Orange Pecan Salmon Food

PECAN-ORANGE SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, whisk the first seven ingredients until blended., Place salmon in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Pour sauce over salmon; sprinkle with pecans. Bake, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 15-18 minutes.

ORANGE-PECAN SALMON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine marmalade, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Pour 2/3 cup marinade into a large shallow dish. Add salmon and turn to coat. Refrigerate for up to 30 minutes. Set aside remaining marinade., Preheat oven to 350°. Drain and discard marinade from salmon. Place salmon in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork., In a small saucepan, bring reserved marinade to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in pecans; serve with salmon.

ORANGE PECAN BAKED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F. Combine all ingredients except for the nuts and salmon in a large bowl.
• Pour half of the mixture into a container with the salmon and marinate for 30 minutes. Discard the marinade.
• Pour the other half of the mixture into a small sauce pan set over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Stirring frequently, reduce the mixture until it thickens into a glaze but is still pourable. This will take about 5 - 8 minutes. Stir in the nuts.
• Place the salmon on a foil lined pan. Baked for 15 - 20 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.
• Pour the reduced sauce with nuts over the cooked salmon and serve.

ORANGE COCONUT SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon fillets in a medium bowl with orange juice. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat salmon fillets with egg. Dip fillets in coconut, and arrange in a single layer on a medium baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until coconut is golden brown and fish is easily flaked with a fork.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, blend orange marmalade and Dijon mustard. Heat until warm, and serve as a dipping sauce for the salmon.

ORANGE PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add orange peel, cinnamon, coriander, cloves and cayenne and stir until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
• Add pecans, then sugar and salt and stir to coat evenly. Transfer nut mixture to baking sheet.
• Bake until nuts are toasted, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Cool. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature).

GLAZED PECAN-CRUSTED BAKED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix bread crumbs, pecans, and fresh parsley together in a small bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon pepper, thyme, basil, dried parsley, and garlic powder together in another bowl.
• Pour the brown sugar glaze generously over each piece of salmon. Cover the top of each fillet with bread crumb mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes depending on thickness.

ORANGE SALMON

Steps:

• I like to take a fork and poke a few holes in the fish to let the orange juice soak inches.
• Then, take half the orange and squeeze over the salmon to cover with juice. Coat generously with brown sugar and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Next, slice remaining orange half into thin slices and put in oven at 350 for about 10-15 minutes. Remove orange slices and continue to cook until done to satisfaction, maybe 10-15 minutes.
• Remove and squeeze orange slices over fillets. Serve and watch the smiles.

ORANGE PECANS

Steps:

• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 30 seconds. Stir in pecans. Spread pecans on waxed paper. Cool completely. Separate pecans if necessary. (Can be prepared up to 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container.)