Thai Baked Salmon Recipes

THAI BAKED SALMON

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the salmon if desired. Remove the pin bones in the salmon with tweezers.
• Preheat barbecue or preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
• Slice ginger thinly then cut into long thin strips. Remove the centre rib from the lime leaves; shred the leaves finely. Cut about 6cm from the end of the lemon grass stalk - you will only need the tender white section. Discard tough outer layer and green top section. Split lemon grass in half, remove the v-shaped centre. Chop the lemon grass finely.
• Place the salmon on a sheet of lightly greased foil on an oven tray; top with all ingredients. Fold up foil to enclose salmon and form a parcel. Barbecue (or cook in oven) for about 8 minutes or until done as desired. Salmon is best served rare in the centre.
• Serve with steamed rice, Chinese broccoli and lime wedges, if desired.

WILD SWEET & SPICY THAI BAKED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the honey and Thai curry paste.
• Lightly oil the fillets and then brush on a light coating of the curry mixture.
• WARNING: Some Thai curry paste is very hot so taste before you baste.
• Place fillets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and set aside while you prepare the vegetable stir-fry and sauce for the salmon.
• Wash and chop vegetables in bite-sized pieces. Put 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan.
• Whisk the yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice and chopped mint together in a small bowl.
• Pop the salmon in the oven for 10 minutes; preheat the frying pan on high and begin stir-frying the veggies at about the 5-minute mark.
• Add the garlic as the vegetables are just arriving at that tender-crisp stage, so that it won't brown and turn bitter. Finish the vegetables with a squeeze of fresh lime and salt and pepper to taste. Cover them to keep hot while you garnish the salmon.
• Lift the salmon from the parchment paper, leaving the skin behind, and place it on the dinner plate. Pour a little of the sauce artistically over one end of the salmon, garnish with a couple of cashews and a mint sprig.
• Arrange the vegetables attractively around the salmon and serve!

BAKED SALMON WITH THAI MARINADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• In a small bowl, mix all ingredients except fish.
• Place fish in a shallow pan. Spoon marinade over fillets.
• Marinade for at least an hour.
• Bake 15 minutes or done to your liking (can turn fish over halfway through cooking).