Description
Delicious Asian Glazed Salmon with a sticky maple-soy glaze, ready in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 skin-on salmon fillets (170 g each)
- 60 ml maple syrup (4 tbsp)
- 45 ml soy sauce (3 tbsp)
- 15 ml rice vinegar (1 tbsp)
- 5 ml sesame oil (1 tsp)
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tsp sriracha or red pepper flakes (optional)
- 5 ml cornstarch (1 tsp)
- 15 ml water (1 tbsp)
- 15 ml neutral oil (1 tbsp) for searing
- Garnish: sesame seeds and thinly sliced scallions
Instructions
- Make the glaze: In a small saucepan, combine maple syrup, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and grated ginger. Simmer for 3–4 minutes, then whisk in the cornstarch slurry and simmer for an additional minute until thickened.
- Prep the salmon: Pat the fillets dry with paper towels and season with salt. Let them sit at room temperature for 5 minutes.
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Place salmon skin-side down and sear for 3–4 minutes until the skin is golden, then flip and cook for an additional 1–2 minutes.
- Brush each fillet with the glaze and move under a broiler for 1–2 minutes until the glaze bubbles and the salmon reaches desired doneness.
- Transfer to a warm plate, rest for 2 minutes, then sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions before serving.
Notes
For a lighter glaze, substitute maple syrup with honey.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing, Broiling
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 85mg