Sous Vide Frozen Salmon Recipe
This recipe guides cooking salmon fillets directly from frozen using sous vide at 130°F, ensuring even, controlled doneness with tender texture. The final step involves a quick sear in a honey garlic sauce made with soy, vinegar, garlic, and honey, adding a sweet-savory glaze and richness. Optional garnishes of chopped green onion and sesame seeds provide extra flavor and texture.
Ingredients
- 3-4 salmon fillet frozen
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar (or rice vinegar)
- 1/4 cup honey
- green onion chopped, optional
- sesame seed chopped, optional
Instructions
Sous Vide Cook Frozen Salmon
- Fill a large container or pot with water. Attach the sous vide precision cooker and set the temperature to 130°F (54°C). If you’d like to try other temperatures, see the temperature guide in the post.
- Season the frozen salmon with salt and pepper.
- Place seasoned salmon to a zip-top bag in a single layer.
- Seal the bag using the “water displacement” technique: seal all but one corner of the bag, and slowly place it in cold water. Make sure everything below the zip-line is covered by water. Then seal the rest of the bag. (You can use a vacuum sealer if you have one).
- Keep the bag in the water bath and cook for 70 minutes for 1.5-inch fillets. (Make sure the fish is fully submerged while the seams of the bag are above water.)
Make Honey Garlic Sauce
- Add minced garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, and honey into a skillet, and cook until it thickens.
Sear the Salmon
- When the timer goes off, take the salmon out of the bag, and dry the surface with paper towels.
- Place the skillet on medium-high heat and add olive oil. Once hot, add the salmon skin-side facing down and sear about 1 minute. Flip the salmon and sear the other side for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat.
- Add honey garlic sauce to the skillet and coat the salmon with the sauce evenly. Serve with your favorite vegetables and enjoy!
Notes
- Store cooked salmon in an airtight container refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 285
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 285kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 560mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 655mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 51IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.