Brown Sugar Salmon

Brown Sugar Salmon

from delish.com
15 min
4 servings

Tender, flaky broiled salmon is glazed with a molasses-y sweet, slightly tart glaze of brown sugar, Dijon mustard, lime juice, fish sauce, and berbere spice.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp. fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp. homemade or store-bought berbere, baharat, or garam masala spice mix
  • 1 tbsp. neutral oil
  • 4 (6-oz.) skin-on salmon fillets
  • Kosher salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Place a rack in upper third of oven; heat broiler to high. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, mustard, fish sauce, lime juice, and spice mix until combined and smooth. Reserve 2 tablespoons glaze for serving.

  2. 2

    Drizzle oil onto a foil-lined sheet tray, spreading to edges with a pastry brush or paper towels. Season salmon on all sides with salt and arrange on prepared tray, skin side down. Pour half of remaining glaze over salmon.

  3. 3

    Broil salmon 5 minutes. Remove tray from oven and pour remaining glaze over. Continue to broil until salmon is cooked through and glaze is slightly sticky, 5 to 6 minutes more.

  4. 4

    Transfer salmon to a platter. Spoon reserved 2 tablespoons glaze over.