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Orange Five Spice Glazed Salmon

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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.