Japanese Marinated Salmon Fillet Recipes

JAPANESE SALMON WITH MIRIN AND SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the oil in a ziplock bag, remove as much air as possible and marinade overnight (or minimum 3 hours).
• Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a non stick pan over medium heat.
• Add salmon skin side down, cook for 2 to 3 minutes until crispy. Check the skin to ensure it isn't cooking too quickly - if it is, then turn down the heat and/or remove the pan from the stove briefly to allow the temperature to decrease.
• Drizzle over remaining marinade in the ziplock bag over the flesh side. Flip and cook the flesh side for 2 minutes, or to your liking. I like salmon medium rare so the inside is very moist and just cooked.
• Rest for a couple of minutes, remembering that the salmon will continue to cook while resting, then serve.

JAPANESE BAKED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove pin bones from salmon if needed.
• Mix together marinade ingredients. Pour over salmon and marinate at least 15 minutes to overnight.
• Remove salmon from marinade and wipe off excess ginger and garlic. Put onto oiled baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-20 minutes depending on thickness of the salmon. The salmon should reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.

ASIAN SALMON

Steps:

• Make several shallow slashes in the skinless side of the salmon fillets. Place fillets skin-side down in a glass baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, pepper, onion and sesame oil. Pour the liquid over the salmon, cover, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium saucepan, combine the rice, water, and dill weed. Cover pan, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes, until rice is tender and water has been absorbed. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before removing lid and fluffing rice with a fork.
• Remove cover from salmon, and bake the fish and the marinade for about 30 minutes, or until fish can be flaked with a fork. Serve salmon over the rice, and pour sauce over.

JAPANESE MARINATED SALMON FILLET

Steps:

• Arrange salmon skin-side up in an 8-in square baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine marinade ingredients and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Pour over salmon, turning fish over once to coat.
• Cover dish with plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Remove plastic wrap and replace with foil.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.

MARINATED SALMON FILLETS

Steps:

• Rinse fish; pat dry.
• Cut into 6 serving-sized pieces if necessary.
• Place fish in shallow dish.
• For marinade, combine salad dressing, lemon juice and honey in small bowl.
• Pour over fish.
• Marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes or in rrefrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
• Drain fish reserving marinade.
• Place fish in well greased grill basket.
• Tuck under any thin edges.
• Grill fish on rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals 8 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork, turning once and brushing with occasionally with marinade during the first half of cooking.
• Or broil on greased unheated rack of broiler pan, tucking under any thin edges, 4 inches from heat 8 to 12 minutes, turning once and brushing occasionally with marinade for the first half of cooking.
• Discard ant remaining marinade.

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.