Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe

Rating 5.0
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| Last Updated on February 26, 2024
Miso glazed salmon is bursting with sweet and savory flavors. Marinated in essential Asian ingredients such as soy sauce, mirin and sake, it creates a perfectly balanced dish.
Dinner
Asian
10
ingredients
7
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380
minutes
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Giselle Park
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
4
6 tbsp
miso
4 tbsp
sake
6 tbsp
mirin
2 tbsp
soy sauce
2 tbsp
golden syrup or light corn syrup
2 tsp
toasted sesame oil
4
salmon filets
sesame seeds, for garnish
sliced scallions, for garnish
lemon wedges, for garnish
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Directions 7 steps | 380 Minutes

Step 1

Measure and prep all ingredients.

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Measure and prep all ingredients.
Step 2

In a large bowl, whisk together the miso, sake, mirin, soy sauce, corn syrup and sesame oil.

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: In a large bowl, whisk together the miso, sake, mirin, soy sauce, corn syrup and sesame oil.
Step 3

Add the salmon to the bowl and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Add the salmon to the bowl and toss to coat.
Step 4

Preheat the broiler and place an oven rack about 6-8 inches from the broiler. Prepare a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil. Coat the foil with nonstick cooking spray.

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Preheat the broiler and place an oven rack about 6-8 inches from the broiler.
Step 5

Remove the salmon from the marinade, making sure to remove the excess marinade. Place the salmon, skin side down on the prepared baking sheet. 

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Remove the salmon from the marinade, making sure to remove the excess marinade.
Step 6

Broil the salmon for about 10 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and easily flaked on the side with a fork. Make sure to watch the salmon, as the marinade has sugar and could cause it to burn. (See notes.)

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Broil the salmon for about 10 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and easily flaked on the side with a fork.
Step 7

Serve with steamed rice and vegetables. Enjoy!

Miso Glazed Salmon Recipe: Serve with steamed rice and vegetables.

Notes:

  • If the salmon is not cooked through after 10 minutes, bake the salmon in a 400°F oven until cooked through.

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
979
FAT
56.9 g
PROTEIN
84.9 g
CARBS
17.2 g
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Kimiko S.

Kimiko

24 Aug 2022

Oh this is such a great recipe - the corn syrup really helps give a beautiful shine to the finished fish! I'll be trying this with black cod, next!

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