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Baked Teriyaki Salmon
by Laquenceyer Johnson
serves: 4
  Baked Teriyaki Salmon
Ingredients:
  1   Salmon
  1/2 Cup   teriyaki sauce
  2 Teaspoon   olive oil
  1 clove   minced garlic (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
  1 tablespoon   finely chopped onion (or 1/2 teaspoon onion powder)
  1/8 teaspoon   black pepper
  1 dash   crushed red pepper flakes, optional
  2 teaspoons   sesame seeds
  1 teaspoon   brown sugar
Directions:
 

For serving:

Cooked rice or rice noodles and vegetables or stir-fried vegetables of your choice


Instructions:



1. In a gallon-size ziplock bag, combine the teriyaki sauce, oil, garlic, onion, pepper, red pepper (if using), and sesame seeds. Squeeze the bag a little to mix everything together.

2. Add the salmon fillets (fresh or still frozen) in a single layer. Remove excess air from bag, seal, and make sure fillets are covered on both sides in the marinade.

3. Put salmon in the fridge to marinate for a few hours (if fresh) or for a day or two to thaw/marinate (if still frozen).

4. When you're ready to cook the salmon, remove the fillets from the bag and place them in a shallow dish* in a single layer (skin side down if the salmon has skin). Pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the marinade over the fillets, and sprinkle the teaspoon of brown sugar over the tops.

5. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until salmon flakes with a fork (145 degrees internal temperature). Don't bake too long, or salmon will be dry!

Serve hot (immediately) with rice or rice noodles, and/or stir fried vegetables.