Grilled Salmon With Chili-Lime Sauce

Submitted by GaylaJ

"We just love salmon and really enjoyed this recipe for it, which was adapted from Quick & Easy Vietnamese. You can sub another meaty fish, if you wish, such as tuna or halibut."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• For The Salmon

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1⁄4 lbs salmon fillets

• For The Sauce

• 1⁄4 cup fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion

directions

1. To marinate the fish, combine the oil, ginger, garlic, shallots, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar in a medium bowl; stir until sugar is dissolved and everything is mixed well.
2. Place the salmon fillets in the bowl and turn to coat with the marinade (or put the salmon in a zip lock bag, add the marinade, squeeze out air, and seal).
3. Cover and set aside for 20 to 30 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
4. To prepare the sauce, combine all ingredients listed for the sauce in a small bowl; stir to dissolve the sugar and mix everything well.
5. To cook the fish, build a hot charcoal fire or preheat a gas grill.
6. Place the fish carefully on the grill for about 5 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the fish and how well you like it done.
7. Transfer to a serving platter alongside the Chili-Lime Sauce and serve hot or warm.
8. Note: To bake in the oven, preheat oven to 375F and bake for about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Vicki in CT]

The marinade was absolutely perfect. I wasn't crazy about the sauce however. I think the fish sauce came through a little too strong. Next time I'll try cutting it back by half in the sauce.

 

[Borealis Beegirl]

I used lemon juice and 3 tb of the fish sauce. I left the marinade on the fish and broiled it, then drizzled the sauce over it. It was great. Will definitely do this again.

 

[Northwest Lynnie]

I, too, reduced the fish sauce (am watching my sodium intake). And due to inclement weather here in the Great Northwest, I cooked the marinated salmon on a shallow-rimmed, thick cedar plank meant for the kitchen oven (as opposed to the thin-type of cedar plank meant to burn/smoke over an outdoor fire or grill). It was wonderful! I really enjoyed the unique flavor of this dish, and a I can't wait to prepare salmon this way on my charcoal Webber grill for family and friends. Thank you for sharing this outstanding recipe, GaylaJ!

 

[jle430]

Yummmmmy! My husband loves this recipe. I made several delicious salmon recipes and he chooses this as his favorite. For the sauce, I might suggest reducing the fish sauce by a bit. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Outta Here]

Delicious! I only marinated about 20 minutes, but had made the marinade earlier so the flavors had a chance to develop. I just poured the sauce over the finished fish before serving.