Teriyaki Salmon Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili flakes omit if you don't want spicy
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons mirin
• ¼ cup cold water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 6-ounce salmon fillets
• 2 teaspoons Chinese 5 spice

  or more to your preference - or use your own favorite seasoning blend
• Salt and pepper to taste
• FOR SERVING: Spicy chili flakes, sesame seeds

Instructions

• 1 To a small pot, add soy sauce, water, brown sugar, chili flakes, honey, garlic,
  ginger, sesame oil and mirin.
• 2 Bring to a quick boil, then reduce heat and simmer 3-4 minutes to thicken and
  allow the flavors to develop.
• 3 To thicken (if desired), swirl together cold water and cornstarch in a small
  bowl until you have a thin slurry. Pour into the pot and stir to incorporate.
  Continue to heat, stirring, until the sauce thickens.
• 4 Remove from heat, cool, and store in the fridge. Strain, if desired. Set aside.
• 5 Heat your grill to medium heat and lightly oil the grates. Alternatively, heat a
  grill pan to medium heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 6 Season the salmon fillets with Chinese 5 spice (or your own preferred
  seasonings) and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 Grill the salmon skin side down (if using skin-on salmon) for 4-5 minutes, then
  flip the salmon and grill flesh side down for another 4-5 minutes, or until
  cooked through to your preference.
• 8 Mop the Homemade Teriyaki Sauce over the salmon during the last minute of
  cooking.
• 9 Serve the salmon and drizzle with a bit more teriyaki sauce as desired. Garnish
  with chili flakes and sesame seeds.

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