Garlic and Honey Glazed Salmon
This garlic and honey glazed salmon may be the best salmon dish I've ever had. The salmon is basted in a sweet, sour, umami and slightly spicy glaze, giving the fish a crispy and flavorful crust.
Ingredients
- 2 6-8 oz salmon filets, skin removed
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 colves garlic, minced
- 2 lemons, 1 juiced, 1 sliced into rounds
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- olive oil
- salt
- fresh herbs, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Pat the salmon dry, and liberally salt. Heat a heavy (preferably cast iron) skillet with olive oil over medium-high heat.
- In a small bowl, mix together minced garlic, lemon juice (reserve the lemon slices,) soy sauce, chili flakes and honey.
- Sear the salmon on one side until golden brown and easily released from the pan, about 5 minutes. Add a bit more oil to the pan and flip the salmon. Add the honey-lemon-soy sauce mixture to the pan, along with the lemon slices. Baste the salmon with the sauce by spooning it over the top of the fish. Cook until the sauce is thickened, another 5-7 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh herbs and lemon slices and serve.
Notes
*recipe can be doubled, tripled, quadrupled etc for feeding a crowd