Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Eli's Asian Salmon (Barefoot Contessa)

This is very good and a different take on salmon. To make this for just 2 people (3/4 pound of salmon) I used 1/3 the amounts given in the recipe. I served this with plain basmati rice.

I've put notes on possible substitutions at the end of the recipe.

Eli's Asian Salmon
Copyright 2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved
Show: Barefoot Contessa; Episode: Going, Going, Gone

Yield: 5 servings

2 1/4 pounds center-cut salmon fillet (1 1/2 inches thick)
1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar {see note at end for substitutes}
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce {see note at end for substitutes}
1 tablespoon fish sauce {see note at end for substitutes}
1 tablespoon toasted (dark) sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste {I subbed crushed red pepper flakes - 1/3 as much, so 1/2 teaspoon}
1/2 cup sliced scallions (2 scallions)
2 tablespoons minced garlic (8 large cloves)
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

Line an 8 by 12-inch baking pan with aluminum foil. Place the salmon in the pan.

In a mixing cup, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, lemon juice, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, scallions, garlic, and ginger.
Pour 1/3 of soy sauce mixture over the salmon fillet.
Sprinkle the panko evenly over the fillet.
Pour the rest of the soy sauce mixture evenly over the panko. Be sure to soak the panko completely and if any runs off, spoon back onto the salmon.
Set aside for 15 minutes, leaving all the sauce in the pan.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Roast the salmon for 18 to 20 minutes, or for about 12 minutes per inch at the thickest part of the salmon. The internal temperature will be 120 degrees F on a meat thermometer when it's done. Remove from the oven, wrap tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Other Recipes from this Episode
Blueberry Sauce
Crunchy Noodle Salad
Lemon Yogurt Cake

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Alida Saxon says:
Rice vinegar can be replaced with sake, white wine, white wine vinegar, white vinegar, and I think even apple cider vinegar would be fine too. I've personally substituted with everything but the apple cider vinegar. Lately I've been using up a so-so bottle of sake as a vinegar substitute.
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However, I've seen other Websites that say to avoid using apple cider vinegar as a substitute for rice vinegar. I had rice vinegar, so I did not have to substitute.

The substitute for both fish sauce and oyster sauce is soy sauce, replaced one for one. However, I think that if you don't have fish sauce and/or oyster sauce, you should just skip them rather than substituting. I substituted soy sauce for both of these and the marinade came out saltier than I would have liked.

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