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Salmon fillet with Sake sauce and wild rice

Published: Jan 05, 2013 | 5 Comments

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Salmon fillet with Sake Sauce and wild rice – Asian-inspired salmon recipe.
salmon with sake sauce

Asian recipes with salmon are often hit or miss, because salmon could be so fickle: you don’t want to overcook it and end up with a dry salmon that does not taste good. I am also a big fan of savory flavors, so I was looking for an Asian fish recipe that would not be overly sweet. This recipe for salmon fillet with sake sauce and wild rice uses a little bit of honey but only for glazing purposes, to caramelize salmon on top, – you can’t really taste the sweetness, which is what I wanted.

This is an easy recipe and it presents nicely on the plate.

The original recipe calls for marinating salmon in sake, soy sauce and other ingredients for about 30 minutes, and that’s how I cooked salmon the first time I tried this recipe, however, I found that keeping the fish in this marinade did not add much flavor-wise, and it certainly did not add anything to the fish presentation-wise – the salmon looked kind of limp and soft after being marinated. The second time I made this salmon fillet with sake sauce and wild rice, I used a light honey-based glaze instead to give salmon more color. I brushed the glaze over salmon as I cooked it on the skillet and then brushed some more during broiling – I liked the fish much better this way, and that’s the recipe here.

beautiful salmon

I also used wild rice instead of basmati, just because I wanted to add some color to rice as well.  You can use any rice you like.  Cooking wild rice is quite different from cooking regular rice, because you have to use more water (4 parts of water to 1 part of rice – for example, if you cook 1 cup of wild rice you need 4 cups of water). You also have to cook the rice longer – about 30 minutes, and towards the end it’s key not to overcook wild rice because it could get mushy. If using regular rice, such as basmati, you generally use less water and it takes less time to cook.

I omitted cardamom pods for rice. When making sauce, I used more sake and used sesame oil instead of chili oil. I also used just a regular white wine vinegar instead of a brown rice vinegar.

beautiful salmon2

beautiful salmon1

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Sauce ingredients: sesame oil, white vinegar, sake, soy sauce, English mustard

ingredients2

That’s what English mustard looks like:

Mustard

Sake Sauce

sauce

Wild rice

wild rice

Wild Rice

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Salmon Fillet with Sake Sauce and Wild Rice
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Easy, Asian-inspired salmon recipe: Salmon Fillet with Sake Sauce and Wild Rice.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 392 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
Rice:
  • 1 cup wild rice
  • 4 cups water
  • salt to taste
Sauce for salmon and rice:
  • 1/3 cup sake
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dry English mustard or wasabi paste
Ingredients for glaze:
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
Salmon:
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 salmon fillets
  • 1/4 cup spinach chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
  1. Cook wild rice for 30 minutes(1 cup of rice in 4 cups of water = 1 to 4 proportion), until it’s soft but not mushy. You can also use different type of rice, such as basmati, and cook for less amount of time, usually about 15-20 minutes. Once cooked, season rice with salt.

  2. To make sauce, boil sake in a small pan, uncovered, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add other sauce ingredients.

  3. Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients listed for glaze, mix well. Heat the mixture in the microwave for about 20 seconds or longer to soften honey. Brush mixture over the skinless side of salmon.

  4. Heat stainless steel skillet until hot, add remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil, cook salmon for 3 minutes on one (skinless) side on high heat, 2 minutes on the other side (with skin). I usually cook salmon with skin on, and remove skin easily after salmon is cooked. Brush the top (skinless) side of salmon with more glaze and place salmon under broiler for about 4 minutes.

  5. Slice salmon into thin slices. Mix wild and white rice.  Lay sliced salmon on top of rice, pour sauce over the salmon and some rice. Garnish with chopped spinach on top.

Recipe Notes

Loosely adapted from Nigella Lawson.

Nutrition Facts
Salmon Fillet with Sake Sauce and Wild Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 46mg15%
Sodium 809mg35%
Potassium 626mg18%
Carbohydrates 40g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 210IU4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 26mg3%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Honey, Recipe, Rice, Sake, Salmon, Seafood recipes, Spinach, Vegetables Published: Jan 05, 2013 5 Comments

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  1. Christine @ Cooking Crusade

    Jan 23, 2013 at 3:11 am

    Salmon always goes so well with a sweet sauce. This looks like another great healthy meal.

    Reply
  2. Gomo

    Jan 11, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I love salmon prepared with sweet soy and sake; but I’ve never tried adding mustard to it. I bet it kicked up the flavor! Looks awesome!

    Reply
  3. Christin@fortmillscliving

    Jan 07, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    Salmon is by far my favorite fish! Love to cook it like you did, finishing it under the broiler. Looks delicious!

    Reply
  4. The Café Sucré Farine

    Jan 06, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    This sounds delicious! I have some salmon thawing right now ………………:)

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