Project Description

Salmon with Soy Honey and Wasabi Sauces
Ingredients
For salmon:
- 1/2 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
- 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2 One pound Alaskan salmon fillets, each cut in half
For sauces:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons wasabi powder
- 1 tablespoon water
- Accompaniment: lime wedges
Directions
Marinate salmon:, Stir together mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger in a shallow dish. Add fish, skin sides up, and marinate, covered, at room temperature 10 minutes.
Preheat broiler.
Make sauces: Boil soy sauce, honey, and lime juice in a small saucepan, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 4 minutes.
Stir together wasabi powder and water in a small bowl.
Broil fish, skin sides down, on oiled rack of a broiler pan 5 to 7 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Serve salmon drizzled with sauces.
Cooks’ note:
- Soy-honey and wasabi sauces can be made 2 hours ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
Servings
4
Source
Gourmet
Preparation Time
30 minutes