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Miso Maple-Glazed Salmon

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Miso Maple-Glazed Salmon

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"This simple glaze combines salty and savory miso paste with sweet maple syrup. The rice vinegar marries the two, and a few drops of hot sauce are all you need to complete this incredibly easy, yet sophisticated dish." — Chef John

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1 1/2 tablespoons yellow miso paste
1 1/2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha®) (optional)
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 (6 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, with skin

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Directions

Place oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Whisk together miso paste, seasoned rice vinegar, maple syrup, and hot chili sauce in a bowl.
Brush an oven-ready skillet with vegetable oil.
Place salmon fillets skin sides down in the cold skillet. Place over medium heat and cook until the skin starts to sizzle, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
Brush each salmon fillet with miso glaze. Place skillet under the preheated broiler and cook until the salmon is just cooked through and the top is browned, about 8 minutes.
Remove each fillet from the pan, separating flesh from the skin; leave the skin in the pan.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 15 mins
READY IN 20 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Apr 12, 2012

This sauce was actually pretty good, but too sweet for my taste, so I removed a star. Next time I will reduce the maple syrup to a teaspoon or so. Remember that the seasoned rice vinegar is also sweet. Instead of following these complicated instructions, I just poured the sauce over the fish, no marinating, & baked it in the toaste oven for 14 min or so. Maybe it didn't have the glazed effect but it didn't mess up my kitchen and it was easy.

—Momeramas

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Mar 27, 2012

Would not make this again. There was not enough flavour for the time and mess. The pan was very difficult to clean and the oven now needs cleaning as well.

—Abigail

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Apr 28, 2012

This was great! Though, we Cedar plank grilled it instead.

—Charlotte

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Aug 09, 2012

I omitted the chili sauce for the sake of the kids, and they loved it. I cooked in on the grill on tinfoil and it came out fine. Miso is an underrated seasoning. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

—JSimic

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Jan 09, 2013

love it, excellent.

—emfarah

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Sep 09, 2012

Fantastic! We added equal parts of Sake as well. This is a keeper.

—jennifer

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Aug 28, 2012

Absolutely delicious. I only wish I bought more fish!

—DrSeussFreak

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Aug 21, 2012

So fast, easy and most of all, delicious!

—kbrocro

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Nutrition

Calories
365 kcal
18%

Carbohydrates
16 g
5%

Cholesterol
83 mg
28%

Fat
19.3 g
30%

Fiber
0.8 g
3%

Protein
30.5 g
61%

Sodium
902 mg
36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Miso Maple-Glazed Salmon

Serving Size: 1/2 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 365
Calories from Fat: 173

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19.3g 30 %
Saturated Fat 3.8g 19 %
** Cholesterol 83mg 28 %
Sodium 902mg 36 %
** Potassium 561mg 16 %
Total Carbohydrates 16g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3 %
Protein 30.5g 61 %
Sugars 12g
** Vitamin A 3 %
** Vitamin C 9 %
** Calcium 5 %
** Iron 10 %
** Thiamin 46 %
** Niacin 126 %
** Vitamin B6 55 %
** Magnesium 17 %
** Folate 26 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.