Firecracker Salmon OAMC

Spankie's Note:

Had this at my sisters and had to find the recipe on the web. Even folks who don't care for salmon love this recipe. I tweaked it a little to lower the sodium and fat. Update: I bought some frozen salmon, made the marinade, and poured into Seal-A-Meal bags with the frozen salmon, and put all in the freezer. Defrosted in the frig overnight. Yum, yum. Pulling the air out with a Seal-A-Meal or Food Saver draws the marinade deep into the fish. Also used the marinade on a very thick sirloin steak for two. Wow! Going to try it on chicken, too.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 8 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
• ½ cup peanut oil
• ¼ cup light soy sauce
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup green onion , chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Whisk together all ingredients except filets in medium bowl.
2. Place filets in a glass baking dish, cover with marinade, cover, and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours.
3. OR: Place filets in freezer bags (either all in one, or separately for individual servings) with marinade; if using separate bags, divide marinade equally.
4. Place bags in freezer (remove from freezer the day before serving day and thaw in refrigerator).
5. Prepare outdoor grill with coals about 5 inches from grate; oil or spray grate lightly.
6. Grill 10 minutes per inch of thickness, turning halfway through cooking.
7. NOTE: I substitute olive oil for the peanut oil, and then bake or broil the filets (olive oil does not stand up well to the intense heat of an outdoor grill).

Reviews

[Bugeah]

This is the best salmon I have EVER had! My husband (who hates salmon) likes this recipe more than shepherd's pie (his absolute favorite dish). That is a huge accomplishment. I stuck strictly to the recipe and froze it. This is now our go-to salmon recipe and we will be cooking it more often. Thank you SO much for the awesome recipe.

[Heydarl]

Great meal & so easy to prepare. Didn't seem like much marinade & there wasn't much firecracker, although I marinated for 24 hours. It still had a lovely taste. Will definitely make this again & may try freezing next time. This was my first OAMC recipe ever & I'm hooked already! Thanks Spankie for sharing this keeper.

[KLHquilts]

Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous. This was just delicious. It made a wonderful, quick, scrumptious mid-week meal. A DEFINITE keeper -- thanks so much for posting it.