Sesame Sticky Salmon with Orange Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup orange juice

  preferably fresh squeezed
• 2-4 tablespoons sugar

  use less if desired
• 2 tablespoons chili paste

  or to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 4 6-ounce salmon fillets

  skin removed
• Salt and black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 Make the sauce: In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, orange juice, sugar,
  chili paste and sesame oil. Set aside.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the salmon until cooked through,
  about 6 minutes.
• 6 Generously brush with the orange sauce and serve.

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