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Glazed Salmon

By Bryan Roof

Published on February 13, 2013

Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Glazed Salmon

Ingredients

Hoisin-Ginger Glaze

2 tablespoons ketchup 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Salmon

1 teaspoon light brown sugar ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon cornstarch 4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Before You Begin

Use center-cut salmon fillets of similar thickness so that they cook at the same rate. The best way to ensure uniformity is to buy a 1 1/2- to 2-pound whole center-cut fillet and cut it into 4 pieces. Prepare the glaze before you cook the salmon. If your nonstick skillet isn't ovensafe, sear the salmon as directed in step 2, then transfer it to a rimmed baking sheet, glaze it, and bake the salmon as directed in step 3. If using wild salmon, cook it until it registers 120 degrees. This recipe also works well with our Soy-Mustard GlazePomegranate-Balsamic Glaze, and Orange-Miso Glaze.

Instructions

    for the hoisin glaze

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Whisk ketchup, hoisin, rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili-garlic sauce, and ginger together in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat and simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  2. for the salmon

  3. Combine brown sugar, salt, and cornstarch in small bowl. Pat salmon dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top of flesh side of salmon, rubbing to distribute.
  4. Heat oil in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Place salmon, flesh side down, in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 minute. Using tongs, carefully flip salmon and cook on skin side for 1 minute.
  5. Remove skillet from heat and spoon glaze evenly over salmon fillets. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is still translucent when cut into with paring knife, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer fillets to platter or individual plates. Spoon remaining glaze from skillet onto salmon and serve.

Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

Hoisin-Ginger Glaze

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Salmon

1 teaspoon light brown sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cornstarch
4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

Hoisin-Ginger Glaze

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Salmon

1 teaspoon light brown sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cornstarch
4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

Hoisin-Ginger Glaze

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Salmon

1 teaspoon light brown sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cornstarch
4 (6- to 8-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

Our teriyaki-inspired glaze complemented the fatty salmon and stuck to the fish thanks to a little cornstarch, which we sprinkled, along with brown sugar and salt, onto the exterior of the glazed salmon.

Before You Begin

Use center-cut salmon fillets of similar thickness so that they cook at the same rate. The best way to ensure uniformity is to buy a 1 1/2- to 2-pound whole center-cut fillet and cut it into 4 pieces. Prepare the glaze before you cook the salmon. If your nonstick skillet isn't ovensafe, sear the salmon as directed in step 2, then transfer it to a rimmed baking sheet, glaze it, and bake the salmon as directed in step 3. If using wild salmon, cook it until it registers 120 degrees. This recipe also works well with our Soy-Mustard GlazePomegranate-Balsamic Glaze, and Orange-Miso Glaze.

Instructions

    for the hoisin glaze

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Whisk ketchup, hoisin, rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili-garlic sauce, and ginger together in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat and simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  2. for the salmon

  3. Combine brown sugar, salt, and cornstarch in small bowl. Pat salmon dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top of flesh side of salmon, rubbing to distribute.
  4. Heat oil in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Place salmon, flesh side down, in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 minute. Using tongs, carefully flip salmon and cook on skin side for 1 minute.
  5. Remove skillet from heat and spoon glaze evenly over salmon fillets. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is still translucent when cut into with paring knife, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer fillets to platter or individual plates. Spoon remaining glaze from skillet onto salmon and serve.

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