Salmon may not be an unfamiliar ingredient, but its full potential is not always realized. This subtle fish offers a great canvas for you to experiment on and expand your culinary horizons. What better place to start with than a cuisine as diverse as Asian?
Explore new ways to eat salmon with our Asian Salmon Recipes list. You’ll be amazed by how simple yet flavorful these dishes are.
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Salmon Sushi Cupcakes Recipe
Nothing says trendy and contemporary better than these Sushi Cupcakes. They’re petite seafood galettes of salmon and rice topped with radish, avocado, carrots, and sesame seeds. So; smooth substance, crisp textures, and finally, a bold ginger and soy sauce to tie all the elements together with a punch.
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Salmon Piccata Recipe
If you love creamy textures and lemony flavors, you’ll love this Salmon Piccata. It’s the perfect bright dish to amp up your recipe repertory. Brined capers, parsley, and white wine give this dish an overall vibrancy and tang that makes it so addictive that you’ll be making it every week.
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Salmon Curry Recipe
Salmon Curry might be our favorite Asian seafood dish yet. Salmon is naturally rich in fats, but adding coconut milk further makes this dish velvety that one can hardly resist it. This dish is further adorned with bold Thai flavors of fish sauce and lime juice that make each curry spoonful vibrant, creamy, and downright delicious.
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Miso Salmon Recipe
If bold, unapologetic flavors are what you seek, you’ve found your winner. Miso Salmon has a basic soy, sesame, and mirin base that is deeply umami. Some say the fish sauce essence is too strong, others say it’s just the right amount of punch. Either way, there’s only one way for you to find out: make it today.
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Salmon Sushi Roll Recipe
This recipe for Sushi Rolls is the one that’ll make people sit up and finally take notice of you. So, if you’re hosting a party or a gathering, consider this masterpiece. It looks like a work of art but all you need is a pair of hands. Your turn to take the spotlight.
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Honey Garlic Salmon Recipe
Two opposing flavors reconcile to form a magical dining experience in this Honey Garlic Salmon recipe. So sit down, dig in, and prepare yourself for an assault of heavenly flavors. While treading the spectrum of sweet to sour, this dish will take your taste buds for an exciting joy ride you’ll appreciate.
Get the recipe.There’s never a dull moment when experimenting with Asian food. Even the simplest dishes can captivate you with their gorgeous blend of flavors and textures. Hopefully, the dishes from our Asian Salmon Recipes are enough to inspire you to bring your taste buds on an exciting culinary journey.
What to Consider When Cooking Salmon at Home
Cooking salmon at home can seem intimidating at first. However, you may be surprised to find it’s much simpler than you think. Here are a few key elements to consider:
- Cooking Utensils
You don’t need to be too particular when cooking salmon. However, it’s always good to be prepared. Have a large (fish) spatula on hand to quickly flip and lift as you cook. Get a small pair of needle-nose pliers to remove the pin bones and a meat thermometer to precisely check when your salmon is done.
- Salmon Cuts
There are three main cuts you can choose from when cooking salmon. Filets are the most common, easiest to prepare, and can be adapted to almost any recipe.
If you’re looking for something more succulent and thicker, steaks are the way to go. This cut is ideal for high-heat cooking methods, such as grilling, broiling, or pan-searing.
Finally, a side of salmon can be a good fit for a large meal. It’s almost as long as the fish and can be cooked using various methods, such as roasting, grilling, poaching, baking, or any other that you choose.
- Cooking Methods
The oven provides a great shortcut for cooking restaurant-worthy Asian salmon recipes. It allows you to cook many filets in one go, and multitask while the food is cooking. Many like to roast their salmon, but you can also bake or broil to keep it simple, or en papillote to infuse it with herby flavors.
If you prefer a more hands-on approach, try sautéing, pan-frying, or poaching. These methods usually take less than 20 mins for a flavorful dish of tender salmon.
Last but not least, grilling is never a bad idea if you’re looking for a smoky taste and that crispy charred skin.
How to Make Asian Salmon
Asian food is known for its complex yet harmonious flavors, ranging between sweet, spicy, savory, and sour. This is because of the balanced combination of delectable condiments, fresh ingredients, and suitable cooking methods.
Salmon has a mild and briny flavor that works well in a lot of Asian dishes. If you want to bring Asian flavors right into your kitchen, consider the following elements.
- Spices
Asian spices are familiar ones that you may already have in your pantry. Go for intense and slightly spicy ones such as pepper, ginger, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, cumin, etc.
- Herbs
Thai basil can be used in a baked salmon dish to enrich its taste. You can also wrap your salmon in foil with bay leaves to infuse it with a woodsy scent. Other Asian herbs to consider are cilantro, rosemary, lemongrass, and spearmint.
- Sauces
Marinating sauces is the easiest way to instantly introduce Asian flavors to your salmon dish. Soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, miso, and oyster sauce are the most common choices, often paired with honey or ginger in a glazed dish. You can also use Sriracha if you’re looking for a more sweet-and-spicy taste.
- Other Ingredients
Going beyond the seasonings, you can also add salmon to classic Asian dishes. Fried rice, white rice, sushi, miso soup, curry, or egg noodles are great places to start with.
What Drink Goes Well With Asian Salmon Recipes?
Sparkling wines such as white or rosé are the most popular choices for pairing with Asian salmon recipes. Japanese-based dishes will mesh well with something subtly sweet, like Pinot Noir, sake, or fino sherry. Indian dishes might call for white wine such as dry riesling, pinot gris, or a simple rosé like Grenache.
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