Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Teriyaki Salmon & Broccoli - 15 minutes*!

Teriyaki Salmon & Broccoli - 15 minutes...plus a little TLC the day before. :)

Recipe is from Shara! (Which she learned from her mama: Sue Liou!)  I didn't end up making rice with this meal, but realized as I was eating it, that would've been genius (I mean, it's teriyaki - duh.  How's I miss that?)  I did pair it with a nice green salad though and for all the strong teriyaki flavor, a mild salad was a nice companion, so I'd recommend that.

 Ingredients - Serves: 2
  • 2 Salmon fillets
  • 1 bag broccoli-wokly (this is pre-cut & washed broccoli in a bag; makes life so much easier)
  • Rice - however much you want, probably 1/2c to 1c
  • Teriyaki Sauce - enough to marinate salmon
Directions - 24 Hours before
  1. PRE-NOTE: To be fair, Shara recommends how to make one's own teriyaki sauce, however I already head some, so I opted to use that instead. (Shara - will you add teriyaki sauce instructions in the comments??) 
  2.  The day prior, marinate the salmon in your teriyaki sauce.  The sauce should cover at least half the salmon (that is, it doesn't need to be completed covered in marinade). 
  3. If you really want to save yourself some time, you could make your rice the day before too.  (But obvs, you don't have to.)
Directions - Eating Day
    1. If you haven't made your rice already, now's the time. 
    2. Turn the oven to Broil and make sure you have a rack on the lowest or second to lowest spot. (It's counter-intuitive, but that's how you get the flaky salmon texture.  I didn't quite get the awesome crispiness on the top, but it was delish!)
    3. Spray a glass baking pan with Pam. Place salmon in center of pan. Fill remaining pan space with broccoli. Cover broccoli with remaining teriyaki marinade. (See pic to the right.)
    4. Place on low rack with oven set to Broil until salmon is cooked through and broccoli is bright green (and a little singed!) Depending on how thick your salmon is this will be anywhere between 5 and 12 minutes.  Just keep a nose on it - if you can smell it, it's probably nearly done!

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