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Salmon with a Maple Syrup Glaze

Chef Barbi
Maple syrup can add amazing flavor to a dish! Dark Canadian Maple Syrup with a little soy sauce can turn salmon into your favorite dish.
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Large shallow dish
  • 2 Skillets
  • baking sheet
  • Grill

Ingredients
  

Marinate

  • ½ cup Olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon Onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Creole seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon Cayenne pepper

Salmon

  • 4 slices Fresh salmon fillets (deboned, leave skin attached)

Glaze

  • ¾ cup Dark Canadian maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons Soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons Brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons Paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper

Instructions
 

Marinate

  • Place the spices for the marinate in a skillet
  • Heat spices on a medium heat, stirring constantly until well blended about 3 minutes then allow to cool

Salmon

  • Rinse and debone the salmon (leave skin in place)
  • Place in a shallow dish with skin down, rub presentation side of fillet with the spice mixture
  • Pour the olive oil over the fillets and allow to rest for 1 hour, at room temperature.

Glaze

  • Place all ingredients in a skillet (maple syrup, soy sauce,brown sugar, lime juice, paprika, and pepper).
  • Heat until all of the sugar is dissolved, set aside

Cooking the Glazed Salmon

  • Heat a grill or skillet adding a little oil.
  • Place the salmon, presentation side down, baste with the glaze and cook for about 2 - 3 minutes
  • Flip the fillet to the other side and continue basting with the glaze for 2 - 3 minutes.
  • If you have a thicker fillet and would like to cook the salmon a little longer, remove from the skillet, place fillet on a baking sheet, and bake at 350, in the oven, for about 5 minutes.
  • When finished, plate the salmon, presentation side up, with maple glaze, serve. Enjoy!

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