Orange-Teriyaki Salmon

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 salmon fillets

  6 ounces each with skin attach on the bottom
• vegetable oil

  to brush on your fish and oiling your grill grates
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

  or low-sodium tamari for GF option
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup orange juice

  fresh squeezed
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

• 1 Simmer soy sauce, water, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, orange juice, ginger,
  and garlic powder in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes,
  stirring often, until the sugar has dissolved and mixture is well combined.
• 2 Combine cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl to form the
  cornstarch slurry.
• 3 Increase the heat on your stovetop to medium-high. Once the teriyaki sauce has
  an active simmer, whisk in the slurry. It will begin to thicken fairly quickly.
  The sauce should easily coat the back of a spoon.
• 4 Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and keep warm until ready to use.
• 5 Preheat your grill (or griddle) for medium heat or 350 degrees F.
• 6 Grill: Once fully heated, oil the grill grates well using a large pair of tongs
  and folded paper towels dipped in oil. Make several passes to create a non-stick
  surface.
  
  *See notes below for alternative cooking methods.
• 7 Brush fish with oil and place it flesh side down on the grill grates. Let it
  cook for 1-2 minutes. The fish will naturally release when it's ready.
• 8 Use a large metal spatula to flip it onto the skin side gently.
• 9 Close the grill lid and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
• 10 Separate the teriyaki sauce in half—Reserve half of it for serving.
• 11 Brush salmon with the other half of teriyaki sauce. Make a light coating, and
  apply it again a few minutes later.
• 12 Let the fish cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
• 13 Remove salmon fillets from the grill, and place them onto a platter. Drizzle
  with warmed reserved sauce (you can pop it in the microwave for a few seconds or
  rewarm briefly on the stovetop). Serve immediately.
• 14 Optional step: garnish the fish with sliced green onions and toasted sesame
  seeds.
• 15 *See recipe notes below for other grilling methods and oven method.

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