Whiskey Caramelized Salmon Food

WHISKEY SPIKED SALMON

Steps:

• Use a large Ziploc plastic bag. Place the brown sugar, vanilla extract, whiskey, soy sauce, fresh ginger, lemon juice, garlic cloves and onions inside.
• Add the fish to the bag and let it sit there for two hours in a refrigerator. Turn it occasionally.
• Heat a nonstick pan over moderate heat. Use some cooking spray to coat the pan.
• Add the salmon and marinade to the pan.
• Cook the salmon for approximately five minutes on each side. The salmon will flake with a fork when done.
• Place a serving size piece on each plate and drizzle it with sauce. Top the salmon with scallions and chia seeds.

SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED LEEKS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil, and spray with cooking spray.
• Trim away the root end, tough outer leaves, and dark green tops of the leeks. Cut the leeks lengthwise into quarters, then crosswise into thirds. Wash the leeks well to remove any grit, and drain in a colander.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the leeks until they have started to soften, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the leeks with brown sugar, and cook until they turn brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the matchstick carrots, sprinkle with kosher salt, and cook and stir until the carrots are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Place the salmon on the prepared baking sheet, rub the fillets with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast the salmon until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily but isn't dry, about 10 minutes per 1 inch of thickness. Remove the cooked fillets to plates, and top each fillet with 1/4 of the caramelized leeks and carrots.

SALMON WITH BROWN SUGAR AND BOURBON GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Place salmon fillets on top of brown sugar mixture. Cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Turn salmon, and pour bourbon around the fillets. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Spoon glaze over the salmon, and serve.

WHISKEY CARAMELIZED SALMON

Steps:

• Place butter and brown sugar in a large skillet over medium heat.
• When butter is melted, place salmon fillets in the pan & add whiskey; Be careful of flare-up.
• The sugar will start to caramelize & the alcohol will cook off; 2 to 3 minutes.
• Cook in the sauce until salmon flakes; this depends on the thickeness of the salmon.
• Serve sauce over the salmon ; garnish with lemon slices, Enjoy.

GRILLED WHISKEY GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Mix whiskey, soy sauce , orange juice, oil, and garlic in a medium bowl.
• Place salmon in a shallow dish and pour mixture over the top. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 3 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat the grill for medium-high heat. Once heated, oil the grill grates to create a nonstick surface. Make at least 4 to 5 passes on the grates.
• Place the fish on the hot grill and cook for 5 minutes on each side.
• The salmon is done when it flakes easily, has faded in color, and reaches an internal temperature of at least 145 F. Carefully remove fish from the grill and serve.
• Plate the fish and serve with your favorite sides.
• Enjoy.

ROASTED SALMON FILLETS WITH IRISH WHISKEY

Steps:

• Mix together honey, vinegar, whiskey, thyme, lemon zest, oil, salt and pepper. Pour over salmon and marinate 1 hour on the counter, or 4 hours refrigerated.
• Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
• Remove salmon from marinade and place on a rack over a roasting pan.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, basting once with the marinade or until golden and white juices are just beginning to appear.
• Place on 4 plates and serve.

SALMON AND WHISKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients for the poaching liquid in a pan and gently poach the salmon for 7-10 minutes or until the fish is cooked. Strain and reserve the poaching liquid.
• Place the salmon on a warm serving plate, cover and keep hot.
• Make the butter sauce by whisking the egg yolks and lemon juice together. Place in a heat-proof bowl and set over a pan of hot but not boiling water on a very low heat. Whisk until the mixture begins to thicken. Stir in the butter gradually, allowing a small amount to melt at a time. If any lumps appear in the mixture, remove the bowl from the heat and add a teaspoon of cold water before placing back on the heat.
• Once all the butter has been mixed in and the sauce is to the required thickness, remove from the heat and add in the three tablespoons of whisky and the three tablespoons of poaching liquid. Pour over the salmon and serve with fresh vegetables.

WHISKEY BUTTER ONIONS

Steps:

• In a small skillet saute onions in the butter until slightly softened (but not too limp).
• Add thyme, then stir in the whiskey and Worcestershire Sauce.
• Increase heat to brown onions a bit and cook to the doneness you like (I like them to still be a little on the crisp side; that's also why I slice them on the thicker side).
• Serve immediately.

CARAMELIZED SALMON

Steps:

• Combine basil and ginger.
• Coat the salmon fillets with basil/ginger mixture on both sides and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• When ready to cook for serving, combine the soy sauce, orange liqueur, orange rind, and shallot in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Combine the black pepper and sugars in a shallow dish.
• Press one side of the salmon fillets into the mixture, then sauté the fillet, sugar-side-down, to caramelize the sugars, for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then quickly pour the soy mixture into the pan before the sugar burns, stirring to dissolve any caramelized bits floating around the pan.
• Turn the fillets over and lower the heat to medium; cover the pan and cook for 5 to 8 minutes longer, until fillets are cooked through (they will be dark pink in the middle).
• Remove fillets from skillet and place on serving platter; melt the butter in the pan then add the Marsala, stirring the bottom with a wooden spatula, and simmer for 3 minutes to deglaze the pan, then pour over the fillets.
• Decorate with orange slices, serve, and enjoy!
• Adapted from a recipe posted to Gail's Recipe Swap by PegW.