Fish and Shellfish Recipes - Asian Seared Salmon Recipe

Ingredients

• grated rind and juice of 1 lime

• 15ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 spring onions (scallions), sliced

• 1 fresh red chili, seeded and finely chopped

• 2.5cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated

• 1 lemon grass stalk, finely chopped

• 4 salmon fillets, each about 175g/6oz

• 30ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• salt and ground black pepper

• 45ml/3 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro), to garnish

• cooked egg noodles and stir-fried carrot, peppers and mangetouts (snow peas), to serve

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Put the grated lime rind in a jug (pitcher) and pour in the lime juice. Add the soy sauce, spring onions, chili, ginger and lemon grass. Season with pepper and stir well.

2. Place the salmon in a shallow non-metallic dish and pour the lime mixture over. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

3. Brush a griddle pan with 15ml/1 tbsp of the olive oil and heat until hot. Remove the fish from the marinade. pat dry and add to the griddle pan. Cook the salmon fillets for 6 minutes, turning once.

4. When the salmon fillets are almost cooked, pour the remaining marinade into a separate pan and heat it. Add the salmon fillets to the hot marinade and simmer for 1-2 minutes.

5. Serve the salmon on a bed of egg noodles and stir-fried vegetables. Garnish with coriander.

Salmon fillets only take a few minutes to cook. but make sure you allow enough time for the fish to soak up all the flavors of the marinade before you start to cook.