I Love Teriyaki….I Love Salmon…I Love Teriyaki Salmon

I have never used many ingredients that I read about on the blogs, so when shopping, if I see an item I don’t have, I buy it.  The other day, I hit the jackpot and found about a half-dozen items, I wanted to get.  One of them was mirin.  When I first came across that word, I had no clue what it was.  A little research and I became smarter and now I know it is a rice wine.  I came home and asked myself, “What do I do with it, now that I have it?”  I checked out a few items on the Net (I should have looked at Mark Bittman’s book, instead.) I ended up making a different teriyaki sauce than I have ever made.  It was as simple as can be.

First things first.  I buy my salmon from Costco which means it is not fresh but it is really good.    I defrosted my fish and put it aside.  Onwards to the sauce.

Teriyaki Salmon

Ingredients:

3 salmon fillets
salt and black pepper to taste
1 stalk green onion, sliced

Teriyaki Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
2 tablespoons sugar plus one teaspoon

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small saucepan, mix the sauce ingredients and keep on low for a few minutes.  Mix it frequently and you should see it thicken slightly.

Place sauce in appropriate sized baking dish.

Add the scallions to the sauce and gently mix.

Place salmon fillets in the baking dish.  Place in oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Everyone raved about this sauce.  It was so simple to make and yummy to eat.

My thoughts about making this again:  I would add one teaspoon or more of orange peel.  I would slice an onion in place of the scallions and fry it until golden.  I would add that to the sauce and serve with the salmon.

This served with noodles or rice and a salad is a light meal that should surely delight.