Bourbon-Glazed Salmon

Sweet and tangy sauce dresses up salmon fillets in this quick and easy recipe.

Recipe Information

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon fillets, skin on

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed

  • 4 tablespoons bourbon

  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari

  • Juice from 1/2 a lime

  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Preparation

  1. Combine the brown sugar, bourbon, soy, lime juice, ginger, garlic, and black pepper. Stir well and set aside.

  2. Heat the 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add the salmon and cook skin side down for 4-5 minutes, until the skin browns.

  3. Gently flip and add the glaze to the pan. Cook for another 4-5 minutes. Flip the salmon over again and put it on plates or platter.

  4. Continue cooking the glaze for 3 more minutes, or until bubbling. Pour glaze over the salmon and garnish with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with pan-roasted vegetables or a side of sesame noodles.

Nutritional Information

388 calories, 13 g. fat, 89 mg. cholesterol, 21 g. carbohydrate, trace dietary fiber, 36 g. protein, 1,128 mg. sodium.

Recipe courtesy of grocery.coop.