Salmon teryaki

Beautiful fish in this versatile Japanese sauce can be exquisite

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Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are grilled while being
basted in a marinade based on soy sauce, mirin and sugar. The flavours are simple but sublime.

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDifficultyBeginner

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

INGREDIENTS
 2 rice measuring cups short grain rice
 2 salmon fillets
 2 spring onions sliced very finely, divided
 2 cloves garlic crushed with the back of a knife
 2-3cm ginger (around 3-4mm thick), finely sliced
 5 tbsp honey
 1 tbsp mirin
 2 ½ tbsp lime juice
 1 ½ soy sauce (start with 1 and add more if necessary)
 pinches salt and black pepper
 ½ tsp of sesame seeds to garnish
 *you will need two lots of the above ingredients if you want a sauce with the salmon

HOW TO MAKE
1

To make the marinade combine spring onions, garlic, ginger, honey, lime juice, soy sauce, a pinch of salt and pepper into a bowl and add water. Taste to see if it needs more water, if so add more.

2

Put the salmon into a ziplock bag and add the marinade, seal and leave for at least 30 minutes –
the longer it marinades the better the flavour. Make another bowl of marinade for later in the cooking.

3

Stir fry the salmon with a little of the marinade (you can also grill it and baste with the marinade and cook the sauce in a separate pan).

4

Once the salmon is cooked add your second bowl of sauce and thicken with cornflour mixed with water until you get the consistency you prefer.

5

Cook the salmon in the sauce for around 5 minutes and taste the sauce.

6

Adjust the seasoning and garnish with sesame seeds, spring onions and serve with rice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
 2 rice measuring cups short grain rice
 2 salmon fillets
 2 spring onions sliced very finely, divided
 2 cloves garlic crushed with the back of a knife
 2-3cm ginger (around 3-4mm thick), finely sliced
 5 tbsp honey
 1 tbsp mirin
 2 ½ tbsp lime juice
 1 ½ soy sauce (start with 1 and add more if necessary)
 pinches salt and black pepper
 ½ tsp of sesame seeds to garnish
 *you will need two lots of the above ingredients if you want a sauce with the salmon

Directions

HOW TO MAKE
1

To make the marinade combine spring onions, garlic, ginger, honey, lime juice, soy sauce, a pinch of salt and pepper into a bowl and add water. Taste to see if it needs more water, if so add more.

2

Put the salmon into a ziplock bag and add the marinade, seal and leave for at least 30 minutes –
the longer it marinades the better the flavour. Make another bowl of marinade for later in the cooking.

3

Stir fry the salmon with a little of the marinade (you can also grill it and baste with the marinade and cook the sauce in a separate pan).

4

Once the salmon is cooked add your second bowl of sauce and thicken with cornflour mixed with water until you get the consistency you prefer.

5

Cook the salmon in the sauce for around 5 minutes and taste the sauce.

6

Adjust the seasoning and garnish with sesame seeds, spring onions and serve with rice.

Notes

Salmon teryaki
IngredientsDirections

We use honey instead of sugar as we feel this gives a more rounded flavour. We also like to add ginger which gives a little warming kick to the sauce.

Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made!