serve wasabi on the side if you like.