Asian Poached Salmon Food

20-MINUTE ASIAN SALMON

Steps:

• Heat your broiler on high and position a rack 3-4 inches below the heating element (top rack). Line a large rimmed broiler-safe baking sheet with foil and spray it with oil. Place the salmon pieces on the foil and spray them with oil.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together the soy sauce and cornstarch. Add the honey, hot sauce, minced garlic and minced ginger, whisking to combine.
• Heat the glaze over medium-low heat, whisking often, for 2-3 minutes, until it thickens into a syrup. Remove from heat.
• Broil the salmon until opaque and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the cooked salmon fillets onto a serving platter. Brush them with the glaze, sprinkle them with scallions, and serve.

SLOW BAKED ASIAN SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lay a piece of aluminum foil that is large enough to wrap the salmon in on a baking sheet. Place the salmon on top.
• In a small bowl mix together the honey, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and garlic. Pour the glaze over the salmon and wrap the aluminum foil loosely around the salmon.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork. Another way to check for doneness is to insert an instant read thermometer into the thickest part of the salmon. You want the temperature to be 140 degrees fahrenheit (60 degrees Celsius).
• Serve the salmon with some sesame seeds and green onions sprinkled over the top.

SOY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• In a 12-inch saute pan with lid combine soy, brown sugar, ginger and star anise. Bring to boil and reduce heat to low simmer. When at very gentle simmer, add the salmon skin side down (liquid should almost cover the fillets). Slosh liquid over the fillets and cover the pan. Poach for 6 to 8 minutes (no more than 8, fillets should be medium rare in center. Remove fillets and keep warm. Bring liquid to boil and reduce to half (should be light and syrupy). Spoon some sauce on plate and put a fillet on top. Drizzle a little sauce on fillets, garnish with chives or scallions.

CHILLED POACHED SALMON WITH ASIAN SLAW AND WASABI AIOLI

Steps:

• Marinate salmon: Season salmon with salt and pepper and place in a nonreactive container. Combine sake, shallot, garlic, sesame seed, and cilantro and pour over fish. Cover and marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
• Make Asian slaw: Combine cabbage, seaweed, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, leeks, lime juice, and orange juice in a nonreactive bowl and season with black pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Prepare wasabi aioli by combining mayonnaise, wasabi powder, garlic powder, and lime juice and chill.
• Heat sesame oil over low heat and poach salmon fillets until fish is just opaque. Drain on paper towels and bring to room temperature.
• Arrange a bed of Asian slaw on serving plate, top with poached salmon and spoon a quenelle of wasabi aioli on fish.

POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Combine the stock, wine, thyme, garlic, shallot and lemon zest in a wide, deep pan and bring to a simmer. Add the salmon, a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper. Partially cover and simmer until the salmon is fully cooked, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve with an arugula salad, lemon slices and olive oil drizzled on top.

EASY POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• First make the poaching liquid for the fish. Put the peppercorns, 2 tsp salt, vinegar, fennel, bay leaves and parsley stalks in a saucepan with 2.5 litres of water, and bring to the boil. Boil for 10 mins so all the flavours infuse into the liquid.
• Make sure that you choose a roasting tin big enough to hold the salmon fillet. Strain the liquid into the empty tin, bring to the boil on the hob, then add the fish, skin-side down, making sure it is covered in liquid. Scatter around the lemon slices, and simmer gently for 1-2 mins until the fish changes colour completely. Cover the surface with a large piece of foil, turn off the heat and leave to cool completely. The fish will cook as the liquid cools.
• To make the salsa verde, put all the ingredients into the bowl of a food processor, then blitz to make a bright, slightly chunky sauce. Season to taste.
• Carefully remove the salmon to a serving platter and peel away the skin if you like. Serve with the salsa verde, new potatoes and asparagus.

THAI-POACHED SALMON

Steps:

• Cook rice according to the packet instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat a medium frying pan. Add curry paste and cook, stirring, for a few seconds.
• Gradually stir in a coconut cream and bring to a simmer.
• Add salmon fillets, cover and simmer for 7-8 minutes, turning the fish over halfway.
• Meanwhile, blanch green beans in a pan of simmering water until just tender. Drain and divide between 2 hot serving plates.
• Stir some fresh cilantro leaves into the sauce. Top the beans with the salmon, spooning over the sauce. Garnish with cilantro and serve with the cooked rice.