Salmon Teriyaki

Classic Japanese dish featuring crispy-skinned salmon fillets glazed in a rich homemade teriyaki sauce made with sake, mirin, and soy sauce.

4 servings
15 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sake
  • ¼ cup mirin
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 piece salmon fillets
  • 1 to taste Kosher salt
  • 1 to taste Sansho powder

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Combine sake, mirin, and soy sauce in a small bowl; set teriyaki sauce aside.

    2 min

  2. 2.

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Season salmon lightly with salt. Cook, skin side down, until skin is brown and crisp, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook until other side is just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

    6 min

  3. 3.

    Pour off fat in skillet. Bring teriyaki sauce to a boil in skillet over medium heat. Cook until reduced by two-thirds, about 4 minutes. Add salmon, skin side up, and cook, spooning sauce over, until sauce is syrupy and salmon is just cooked through, about 2 minutes.

    6 min

  4. 4.

    Serve sprinkled with sansho powder, if desired.

    1 min