Roasted Salmon with a Cheat's Vietnamese Caramel Sauce

Roasted Salmon with a Cheat's Vietnamese Caramel Sauce

from food52.com
Entree
4 servings

This recipe Vietnamese salmon recipe has been adapted from Chef Granger but with the flavor boosted by the addition of ginger, cilantro, scallions, and chili.

Ingredients

  • four 7-ounce salmon fillets
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoonssoy sauce
  • 3 tablespoonsfish sauce
  • ½ cupsoft brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoonfreshly grated ginger
  • 1juice of
  • steamed rice, to serve
  • handful of fresh cilantro, chopped, to serve
  • 3scallions, chopped, to serve
  • 1red chili, deseeded and finely chopped, to serve
  • lime wedges, to serve

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Place the salmon, skin side down, on the sheet. Brush or lightly drizzle the salmon with the olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for about 11 or 12 minutes, until the salmon is just opaque in the center.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, ginger and lime juice and stir together, until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce is syrupy.

  3. 3

    Serve the salmon on steamed rice with the sauce generously drizzled over, then sprinkle over some chopped cilantro, scallions and red chili with lime wedges on the side.