Sticky Sesame Salmon with Orange Sauce Recipe
Photo: © John Kernick
This recipe is a riff on a dish that we order at our favorite Chinese restaurant. The sesame seeds coat the surface of the fish, adding a nice nutty crunch. Use the 4 tablespoons of sugar if you prefer your sauce on the sweeter side.
Serves 4
For the sauce:1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
2 to 4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. chili paste, such as sambal oelek, or to taste
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
For the fish: 4 six-ounce salmon fillets, skin removed
Salt and black pepper
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1/3 cup sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 350.
Make the sauce: In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, orange juice, sugar, chili paste and sesame oil. Set aside.
Make the fish: Season the salmon generously with salt and pepper, then drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the seeds on a plate and dredge the tops of the fillets in the sesame seeds to coat.
In an ovenproof skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the salmon, sesame-seed-side down, to the pan and sear, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the salmon until cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Generously brush with the orange sauce and serve.
Excerpted from Silvana's Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Kitchen © 2014 by Silvana Nardone. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Serves 4
Ingredients
For the sauce:
For the fish:
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350.
Make the sauce: In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, orange juice, sugar, chili paste and sesame oil. Set aside.
Make the fish: Season the salmon generously with salt and pepper, then drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Place the seeds on a plate and dredge the tops of the fillets in the sesame seeds to coat.
In an ovenproof skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the salmon, sesame-seed-side down, to the pan and sear, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the salmon until cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Generously brush with the orange sauce and serve.
Excerpted from Silvana's Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Kitchen © 2014 by Silvana Nardone. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.