Sticky Soy Salmon
Sticky, salty, sweet and incredibly moist and flaky! We are talking about one of our favourite salmon recipes - Sticky Soy Salmon! Cooked in honey and soy marinade with a dash of orange juice, salmon has an irresitible Asian-style sauce over it that keeps the fish moist and adds heaps of flavour! Oh, and did we mention that you can make it in under 20 minutes?
Ingredients
- 30 g clear honey
- 40 ml soy sauce or GF Tamari
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
- ½ teaspoon cornflour (corn starch)
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 salmon fillets skin on
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
For (Optional) Garnish:
- ½ orange sliced into semi-circles
- 1 spring onion thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix honey, soy sauce, finely chopped garlic and chilli flakes. Squeeze orange juice into a separate bowl and mix it with cornflour until no lumps remain. Add the orange juice to the rest of the glaze ingredients and set aside.
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan. Once hot, add the salmon fillets skin side up and fry on medium heat for approx. 3 minutes.
- Gently flip the salmon fillets oven and fry for another 3 minutes.
- Stir and pour the soy honey glaze into the pan next to the salmon fillets and let it warm up and thicken slightly for a minute. Baste the salmon with the glaze and carry on cooking for 2 minutes until the sauce has reduces further.
- Garnish with spring onion and slices of orange and serve with rice.
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Notes
The cooking times are provided for skin-on salmon fillets that are approximately 2cm thick.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 36gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 907mgPotassium: 986mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 367IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg
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