BBQ Heaven for Salmon Lovers: Asian-Style Salmon

Ingredients
One salmon fillet
Ground ginger
Salt and pepper
For the marinade
4 cups of soy sauce
5 tablespoons honey
1 cup of sugar
½ ginger root, chopped
5 garlic cloves
1 cinnamon stick
½ bunch cilantro

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.

Marinate the fish with the mixture for 30 minutes

Remove the herbs from the marinade and season with salt. The reason we remove the herbs and old marinade is because the marinade will make the fish soggy and the herbs don’t withstand cooking very well, so it is better to add the fresh herbs at the end.

Pack the fish in a really cute aluminum foil envelope. I poke holes on the envelope, so that the smoke from the BBQ can flavor the fish better!

Let’s BBQ this bitch baby!

Cook the fish for 1:30 to 2 minutes on each side. To take it to the next level, I’m going to grill some limes on the side. The juice from the grilled lime is going to add an extra layer of BBQ goodness to the fish, making it taste lovely.

Squeeze the limes on the fish and serve with fresh cilantro. Enjoy!!

Delightful Hawaiian Ahi Poke

Ingredients

Hawaiian Poke

  • 1 lb, fresh Ahi Tuna
  • 3 green onions, sliced on a bias
  • 1/2 ginger root, finely sliced julienne
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced on a bias
  • 1 bunch cilantro, remove the stems and keep leaves
  • 2 tablespoons, sesame seeds
  • 2 cups, canned or fresh pineapple chunks cut in ½ inch squares
  • 1 Avocado, cut in ½ inch squares
  • Green onion threads 

Marinade for Poke

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons, brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon, lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons, canned pineapple juice
  • ¼ teaspoon of sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha
  • 1-2 teaspoons of Cumin
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Vinaigrette for avocado

  • ¼ cup canned pineapple juice
  • 5 chunks of pineapple
  • ½ lime, Juiced
  • ½ bunch cilantro
  • 1 stem of green onion
  • 1 garlic

Salt and pepper

Directions

Cut Ahi Tuna into 1/2″ cubes – set aside and refrigerate.

Prep all Poke ingredients as indicated by the ingredients list. Combine the tuna, green onions sliced on a bias, finely julienned Ginger, garlic cloves finely sliced on a bias, cilantro leaves and sesame seeds in a bowl. Mix well and refrigerate.

Combine the ingredients of the poke marinade in a bowl. Mix until well incorporated. Combine tuna mix with the poke marinade and set aside in the refrigerator.

Cut avocado in ½ inch squares with this tip.

Combine the ingredients of the avocado marinade in a bowl and mix with an immersion blender.

Combine avocado squares with the marinade and set aside on the refrigerator.

Take the two bowls with the poke marinade and the avocado out.

For plating, get a 3-inch pastry ring.

Fill the pastry ring halfway with the avocado mix.

Top with the Tuna mix.

Add the fried green onion threads on top. Lastly, make a smear of the Vinaigrette for avocado on the side and enjoy!

Pan-Fried Salmon & Asparagus & Fava Bean Pure


Ingredients

1 large or two small skin-on salmon fish fillets

  • Kosher salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Meyer lemon zest
  • three parsley sprigs

I used fillets that are about 1-inch thick and seasoned them with kosher salt and pepper.Place one tablespoon of butter in medium heat. After the foam diminishes, add a bouquet garni, which is a bundle of herbs or seasonings. I used meyer lemon zest, thyme, salt, and pepper.


Then, place fish skin side down. Move the pan a bit for 15 seconds, so the fish won’t stick to the pan. Tilt the pan sideways until you form a puddle of butter in the bottom. With a spoon baste the fish in its own juices and butter, until its ready to turn. You will want to flip the fish when it’s 1/3 of the way done. Then, add another tablespoon of butter to freshen up the cooking fat and flip the fish and baste the skin part until the fist 1/3 of the way done on the other side.

 

I served them with faba bean puree, grilled asparagus and radish sprouts.
Times and internal temperatures

  • 1-2 minutes = Medium-Rare to Medium
  • 3-4 minutes = Medium to Medium-Well
  • 5+ minutes = Yikes !