Orange Teriyaki Salmon: Easy and Juicy Recipe for Home Chefs
This Orange Teriyaki Salmon recipe is easy, juicy, and perfect for home chefs looking to impress with flavorful fish.
Equipment
- small bowl
- saucepan
- baking sheet
- foil
- oven
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 filets Salmon 6 oz. each
Orange Teriyaki Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons Water
- ⅔ cup Orange Juice
- 1 teaspoon Orange Zest
- ⅓ cup Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ginger minced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon Sesame Oil
Toppings
- Sesame Seeds optional
- Red Pepper Flakes optional
- Chopped Green Onions optional
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water. Add all sauce ingredients to a small saucepan including cornstarch mixture. Bring sauce to a low simmer and cook for about 3-5 minutes. When sauce lightly thickens, remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to cool.
- While your sauce is cooling, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with a lightly oiled sheet of foil. Place salmon filets on the sheet and baste generously with sauce, reserving about half of the sauce for later use.
- Place salmon in the oven and bake for 14 minutes. When salmon is nice and flakey, it's ready.
Notes
Store leftover salmon in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. If you don't have fresh garlic substitute for 1 teaspoon garlic powder. If you don't have fresh ginger substitute for ½ teaspoon ground ginger.
Nutrition
Serving: 1filetCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 35gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
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