Orange Five Spice Glazed Salmon
Ingredients
For the Salmon:
- 4 6-ounce salmon fillet portions, about 1 1/2 inches thick
For the Glaze:
- 1 ½ cups orange juice
- 2 tbsp. grated fresh ginger
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. five spice powder
- Few drops sesame oil
- 1 tsp. corn starch
- A little water
For the Five Spice Powder:
- 3 tbsp. cinnamon
- 6 star anise or 2 tbsp. anise seeds
- 1 ¼ tsp. fennel seeds
- 1 ½ tsp. Szechuan peppercorns or 1 ½ sp. whole black peppercorns
- ¾ tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
To prepare the glaze:
- Bring all of the glaze ingredients to a boil in a small pot and simmer for 5 minutes before thickening with a slurry of 1 tsp. corn starch dissolved in a little water.
- Pre-heat oven to 425°F.
- Place the salmon fillets on a parchment lined baking sheet, season with salt and pepper and bake for about 10 minutes.
- At this point, begin brushing the glaze on the salmon and returning it to the oven for a couple of minutes between coatings.
- I normally glaze it about 3 times.
To prepare the five spice powder:
- You can always add more of the sauce to the fish when serving.
- Combine all ingredients in blender or coffee grinder.
- Blend until finely ground.
- Store in airtight container.
- Keeps up to 2 months.
Notes
You could “roast” the whole spices a bit for a more intense flavor in a dry frying pan. Watch closely to prevent spices from burning.