Description
Silky noodles, glossy teriyaki sauce, and flaky salmon meet in a single bowl that hits sweet, salty, and toasty notes all at once—perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 600 g salmon fillets
- 120 ml soy sauce
- 60 ml mirin
- 30 g brown sugar
- 30 ml sake (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 15 ml sesame oil
- 30 ml vegetable oil
- 360 g udon or ramen noodles
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 15 g sesame seeds, toasted
- shredded cabbage
- lime wedge
- 500 ml water + 1 tsp cornstarch (optional)
Instructions
- Combine soy sauce, mirin, sake, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger in a saucepan and simmer for 3–4 minutes.
- Bring salted water to a boil and cook noodles according to package directions, then drain and toss with oil.
- Pat salmon dry and season with salt and pepper before searing.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat, then sear salmon for 3–4 minutes skin-side down and flip to cook for 1–2 minutes more.
- Lower the heat, spoon teriyaki sauce over salmon for 1 minute.
- Toss noodles with sauce and serve in bowls topped with salmon, scallions, cabbage, and sesame seeds.
- Serve immediately with a lime wedge.
Notes
For extra flavor, allow salmon to rest at room temperature before cooking. You can make the sauce up to 3 days in advance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 95mg