sweet and spicy salmon. Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon There's a bit of magic going on here: A glaze of brown sugar, mustard, soy sauce and ginger is baked atop salmon to create a sweet-tangy entree. If you want to reward the family with a little something special, this recipe definitely fits the bill. An easy-to-make marinade enhances broiled salmon with the sweet-spicy flavors of brown sugar, soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, garlic and onion powders, and fresh cilantro. The decadent-tasting "good" fat in salmon complements the sweet-spicy Buffalo glaze. The skin gets caramelized and crisp on the grill as the sauce drips onto it.
For this salmon recipe, I created a spice rub to use with it before cooking.
A simple homemade spice rub makes a great complement to the salmon but also works well with other proteins.
Side Dishes Serve with Sweet and Spicy Salmon.
You can have sweet and spicy salmon using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of sweet and spicy salmon
- You need 2 lb of salmon.
- It's 1/2 cup of soy sauce.
- You need 1/2 cup of olive oil.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of honey.
- It's 1 bunch of green onions.
- It's 3 clove of garlic.
- You need 1/2 of jalapeno.
This is where you can feel free to go crazy. Sweet, spicy, salty, sour—just four ingredients hit all the flavor notes in the sauce for this top-rated salmon dish. Sambal oelek is simply a ground fresh chile paste - crushed raw red chiles, a little vinegar, and salt. Sambal oelek can be found in most grocery stores in the Asian food section, right.
sweet and spicy salmon step by step
- In a large bowl mix together soy sauce( I recomend aloha brand soy sauce its less salty then traditional soy sauce), olive oil, honey.
- finely chop green onions, garlic and jalapeno, clean seeds from jalapeno unless you like it spicy:-) throw it in with your large bowl with marinade and mix together to compete the marinade.
- marinate salmon for a minimum of 2 hour.
- preheat oven 400°F, i would recommend using tin foil in your baking dish so they honey won't burn your pan.
- place marinated salmon in baking dish and bake for 15 minutes. if your piece of salmon is thinner its going to cook quicker..
This sweet and spicy salmon is covered in a brown sugar, chili powder and ground cumin spice rub and then pan seared until the fish is perfectly charred. It is delicious on a bed of brown or white rice or with a side of greens. Sweet 'N' Spicy Baked Salmon with honey and a bit of sriracha, garlic and soy sauce. Simple, healthy and quick meal that pairs well with rice and broccoli. There are only a few meals in my family that everyone can agree on.