Description
This Brown Sugar Soy Sauce Salmon is the recipe to win over people who don’t like salmon. It’s so delicious that even the pickiest of eaters will love it!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Step 1: Let the salmon sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before you bake it.
- Step 2: Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat it to 375 F (190 C).
- Step 3: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic; cook until reduced by half and sticky. Swirl in butter and stir in Dijon mustard.
- Step 4: Place salmon skin side down on aluminum foil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, pour the soy sauce mixture over it, and seal the foil.
- Step 5: Bake for 15-18 minutes, open the foil, and broil for 2 minutes until the top has golden edges.
- Step 6: Sprinkle with fresh diced parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Use your best judgement with bake time. Thin filets may take 10 minutes, while very thick pieces may need 20-25 minutes before broiling.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Shrimp and Fish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 376 kcal
- Sugar: 12.2 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 18.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.6 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 39.1 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg