Soy Poached Salmon

Submitted by Babs in Toyland

"Recipe came from Michael Johnson. I like to make this for dinner parties and everyone loves it. Serve with a nice rice pilaf and maybe some asparagus and some rolls."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) bottles low sodium soy sauce
• 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced ginger
• 1⁄4 cup star anise
• 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs salmon fillets, thick end cut into 4 pieces when ready to cook
• chives or sliced scallion, stems (to garnish)

directions

1. In a 12 inch saute pan with a lid combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and star anise.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
3. When at a very gentle simmer, add the salmon, skin side down (liquid should almost cover the fillets).
4. Slosh liquid over the fillets and cover the pan.
5. Poach for 6- 8 minutes, salmon should be medium rare in center.
6. Remove fillets and keep warm.
7. Bring liquid to a boil and reduce to half (should be light& syrupy).
8. Spoon some sauce on plate and put fillet on top.
9. Drizzle a little sauce on fillets and garnish with chives or scallions.

Reviews

[Pittsburgher]

I cooked my salmon a bit more than medium-rare in the center, good taste. Thanks.

 

[MMers]

Babs, this is the very first time I have ever poached my salmon...after the blackout, we were asked to conserve energy so our AC is off, it's going up to 85 today and I didn't want to crank my oven up to 400 degrees! Very fast and easy recipe. I didn't have low sodium soya sauce so I used the regular kind but cut it 50:50 with chicken stock. Also, added a little sesame oil to the pot and cut down the amount of brown sugar. Salmon was extremely moist. Thanks for a good recipe! M&Mers