Miso Glazed Salmon 味噌サーモン

Ingredients

• 2 Salmon fillets (*1 )
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp miso (white or awase *2 )
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp mirin (*3)
• 1 tbsp sake (*4)
• * sesame seeds and chopped green shallots to garnish

Instructions

1. 1

   Sprinkle salt over the salmon fillets evenly and cover with cling wrap to leave for 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Wipe excess moisture off the salmon with kitchen paper towel.

3. 3

   Mix the miso, sugar, mirin, and sake all together and pour them in a ziplock bag.

4. 4

   Place two salmon fillets in the bag. Zip the bag and coat the salmon with miso marinade from outside of the bag with your hand.

5. 5

   Leave the marinade for 7-8 hours overnight in refrigerator.

6. 6

   Remove the excess miso marinade with kitchen paper towel carefully.

7. 7

   Place the salmon on a baking sheet lined oven tray. *5

8. 8

   Grill/Broil the salmon for about 6 minutes under 410°F(210°C) on the bottom row in the oven. *6 *7

9. 9

   Turn the salmon over once and cook another 6 minutes in the oven.

10. 10

    Turn it back and glaze with miso marinade with a brush and put the tray back to the oven for one minute.

11. 11

    Serve the glazed salmon on top of the soba noodles or bed of rice. *8

12. 12

    Garnish with roasted sesame seeds and finely chopped green shallots.