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Asian Roasted Salmon Fillet Recipe
A Favorite Restaurant Recipe
Preparation time: 20 minutes. Serves 4.
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Ingredients:
7 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon of water
4 six-seven ounce wild King or Sockeye salmon fillets
12 ounces of baby spinach if you wish to serve your roasted salmon fillets with wilted spinach
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees F
Melt 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a heavy sauce pan over medium heat (don't burn)
Add crushed red pepper and minced garlic and stir until fragrant (about 1 minute)
Add sugar and whisk until the mixture is melted and smooth and begins to bubble (about 3
minutes)
Whisk in lime juice and soy sauce
Increase heat and boil until the mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup (about 2 minutes)
Add cornstarch mixture and boil until thick (about 2 more minutes)
Set your sauce aside
Melt 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat
Cook salmon fillets until golden brown (about 2 minutes per side)
Transfer fillets to a baking sheet
Spoon 1 tablespoon of sauce over each fillet
Put salmon fillets in your oven and roast until fish is opaque in the center or to your desired
doneness (about 5 minutes)
That's it! Your roasted wild salmon fillet recipe is complete!
Instructions for Wilted Spinach
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a large pot over medium-high heat
Add spinach and toss until wilted but still bright green (about 3 minutes)
Season to taste with salt and pepper
Using tongs, divide spinach among the four plates
Top the spinach with a salmon fillet
Drizzle each salmon fillet with the remaining sauce, garnish each with green onion if you wish
and serve
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