Healthy Recipe: Quick-Cured Sake Salmon with Quinoa
Sake's nutty flavor complements the quinoa and helps tenderize the salmon. This method is a quick way to cure the fish.
This recipe was AMAZING and I am not a huge salmon fan! Please try and come back to let us know what you thought :)
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces salmon and about 3/4 cup quinoa)
* This has been slightly altered by us :)
Ingredients
- 1 (1-pound) salmon fillet - We got ours from Whole Foods and it was AMAZING!!!!!
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 1 1/2 cups sake, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon chili paste
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Preparation
Place salmon, skin side down, on a plate. Combine 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 teaspoon sugar; rub salt mixture evenly over skinned sides of salmon. Cover with plastic wrap; chill overnight.
Remove plastic wrap from salmon. Rinse salmon under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Combine 1 cup sake, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar, chili paste, and garlic in a zip-top plastic bag. Add salmon; seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning occasionally.
You will need to wash your quinoa, unless you have purchased pre-washed, organic quinoa.
Heat butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until butter melts. Add pepper, carrot, and onion to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until onion is tender. Add quinoa; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 cup water, remaining 1/2 cup sake, juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is tender. Remove from heat; fluff with a fork. Stir in parsley. Keep warm.
Preheat oven to 450°.
Remove salmon from bag, reserving marinade. Place marinade in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 7 minutes).
Brush skinned sides of salmon with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil. Heat an oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon to pan, skin side up; cook 3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn salmon over, and baste with reduced marinade. Place pan in oven, and bake at 450° for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Serve immediately with quinoa.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 519 (23% from fat)
- Fat:
- 13.5g (sat 2.9g,mono 6.3g,poly 3.4g)
- Protein:
- 30.3g
- Carbohydrate:
- 41.7g
- Fiber:
- 4g
- Cholesterol:
- 60mg
- Iron:
- 3.4mg
- Sodium:
- 717mg
- Calcium:
- 53mg
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