Categorized:
- Asian
- Main Dish
- Seafood
Tagged:
- brown sugar
- cilantro
- garlic
- ginger
- green onions
- honey
- ketchup
- pineapple juice
- red pepper flakes
- rice vinegar
- salmon
Sweet and Sour Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 (6 oz) skinless salmon fillets
- 3 1/2 tsp olive oil or vegetable oil, divided
- 2 tsp finely peeled and minced ginger
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice*
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 3 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, optional
- Salt
- Chopped green onion or cilantro
- White sesame seeds
Instructions
- Remove salmon from refrigerator and let rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare sweet and sour sauce.
- For the sauce, in a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and soy sauce, add in pineapple juice, honey, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup and red pepper flakes.
- Heat 1 1/2 tsp of the oil in small saucepan over medium heat, add ginger and garlic and saute until lightly golden brown, about 30 seconds - 1 minute.
- Whisk pineapple juice mixture once more then pour into saucepan.
- Bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly, then allow to boil, stirring constantly until thickened, 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
- Dab both sides of salmon dry with paper towels, season both sides with salt (use about a heaping 1/2 tsp total).
- Heat remaining 2 tsp oil in a (heavy) 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Once oil is shimmering add salmon and cook about 4 minutes on the first side until golden brown on bottom then flip and cook salmon on opposite side until salmon has cooked through, about 2 - 3 minutes longer.
- Plate salmon, spoon sweet and sour sauce over salmon, sprinkle with green onions or cilantro, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
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