Lacquered Salmon

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced, fresh
  • 2 teaspoons whiskey
  • olive oil
  • 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, 6 ounces each
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons crushed pineapple, canned, divided

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Place soy sauce and sugar in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
  3. Add the ginger, garlic and whiskey.
  4. Reduce heat low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Put half this sauce in a container to drizzle over the fish after it is cooked. The sauce can be made in advance and reheated.
  6. Brush a broiling pan with olive oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
  7. Place the fillets on the prepared pan and sprinkle each with one tablespoons of pineapple over each fillet.
  8. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes, until salmon is pink and slightly firm to the touch. *Note, if you like your salmon cooked rare, cook for only 15-20 minutes.
  9. Drizzle with reserved sauce before serving.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

588 kcal 29% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 12.5g 25% DV
Total Fat 34.2g 44% DV
Carbs 66.4g 24% DV
Fiber 11.9g 43% DV
Sugar 2.3g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 11596.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 932.3mg 20% DV
Cholesterol 6.5mg 2% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 11mcg 1% DV
Vitamin C 11.8mg 13% DV
Vitamin D 0.1mcg
Calcium 168.5mg 13% DV
Iron 9mg 50% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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