Lacquered Salmon

10 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced, fresh
  • 2 teaspoons whiskey
  • olive oil
  • 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, 6 ounces each
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons crushed pineapple, canned, divided

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Place soy sauce and sugar in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
  3. 3
    Add the ginger, garlic and whiskey.
  4. 4
    Reduce heat low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Put half this sauce in a container to drizzle over the fish after it is cooked. The sauce can be made in advance and reheated.
  6. 6
    Brush a broiling pan with olive oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
  7. 7
    Place the fillets on the prepared pan and sprinkle each with one tablespoons of pineapple over each fillet.
  8. 8
    Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes, until salmon is pink and slightly firm to the touch. *Note, if you like your salmon cooked rare, cook for only 15-20 minutes.
  9. 9
    Drizzle with reserved sauce before serving.

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