Sake Ginger Glazed Salmon


Sake Ginger Glazed Salmon

My sister Karen is in town, flush from completing a grueling, 500 mile bike ride from San Francisco to LA. Karen has always been a super athlete, and with her current passion for triathlons takes a lot of care about how she nourishes her body. This is one of her favorite recipes for salmon, one of the best sources of Omega 3.

Sake Ginger Glazed Salmon

This is a very simple, highly flavorful salmon dish, using a classic Japanese yakitori marinade with the addition of some finely grated fresh ginger. The dish benefits from sitting in the marinade for several hours.

If you don’t like the look of the ginger, you can strain it out of the basting sauce, but you’ll miss out on the flavor.


Sake Ginger Glazed Salmon Recipe

Ingredients

Marinade:

  • 1/2 cup sake
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce for gluten-free version)
  • 1/2 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
  • 2 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • A dash of red chili pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup white sugar

Salmon:

  • 1 1/2 pounds of salmon fillets
  • Olive oil


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