Maple Salmon

"Serve wilted spinach, roasted new potatoes and a glass of stout or full bodied Chardonnay, like Cave Spring or Penfold's Koonunga Hill."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 24mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Marinate the 2 salmon fillets in mixture of 1/3 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup of soy sauce for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Remove from refrigerator, spoon out marinade into a saucepan and reduce over medium-low heat until you're left with about half the original volume (about 10 minutes).
  • Broil the fillets in a lightly oiled pan for about four minutes, skin side up.
  • Flip the fillets over and brush the flesh side liberally with the reduced marinade.
  • Sprinkle sesame seeds over top and broil for another 4 minutes or until the surface is caramelized and the salmon is no longer translucent in the centre.

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Reviews

  1. I'm a 35-year-old bachelor with limited cooking experience, and even I can cook this dish! It's a terrific, very easy salmon recipe, even without the sesame seeds -- I have always left out the sesame seeds only because I never have any in the house. The longer you marinate the salmon, the better it tastes. I have marinated it for as little as an hour and as long as 24 hours and it always tastes great, but longer is better. I highly recommend this recipe. Enjoy!
     
  2. This is very simple and extremely good. Had every thing on hand. I used the left over, reduced marinade on green beans, delish!
     
  3. It's a tasty dish.
     
  4. I really liked how easy this dish was. I could use all ingredients already in my pantry. The hardest part for a low-maintenance cook like me is marinating the fish ahead of time, but even that was pretty low-investment. I marinated the meat for about two hours on each side (flipping the salmon over half-way through because I was using a smaller container and had to fold the fish in half.)<br/><br/>I used the extra marinade once cooked over yellow squash and this is the kind of recipe where it will work with pretty much anything.<br/><br/>Note that the times should be switched above. Prep time is 2 1/4 hours, cook time is around 10 min.<br/><br/>Make sure you're not too stingy on oiling the pan or it will burn on juices which makes it tougher to clean.<br/><br/>Also I highly recommend serving with a wedge of fresh lemon. When you squeeze it on the finished entree it adds another dimension to the flavor which actually heightens the sweetness of the maple marinade.<br/><br/>Next time I'd love to try with some garlic and/or green onions as some of the other reviewers suggested. I added garlic salt to taste.
     
  5. Thank you for the maple salmon recipe, Jacques Lorrain. I like using different salmon recipes, especially in the winter months. I followed your recipe all the way till I got to the sesame's. I didn't have any in the cupboard so I used something else that was well received. Pistachio's! Finely chopped. Again, thank you.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I had no sesame seeds so I finely chopped pistachio's.
     
  2. I love this! My kids love this! My parents love this! This is the best recipe ever. I always marinate overnight with delicious results. The marinade forms a coating (a layer) on the salmon that is delicious when cooked. Instead of the sesame seeds, we have used cracked black peppercorns added after cooking for a hotter (spicy) result. I also serve it with wilted spinach and roasted peppers and a bowl of fresh strawberries. It's an elegant and nutritious dinner!
     

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