Grilled Tequila Salmon

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 limes
• 1/3 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 salmon steaks, each about 1 1/2 inches thick or 2 lbs salmon fillets
• 1 tablespoon cold butter (optional)

Recipe

• 1 grate peel from limes & place in a bowl.
• 2 squeeze out 1/2 cup juice from limes.
• 3 add to bowl along with tequila & oil.
• 4 finely chop peppers and stir into lime mixture along with sugar, chili powder & salt.
• 5 place salmon into large resealable plastic bag.
• 6 to support the bag, place in a large bowl.
• 7 pour marinade over fish and seal bag.
• 8 let marinade for at least an hour--but preferably 4 hours.
• 9 lightly oil grill and turn bbq to medium.
• 10 remove salmon from marinade & place directly on hot grill.
• 11 bbq, with lid closed, for about 7- 8 minutes per side or until a knife point inserted into the center of the salmon feels warm.
• 12 while salmon is grilling, pour remaining marinade into a saucepan.
• 13 boil vigorously, uncovered, stirring often, until sauce is reduced by half--about 3 minutes.
• 14 if you want a thicker sauce, add butter & whisk constantly for about another minute.