Grilled Tequila Salmon

photo by Bonnie G #2

- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 -3 limes
- 1⁄3 cup tequila
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 4 salmon steaks, each about 1 1/2 inches thick or 2 lbs salmon fillets
- 1 tablespoon cold butter (optional)
directions
- Grate peel from limes & place in a bowl.
- Squeeze out 1/2 cup juice from limes.
- Add to bowl along with tequila & oil.
- Finely chop peppers and stir into lime mixture along with sugar, chili powder & salt.
- Place salmon into large resealable plastic bag.
- To support the bag, place in a large bowl.
- Pour marinade over fish and seal bag.
- Let marinade for at least an hour--but preferably 4 hours.
- Lightly oil grill and turn BBQ to medium.
- Remove salmon from marinade & place directly on hot grill.
- BBQ, with lid closed, for about 7- 8 minutes per side or until a knife point inserted into the center of the salmon feels warm.
- While salmon is grilling, pour remaining marinade into a saucepan.
- Boil vigorously, uncovered, stirring often, until sauce is reduced by half--about 3 minutes.
- If you want a thicker sauce, add butter & whisk constantly for about another minute.
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Reviews
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What a wonderful meal! Our entire family really enjoyed the flavor of the fish and the "sauce" was so....good! I would prepare "Mexican or TexMex" style side dishes because I served the boring baked potato etc. and it didn't do the salmon any justice. We will be making this more and sharing the recipe! Thanks!
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Summery, festive dish, especially for entertaining. DH and I really enjoyed this. I made exactly as is, whisking a bit of butter in the sauce towards the end (a hint to future cooks; when using the butter, let the sauce cool down for a few minutes before pouring over the fish, as this thickens it even more). We'll definitley make again. Delicious.
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