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Firecracker Salmon Recipe
Take dinner up a delicious notch with this firecracker salmon! Fresh salmon fillets are smothered in a homemade firecracker sauce using buffalo sauce, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic. It's an easy to make and flavorful meal for weeknights.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 409 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
Firecracker Sauce
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons EACH: grated ginger and minced garlic
The Salmon
- 4 ervings salmon skin removed
- 1 teaspoon EACH: black pepper and mild or spicy paprika
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- Minced chives and sesame seeds to serve
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl big enough to fit the salmon, mix the buffalo sauce, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic.
- Dry the salmon with paper towels and then sprinkle both sides evenly with pepper and paprika.
- Put the salmon into the bowl with the sauce and mix it around so that it is covered. Put the bowl into the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes - see notes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Remove the salmon from the marinade (save the marinade!) and add the salmon to the pan. Cook for 3 minutes then carefully flip the salmon over and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Pour the reserved marinade over the salmon and bring it to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat then serve the salmon with minced chives and sesame seeds over top.
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Notes
- If you're short on time you can skip marinating the salmon. Simply sear it and then add the sauce to the pan.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1= ¼ of the recipe
Calories
409kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
94mg
(31%)
Sodium
1285mg
(54%)
Potassium
889mg
(25%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
35g
(70%)
Vitamin A
68IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 409
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1= ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 409kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 94mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 1285mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 889mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 68IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.