Roasted Salmon & Burnt Orange Glaze
Recipe by Silvia Baldini— Salmon is a beautiful fish with moist and tender flesh as long as you don’t’ over cook it. Wild salmon comes mostly from the North Pacific and is a better choice that farmed. It has so much flavor that all it really needs is a hot skillet and a sprinkle of salt. However farmed salmon is less expensive, and it’s very fatty. That makes not only for pretty good eating but also for extremely forgiving cooking: you can overcook farmed salmon a bit, and it won’t be that dry. I usually oven cook a whole side of salmon with the skin on at 350 degrees in oven for 14 minutes. It always comes out moist and pink inside. A sprinkle of salt and a squeeze of lemon are enough for weeknights dinners or you can dress it up with this simple burnt orange glaze. I use the leftovers for salads, pasta and fish cakes.
Roasted Salmon & Burnt Orange Glaze
Recipe by Silvia Baldini— Salmon is a beautiful fish with moist and tender flesh as long as you don’t’ over cook it. Wild salmon comes mostly from the North Pacific and is a better choice that farmed. It has so much flavor that all it really needs is a hot skillet and a sprinkle of salt. However farmed salmon is less expensive, and it’s very fatty. That makes not only for pretty good eating but also for extremely forgiving cooking: you can overcook farmed salmon a bit, and it won’t be that dry. I usually oven cook a whole side of salmon with the skin on at 350 degrees in oven for 14 minutes. It always comes out moist and pink inside. A sprinkle of salt and a squeeze of lemon are enough for weeknights dinners or you can dress it up with this simple burnt orange glaze. I use the leftovers for salads, pasta and fish cakes.
Servings Prep Time
4people 10minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
4people 10minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
  • 1/4cup granulated sugar
  • 2tablespoons water
  • 1tablespoon Honey
  • 1 navel orange
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 2tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1whole salmon side skin on
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Stir the sugar, water and honey in a small saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and simmer, without stirring, until the mixture is a light caramel color. Watch it carefully and don’t let it burn. The caramel will go from not quite done to burnt very quickly if you’re not paying close attention.
  2. Immediately remove the pan from the heat, let the bubbles subside and carefully stir in 1 teaspoon orange zest and 4 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice. (You’ll want to stand back a little as the mixture may splatter.) Return the pan to low heat for a minute or so, stirring constantly until any caramel bits that may have formed completely dissolve. Add the oil and vinegar and gently simmer, stirring almost constantly, for 1 minute.
  3. Pre-heat the oven at 350 Fahrenheit. Place the salmon skin down on a lined oven tray. Season with salt and pepper. Liberally spoon the orange glaze on the salmon and bake for 14 minutes. Serve with the leftover glaze on the side.
Recipe Notes

Add some ginger and minced garlic to the glaze for extra flavor. Substitute the orange juice with lemon or grapefruit.

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