Salmon Fillet

Name: Salmon Fillet
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 Salmon Fillets; 1 tsp Fresh Ginger Root; 3 Cloves Garlic; 125ml / ½ Cup Soy Sauce; 1 Tbsp Honey; 1 tsp Fine Salt; ½ tsp Black Pepper

Char-Grilled with Soy Sauce Marinade

It's sweet, it's salty, it's tender, it's flaky. That's a whole lot of good stuff jammed into a convenient little package.

Complexity

More Involved

Prep Time

0 H 50 M

Appliance

Charcoal Grill

Cook Time

0 H 50 M

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Ingredients:

2 Salmon Fillets

About 250g / 8 oz each recommended Should be thawed to fridge temperature before starting cook

1 tsp Fresh Ginger Root

3 Cloves Garlic

125ml / ½ Cup Soy Sauce

1 Tbsp Honey

1 tsp Fine Salt

½ tsp Black Pepper

Freshly ground recommended

Tools:

Fire Starters

Charcoal

Oak briquettes recommended

Foil

Chimney Starter

Grilling Spatula

Tweezers

Grater

Whisk

Mixing Bowl

Knife

Spoon

Cutting Board

Heat-Resistant Gloves

About This Recipe:

Barbecue and summer go hand in hand, and so do summer and exciting vacations. For this recipe, we figured we'd cut out the middleman, and give you a recipe with Asian-inspired flavors to bring a bit of that vacation feeling right to your backyard. And not only is it delicious, it's a salmon recipe which means it's packed with vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids and all sorts of other good stuff. If that weren't enough, it's quick and easy to cook! Salmon fillet tends to cook pretty quickly, which means you want to make sure you're on top of your temperature readings so it doesn't dry out. But you also don't want to be babysitting your grill while you're trying to soak up those summer vibes, and that's why you've got MEATER to let you know when the salmon is all ready to go. So you've got yourself a healthy protein, why not go all out and fix yourself a whole nutritious meal? Brown rice and fresh greens are easy side dishes, and will make you feel better about indulging with a tasty beverage. Salmon goes best with white wine, specifically sweeter kinds like sauvignon blanc or riesling, or you can get into full barbecue mode with a crisp cider or fruity beer.

Cooking Method:

Mince Garlic

Finely chop your garlic.

Garlic is almost as much of a staple in savory dishes as salt and pepper. It's a powerhouse of flavor that pairs with and enhances foods of every flavor profile. Do you really need to add garlic to all of your recipes? That's like asking if you really need oxygen.

Peel Ginger

Peel your ginger root.

Soy sauce and ginger are widely used together in a lot of Japanese dishes, or even just as accompaniments for sushi, sashimi, and nigiri. Ginger's warm and slightly spicy taste is a great complement to the saltiness of the soy sauce, and together, they enhance other flavors in a dish.

Grate Ginger

Grate the ginger root.

If you use the finest part of the grater, you'll extract more juice out of the ginger and get the best flavor.

Add Soy Sauce

Pour in your soy sauce.

You might be surprised to learn that soy sauce is one of the oldest condiments in the world. It's used all over the place, but is a cooking staple in many Asian countries and the Pacific Islands. You'll notice the saltiness right off the bat, but it also brings a subtle combination of sweet, savory, and bitter flavors to whatever you're marinating.

Add Honey

Pour in your honey.

Because of the jump in popularity of salty and sweet combos in the last couple of decades, scientists have started looking into it, and they've found an extra set of sweet receptors on our tongues that are activated by salt. This would explain people's love of salted caramel, candied bacon, pineapple on pizza (though that one's a bit controversial), and the common blend of honey and soy sauce in Japanese cooking.