Asian Baked Salmon

Ingredients:

Salmon Glaze

• 2 TB fresh ginger coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup organic sugar
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 TB coconut oil
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp red chile flakes

Baked Salmon

• Salmon glaze divided
• 4 ounces salmon fillets approximately 5 each

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
   Salmon Glaze
2. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth (a little texture from the red pepper is okay but get that ginger blended up).
3. Dump mixture into a small sauce pan over medium high heat.
4. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce turns into a thick glaze (it will cover the back of a spoon without running off).
5. Divide sauce in half.
   Baking the salmon
6. Line a baking sheet with foil (dull side up) and lightly oil it.
7. Place fillets on baking sheet and coat with half of the glaze.
8. Bake until the thickest part of the the fillet registers 145F on an instant read thermometer, about 10-13 minutes.
9. With a clean spoon or pastry brush, coat salmon with reserved glaze.

View the original recipe from Vintage Kitty
Images by Vintage Kitty