This is one of my favorite ways to prepare salmon. The marinade in this recipe is the perfect combination of spicy, sweet, and savory—in fact, I also love to use it with steaks or chicken. The Sriracha sauce (aka rooster sauce) is a must, and you can find it in the Asian section of most supermarkets.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Preparation
Step 1
In a 1-gallon zip-top plastic bag, combine the soy sauce, honey, vinegar, Sriracha, ginger, and garlic. Add the salmon, toss to coat evenly, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to 8 hours, turning the fish once.
Step 2
Remove the salmon from the bag, reserving the marinade. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the sesame oil. Rotate the pan to coat the bottom evenly and add the salmon. Cook until one side of the fish is browned, about 2 minutes. Flip the salmon and cook until the other side browns, 2 more minutes. Reduce the heat to low and pour in the reserved marinade. Cover and cook until the fish is cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 3
Place a piece of salmon on each of 4 serving plates and sprinkle with the scallions.
Nutrition Per Serving
This is perfect served with zucchini noodles. Use a spiralizer or mandoline fitted with a julienne blade to cut the zucchini into spaghetti-like strands, then sauté them with a little sesame oil and garlic for 2 minutes
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Back to TopHands down my favourite salmon marinade. Followed exactly as written.
mwilson9
Toronto, Canada
9/12/2020
This is my favorite marinade for salmon that I've found yet. This is going in my regular recipe rotation.
eastmana
Nashville, TN
8/5/2020
Absolutely delicious! I only had one small salmon filet, but plenty of frozen shrimp, so I chanced it, and it turned out great! I only marinated for about 15 minutes; and since I didn't have Sriracha, I subbed in chili garlic sauce. Because we all love ginger in this house, I almost doubled it which gave the reduced sauce a nice kick. We'll have this again and again. Yum!
brynnasmommy
Shreveport, LA
7/22/2020
We use this prep almost every time we make salmon. Charcoal grill or pan seared, it this is a year round staple. I am not a huge fan of intense heat, but I do use two tablespoons of sriracha and enjoy it greatly.
Naperville, IL
2/8/2020
This is amazing! Not so spicy on the salmon but spicy off. I marinated a few hours then cooked salmon for 12 minutes at 425 then brushed on and cooked another 12-15 minutes . Reduced the extra marinade and served on the side.
lorianneg
Lori from Woodbury, NY
11/14/2018
I made this as a quick dinner - only 15 minutes to marinate and it was perfectly flavorful. I had a 1/2-lb piece of salmon which I seared for just over a minute on each side, then four minutes with the sauce - this resulted in a bit under well done, which is how I like salmon. The flavor is great. I had no honey so used just a tablespoon of agave, which allowed the spice to come through. Honey would be better for flavor. The suggestion of zucchini noodles was great; I made some using a julienne grater and they were a perfect complement to the sauce.
birgitlh
Philadelphia, PA
8/15/2017
This is a great recipe. I did not have Siracha, and so I used a liquid hot sauce substitute instead and it turned out fine (not Tabasco, but similar to it). Further, I used a mandoline and cut zucchini and squash into strips and sauteed them in garlic and Sesame Oil, and placed it on the plate as a bed for the salmon. It made a great accompaniment and a great presentation. I will definitely make this again. I got home late from work and only marinated it for 40 min; it still turned out fine.
wate
Alexander, AR
4/5/2017
Very good. Will make again
rahappygirl
Houston,TX
12/8/2016
This is a great recipe. In response to the "not that spicy" comments: agree that the salmon does not turn out spicy, but the sauce does. So watch it if you are putting over rice, etc.
lcuconley
LONDON, CANADA
11/24/2016
Very enjoyable and EASY to make. Served with cold sesame noodles with tons of veggies. Also tastes great with a few fried shallots on top.
steingld1
Santa Monica
10/19/2016
Universally loved by all five diners! As other reviewers stated, the hot and spicy didn't really come through, but the caramelization of the sauce in the pan was phenomenal.
Anonymous
Atlanta, GA
8/19/2016
Oh. My. I just made this, and this is such a flavorful salmon recipe. The salmon was so soft and juicy. It took less than 30 mins to prep and less than 30 to prepare. I marinated it for about two hours, and it came out fantastic! It even left some marinade in the pan, and I was able to use it to stir fry broccoli as a side. Will definitely be making this again and again!
icameheretosing
Los Angeles, CA
7/11/2016
Excellent as written and as adapted by other reviewers. HOWEVER, this recipe, like many others on this site and elsewhere, calls for marinating in a plastic bag. YUCK! And possibly hazardous. Everyone has a glazed or glass vessel of a size suitable for marinating the size of fish pieces you have. No worries about leaching hormone disrupting chemicals into your food, lower your carbon footprint, less garbage - there's no downside!
vickieinvancouver
Sunshine Coast British Columbia
6/28/2016
This was A M A Z I N G! I left my salmon marinating for 4 hours, then only cooked them for 10 minutes according to instructions. There is a lot of steam coming from the pan so, yes ventilation helps. I will DEFINITELY make this again. I will add more siracha and spices to make it more spicy as it was not spicy at all and I could not taste the siracha. But the salmon crumbled with just touching it and it was so moist and flavorful...better than a restaurant because it was as good but healthier. I added baked sweet potatoes sprinkled with oil and seasonings. I put the salmon on a bed of grilled zuchinni noodles and cabbage. When the sauce run down (from the salmon), it permeated the base. Recommended 100%
cuquisarod
Wylie, TX
6/15/2016
Wow! This was so good! The fish melted in the mouth. I only marinated for 1 hour, but it still had amazing flavor. We did not taste the sriracha--funny that sriracha is even part of the name. Definitely company-worthy.
stephandjosh
Annapolis, MD
12/25/2015
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