Pan-fried Salmon with Sweet Onion Teriyaki Sauce

Description:
This is a great way to serve salmon when you're in a hurry. Make sure your saute pan with oil is hot before you slide in the fish for it to have a nice crust that won't stick to the pan (I don't use non-stick pans, just stainless steel).

Ingredients:

300 g salmon fillet (or salmon steaks)

1 medium onion, sliced into rings

Teriyaki Sauce:
1/8 cup light soy sauce
1/8 cup mirin
1/4 cup water

Directions:
Season salmon with salt and pepper. When the saute pan is hot, add about 2 tablespoons of oil. Slide in the fish and cook for about 2 minutes per side, being careful not to overcook.
(Tip: Look at the color of the fish in the middle part to determine doneness. Fish should still be bright pink in the middle when you flip it.) Put on a plate and set aside.

In the same pan with the remaining oil, saute onions until soft and caramel in color. Skim off excess oil.
In a small bowl, mix together light soy sauce, mirin and water. Pour unto sauteed onions.

Serve sauce with the fish.

Everything Grilled

I recently bought an electric grill/ panini maker and I just love it. (3D Brand works well; Got it at SnR for P1,800.) We've been making everything from paninis to grilled vegetables, kebabs and grilled salmon. Of course, cooking is so much fun with my sweet little helper.

Baked Herb Salmon

This is one of my dad's favorite dishes so I always bake extra for him.  I buy my salmon fillets at Santis; they slice up the fish for me and they remove the skin too.  Very convenient.  This fish is quite pricey but considering it's a super healthy food, it's still much cheaper to have this at home than at a fine dining resto.


Baked Herb Salmon
(Serves 4)


Ingredients:
4 pcs. skinless fresh salmon fillets
(each piece approximately 200g)
5 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped (or 2 tsp. dried basil)
2 Tbsp. fresh dried parsley, chopped (or 2 tsp. dried parsley)
4 Sprigs of dill weed (or 2 tsp. dried dill)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground pepper
Juice of half a lemon





Procedure:
Make the marinade by combining garlic, olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper. 
Place salmon fillets in a shallow baking dish then pour marinade.  Marinate for about three hours (or more if you like), turning the fish every hour. 
Just before baking, pour the lemon juice over the fish. (I used to combine the lemon juice with the marinade but it "cooked" the surface of the fish, giving it a dull pink color.  It also made the fish more sour than it should be, so just add the juice at the last minute.)
Cover the baking  dish with foil, then bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F for 30 minutes or until done.  Be careful not to overcook this delicate fish. 

Tip:  I added plenty of herbs for that extra flavor, but just put in whatever you have.  I also think it would be more special with melted butter poured on the fish as a finishing touch, but then again it will make it less healthy that way.  Have it your way. :)