Apricot Miso Salmon Food

MISO-MARINATED SALMON

Steps:

• Stir together the miso, mirin, sugar and sake, if using. Place the salmon fillets on a plate or in a medium food bag and cover with the miso marinade. Leave in the fridge for at least 30 mins or, better still, overnight.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Lightly oil a baking tray. Use kitchen paper to wipe off the marinade (don't be tempted to wash it off as you will lose some of the flavour). Place the fillets on the baking tray, skin side down. Cook in the oven for 15 mins until the fish flakes easily and is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, make the cucumber salad. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the cucumber into long, thin ribbons. Whisk together the rice wine vinegar, oil and sugar. Toss the cucumber ribbons in the dressing, then curl them up on two plates. Serve with the salmon and some plain white rice sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds.

EASY APRICOT-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix apricot preserves with mustard.
• Place salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Brush 1/2 of the apricot mixture over top.
• Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven for 16 minutes. Pull from the oven and brush with remaining apricot mixture. Cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 2 more minutes.

ZESTY APRICOT GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small saute pan over medium heat, heat oil.
• When hot, add jalapenos and saute until caramelized.
• Add garlic, and after a minute, deglaze with white wine. Then add the mustard and apricot preserves and bring to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes and let completely cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place salmon fillets on parchment paper or non-stick foil on a baking sheet and lightly season the fillets with salt and pepper, and place a rosemary sprig on each fillet.
• Spoon cooled apricot mixture over fillets.
• Bake salmon approximately 13 minutes.
• Garnish with lemon zest.

MISO-SRIRACHA GLAZED SALMON WITH SPICY SLAW

Steps:

• For the Salmon: Preheat the broiler.
• In a small nonreactive bowl, combine the sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, miso, Sriracha and garlic.
• Line a rimmed baking pan with foil (this will make clean-up much easier later on) and spray with cooking spray or lightly grease with oil. Place the salmon on the foil and brush some of the glaze over the salmon, enough to evenly cover the surface.
• Broil 6 inches from the flame, basting the salmon twice with more glaze. Broil until the salmon flakes easily at the center of the fillet, 9-10 minutes. Don't be alarmed if you see some smoke. That's what the soy sauce does when it's caramelizing.
• Remove salmon from baking pan and transfer fillets to plates. Garnish with green onion and serve with Spicy Slaw.
• For the Slaw: First, make the dressing. In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, lime juice, pineapple juice, Sriracha, garlic, fish sauce, ginger and sugar. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Next, make the slaw. In a large bowl, mix together the napa and red cabbages, carrots, bell peppers, jalapeno, green onions, cilantro and mint.
• Add the dressing and toss to mix. Season with salt & pepper to taste.

MISO SALMON

Steps:

• In shallow dish, combine miso, rice vinegar, sake, light brown sugar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger to create marinade. Place salmon skin up into dish and marinade for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Remove salmon and shake off excess marinade. Place fish meat up on baking dish or roasting pan lined with aluminum foil and bake for about 10-12 minutes. Toast bread crumbs in non-stick pan for about 2 minutes till golden brown and then sprinkle on top of salmon about 2 minutes before fish is done. In small saucepan, warm the leftover marinade into a condensed sauce and drizzle on or around your salmon.

MISO SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Fill a large skillet with about 1 inch of water and bring to a boil. Poach fish just until cooked on the outside, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fillets to a broiler pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together the miso paste, sake, brown sugar, sesame seeds, sesame oil, water, salad dressing and rice vinegar. Spread this over the tops of the salmon fillets.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until almost cooked through. Switch the oven to broil, and broil until the top is browned and bubbly, about 5 more minutes. Cut fillets into portions to serve.

APRICOT-MISO SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix the apricot jam, miso, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger to form a paste. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, and place a second sheet of foil loosely on top of the first. spread a small amount of olive oil, and two or three tablespoons of the apricot mixture onto the second sheet of foil. Place the salmon skin side down on top. Take approx. half of the apricot mixture and spread on top of the fillet, wrapping the fillet in foil when done. Repeat with the second fillet, and remainder of the apricot mixture. Make sure you have a layer of foil on your cookie sheet as well as around your salmon, as it is likely that the mixture will leak. Bake until done, about 20-25 min for a fillet of average thickness. Serve with curried rice as whole fillets, or divide and garnish with a slice of orange and some thai basil. The liquid that remains in the foil can be spooned on the fillets as a gravy.

EASY MISO SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a shallow baking dish with cooking spray.
• Whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, hot water, and miso together in a large glass or ceramic bowl until thoroughly combined. Add salmon and turn several times to coat. Marinate for 10 minutes, occasionally spooning the mixture over the fish to make sure its covered.
• Transfer salmon to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Leave extra marinade in the bowl.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Uncover, spoon remaining marinade evenly onto the salmon, and bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 more minutes.