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Broiled Salmon with Spicy Maple Syrup - Weekend Party Perfect
12 days ago
Enjoy delightful flavors with our Broiled Salmon with Spicy Maple Syrup. This recipe combines the rich taste of salmon with a sweet and spicy maple glaze, creating a perfect balance of savory and sweet. It’s the ideal dish for any occasion, quick to prepare, and bursts with flavor.
With just a few ingredients and a quick broil, you’ll have a restaurant-quality meal that’s sure to impress. Dive into this delicious fusion of flavors and discover your new favorite way to enjoy salmon!
We love salmon, and I always have salmon fillets in my freezer for easy dinners. Salmon is one of those fishes that is so versatile. You can enjoy it in so many different cooking methods, and it never disappoints.
Not only is it quick to make, but it is loaded with nutrition and tastes great.
This broiled recipe does not get any easier as the salmons are covered with fantastic sweet maple syrup and with a kick of hot chili peppers, garlic, and ginger sauce.
This recipe is simple enough to make on a weeknight yet elegant enough to serve when the company arrives. While the sauce is reduced, you have plenty of time to prepare the other plates you want to serve.
Like I said, it’s super easy.
Why you will love this recipe
Easy—making the spicy maple sauce will take some time to handle, but once you have your sauce simmering, you can do other cooking around it.
Salmon is healthy for you – salmon delivers many essential nutrients that our body needs as it contains omega-3 fatty acids. vitamins D, B12, potassium, iron
Restaurant food without leaving your kitchen—the taste is out of this world, and the flavor is restaurant-worthy.
Skin or no skin?
For this recipe, I recommend using skin-on salmon to keep the fillets intact and prevent them from falling apart when serving.
The skin will keep your fish moist.
What is the difference between broiled and baked?
Broiling is using the high heat from above in your oven in close vicinity to your food. By using the broiling activates only one heating element, the one located on the roof of your oven.
Broiling is excellent for thin meats that can cook quickly, crisping bread, or melting cheeses over your favorite bread or dish.
When broiling salmon, the extreme direct heat caramelizes the sugars and amino acids in the salmon.
When broiling, you must keep a watchful eye on your oven. Due to the high heat, your food will be prepared quickly and will burn faster if not supervised.
Baking is still using your oven, but at a much lower heat intensity, the oven will radiate heat from the sides and back and bottom, depending of the age of your oven.
It will also take longer to cook. Of course, you can bake your salmon, but it will not have the same upper crust and crispiness as broiled salmon.
Most broilers do come with a set broiler temperature, and some older oven may not. The typical temperature of the broiler is between 500 degrees F and 550 degrees F. This is when your oven temperature will be at the highest.
For broiled salmon, position the rack about 6 inches away from the heat source. Do keep in mind that you will have your salmon on a wire rack thus you may want to lower it one sectional. I have mine at 4 inches, and when I use the broiler for this recipe, my rack is at 7 inches.
If you need to set the temperature, go straight to 550 degrees F.
Keep an eye on your food anytime you use the broiler.
How do you know when the salmon is done?
You can tell when your salmon is cooked when its flesh turns translucent to opaque and flakes easily when pulled apart with a fork. You also want to see some browsing on the top of the salmon as a sign that the flavors have been released.
Ingredients needed to make this recipe
This is a short introduction. The ingredient list is also brief. It includes essential items that you may already have in your pantry. Please read the recipe for complete instructions.
Salmon filets – ensure that they all are the same thickest part and weight.
Maple syrup – use a rich and good maple so you can achieve a great tasting sauce.
Water – to dilute the maple syrup and help crate the sauce.
Ginger root – it just makes this dish amazing. I use a ginger microplane. Who knew there was such a thing, I love it! No more chopping, just peel and grate.
Garlic—I used a garlic press because I enjoy fine particles of garlic in my food, not small bites. You can mince it if you choose.
Dried hot red pepper flakes – give the sauce a nice soft kick that is not over-powering, but quite delightful.
Salt – seasoning for your salmon. I use sea salt.
Olive oil or oil spraying mist – for the oven rack grate so the skin will not stick to it.
With all my recipes, please assemble all the ingredients before starting cooking and baking.
Start with the maple syrup.
Combine the maple syrup, water, grated ginger and garlic, dried hot red pepper flakes, and salt in a heavy-bottom saucepan. Over low heat, bring to a simmer and reduce to about 1/2 cup. The syrup will be thick and stick to the back of the spoon or cooking utensil.
Place in the hot oven and broil for about 4 minutes. Add more sauce if need to and broil for another 6 minutes. You should see it bubbling, the side should be opaque.
Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Storing and Reheating
Your leftover broiled salmon can be stored in a glass airtight container for up to three days.
2 tablespoons fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon salt
4 skin-on salmon filets, about 6 ounces each
Instructions
In a small heavy saucepan, combine the maple syrup, water, gingerroot, garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and simmer until reduced to about ½ cup. Cool the basting sauce.
Preheat broiler.
Arrange the salmon, skin side down, on an oiled rack of a broiler pan, and season with salt. Brush the maple sauce over the salmon fillets.
Broil salmon about 6 inches from heat for 4 minutes. Brush with more sauce if needed and broil until just cooked through, about 6 minutes more.
What to serve with your broiled salmon
Steamed rice, Cilantro Lime Rice, and Oven -Roasted Broccoli With Lemon and Garlic go beautifully alongside.
If you have not tried one of our salad, I recommend Fennel Tomato Salad, Basil with Lemon Vinaigrette. And, of course, French Peas, we are French after all, and our peas have to come to the table once in a while.
Your dinner would not be complete without dessert, and this Blueberry Delight with only three ingredients, is a must as often as you can.
If you enjoy this broiled salmon recipe, you may want to try my other recipes.
Salmon with Bail Mushroom Sauce
Jalapeno Corn Sticks with Maple Honey Butter
Broiled Beef Tenderloin with Asparagus & Red Onions Vinaigrette
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I am a passionate cook, recipe developer, author, and food photographer with 14 years of food blogging experience. Inspired by my French and Italian heritage, I work with other chefs, both foreign and domestic, and have had countless discussions with chefs at famous restaurants globally. I enjoy sharing these creative culinary delights in simple, straightforward, easy-to-understand recipes.
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