Delicious salmon marinated in a flavorful mixture of miso, soy, and sake, then oven-broiled. Sounds delicious, right?
If you are a fan of Japanese flavors, you’ll love this quick and easy recipe. You only need fresh salmon filets and a few ingredients to make this dish.
This dish is perfect for a light weeknight dinner, and it pairs well with aromatic jasmine rice or grilled veggies.
Cooking Tips
After the miso marinates with the fish, you need to make sure the salmon is not drenched in the marinade, or else it will burn easily.
You want to avoid the burnt miso flavor in your food!
The goal is to have a light glaze on the salmon, which you can achieve by brushing a small quantity of marinade on top of the filet.
When you broil the fish in the oven, the glaze will caramelize and intensify the delicious flavors.
PrintMiso Glazed Salmon
Course Main CourseCuisine JapaneseKeyword Miso, Salmon Prep Time 5 minutesCook Time 15 minutes Servings 2 people Calories 435kcal Author Joost Nusselder Cost $8Ingredients
- 14 ounces salmon with skin-on, cut the fish into two equal pieces
Marinade
- 2 tbsp awase miso a mix of white and red miso
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin or sugar
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
Toppings
- 1 green onion chopped
- ½ tbsp sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
Preparing the Salmon
- Mix all your ingredients for the marinade and in a large bowl.
- Take the salmon filet and place it in the marinade skin-up.
- With a spoon, place some of the marinade on the fish and cover the bowl with plastic cling wrap.
- Place the bowl in the refrigerator and let it marinade for about 30-60 minutes.
- Next, prep your baking tray with aluminum foil and place your fish filet. Make sure to drain the salmon, so the marinade doesn’t drip.
- Broil the salmon for about 12 minutes on medium heat. Read the broiling recommendations below.
- Chop the green onion and garnish the fish. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
Broiling the Salmon
- Preheat the broiler oven.
- Place the cooking rack at about 15 centimeters / 6 inches from the top of the heating element.
- Broil the fish at medium heat (500 F or 260 celsius) for about 12 minutes or until the fish is browned at the top.
- The cooking time may vary depending on how thick the salmon filets are.
- You can use a meat thermometer to check that the salmon’s internal temperature is 145 F or 63 degrees Celsius.
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 1327mg | Potassium: 1107mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 3mgBroiling Salmon
You can choose to bake the salmon in the oven, but I recommend you broil it in the oven instead.
If you have an electric oven, it’s very easy to broil. You must place the fish on the top rack close to the infrared heating energy.
Broiling accelerates the cooking process and gives your salmon a brown coat.
The key to successful broiling is not about setting the perfect temperature in the oven.
Instead, you must maintain the right distance between the food and the heating element at the top of your oven.
Now that you’ve read through the cooking tips, it’s time to get started on that recipe! Or read on for some more background info.
Alternative Cooking Method: Baking the Salmon
If you can’t broil the salmon filet, you can bake it in the oven, and it tastes almost the same.
To bake, preheat the oven to 425 F/ 218 Celsius.
Place the fish on the baking tray and place the tray in the middle rack of the oven.
Let the salmon bake for about 10-13 minutes, depending on the thickness of the filets.
Note: You can store the fish in the fridge for 48 hours.
Miso in Japanese cuisine
In many Japanese recipes, miso is often paired with seafood.
In case you’re unfamiliar with miso, it is a fermented soybean paste made with a fermentation starter called koji and left to ferment for months.
It’s used as a flavoring condiment in many of Japan’s most popular dishes. You’ve probably heard of miso soup already because it’s a healthy dish.
Miso is full of vitamins, minerals, and it’s great for gut health.
So, what does it taste like?
Well, it’s salty and savory, and when you use it as a marinade for salmon, it tastes best if you mix it with something sweet like honey or mirin.
If you’re out of mirin, you can also use a bit of sugar as a sweetener.
Read more about the amazing world of miso: What are the different types of miso? [full guide to miso]
Nutritional Information
Salmon is a healthy fish because it is a source of omega-3 fatty acids.
These healthy fatty acids help reduce inflammation in the body and improve your metabolism’s fat burning capacity. Thus, it can help you lose weight.
Salmon is also known to help regulate blood pressure and blood sugar.
A 4-ounce piece of sockeye salmon contains approximately 16-170 calories, of which about 70 calories come from fat.
As well, salmon contains about 26 grams of protein and 75 mg of cholesterol.
1 ounce of miso has about 56 calories. As well, it has 7 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fat. It’s also a good source of vitamin B, vitamin K, and copper.
It is healthy because miso is a fermented food that aids digestion and is full of good gut bacteria. Since miso is a fermented food, the body can absorb the nutrients more efficiently.
However, it’s essential to keep in mind that miso is very salty, so it has a high sodium content.
People with diabetes or heart disease should be very careful about eating miso.
If you love seafood and salmon, you can make this easy dish for lunch and dinner alongside a serving of jasmine or basmati rice.
Rice pairs well with salmon because it has a subtle taste and doesn’t overpower the fishy flavor.
Jasmine rice is lightly aromatic, so it adds extra richness.
The best part about this recipe is that it’s quick and simple to make, and you don’t need many ingredients.
Looking for more recipes with delicious salmon? Check these 5 Best Teppanyaki Salmon Recipes to try out this week.