Yesterday,
my husband Dean brought home three beautiful salmon fillet portions and asked me to make
our ever so delicious Asian grilled salmon recipe. I learnt to make it many
years ago from one of Jamie Oliver’s live demonstrations during a food festival.
I adapted it and have cooked it this way ever since. It’s a mix of teryaki
flavour with a touch of Thai. It is sticky on the outside and keeps a juicy pink
flesh inside. Even those who are not so keen on salmon cannot resist it. It’s also a great barbecue option – especially if
you buy the whole salmon fillet. As an option you can use chicken instead.
The ingredients for the marinade |
Put them all in a pestle and mortar |
Bash it well and then add the tamari sauce |
Put it on the fish |
Marinade evenly |
And let them marinade in the fridge for at least 1 hour |
Take the fish out of the marinade mix and brush it with maple syrup |
Put them under a hot grill for 10 minutes |
My Asian grilled Salmon |
It's sticky and juicy! |
Asian flavoured grilled salmon
INGREDIENTS
The quantities of the ingredients are for one whole salmon fillet (about 1kg) or 4 portions
2 sticks of
lemongrass
3 garlic
cloves
Thumb-sized
fresh ginger
A bunch of
coriander stalks
70ml tamari
sauce
4 pieces of
salmon or 1 whole fillet
3 tbsp maple
syrup
1 large red
chilli, sliced
3 spring
onions, finely sliced
A bunch of
coriander leaves
2 limes
METHOD
Put the lemongrass, garlic, fresh ginger, and coriander stalks into a pestle and mortar and give a good bash. Add the tamari sauce and mix well. Then, rub the mixture all over the salmon and leave it to marinate for a minimum 1 hour, on a tray covered with a non-PVC cling film, if possible.
Put the lemongrass, garlic, fresh ginger, and coriander stalks into a pestle and mortar and give a good bash. Add the tamari sauce and mix well. Then, rub the mixture all over the salmon and leave it to marinate for a minimum 1 hour, on a tray covered with a non-PVC cling film, if possible.
Preheat the
grill to its highest setting. Remove the salmon from the marinade, brush it
with maple syrup and grill for 10 minutes.
Serve it sprinkled
with chillies, spring onions, coriander leaves and a squeeze of lime.
We had it
with green salad and grilled asparagus on the side.
The main ingredient and its healthy
benefits
Salmon: is an excellent source of quality protein, potassium, selenium, vitamins
B12 and D, and carotenoids. It contains high levels of the essential fatty acid
Omega 3, which may help prevent cardiovascular diseases – reducing heart
attacks and cardiac arrhythmias. Omega-3s are anti-inflammatory, improve brain
function and memory. Research has shown that it’s also beneficial for the
prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
Till next week!
Dear Margot,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved this recipe. Will be off to the fishmongers soon to buy the salmon - that will be our dinner this evening!
Really great,
Adri xx