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New Year's Salmon is the ideal dish to send the old year off with delicious grace! The salmon is succulent and flaky, coated with a sweet, tangy sauce that brings out the best in this fan-favorite fish! Best of all, New Year's Salmon is a quick and easy meal that can be thrown together in a snap! It's elegant without stress, and speedy without sacrificing the taste! Serve New Year's Salmon with rice and green onions and welcome the new year in happily!
New Year's Salmon is the ideal dish to send the old year off with delicious grace! The salmon is succulent and flaky, coated with a sweet, tangy sauce that brings out the best in this fan-favorite fish! Best of all, New Year's Salmon is a quick and easy meal that can be thrown together in a snap! It's elegant without stress, and speedy without sacrificing the taste! Serve New Year's Salmon with rice and green onions and welcome the new year in happily!
Ingredients
For the salmon:
- 1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets skin-on, about 1 1/2-inch-thick
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
Optional, for serving:
- long-grain white rice to taste, cooked and hot
- 1 tablespoon green onions finely chopped
- lemon slices to taste
Directions
- Using paper towels, pat the salmon fillets dry.
- Season the salmon fillets evenly with the salt and the black pepper.
- Allow the salmon fillets to rest at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat until it sizzles, about 2 minutes.
- Add the salmon fillets to the hot oil and cook, flipping them once, until they are golden-brown and reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, about 5-6 minutes per side. The flesh of the salmon should be opaque and flake easily with a fork.
- Transfer the cooked salmon fillets to a plate.
- In a small bowl, add the soy sauce, the honey, the water, the cornstarch, and the lemon juice and whisk well until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set the sauce mixture aside.
- In the same skillet used to the cook the salmon over medium heat, add the garlic and cook, while stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the sauce mixture to the garlic and cook, while stirring, until thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the salmon fillets to the sauce and spoon the sauce over the fillets.
- Plate the salmon fillets over the rice.
- Serve the fillets topped with the sauce, the green onions, and the lemon slices.
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