Pan Seared Salmon With Tare Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup mirin
• 1/2 cup sweet sake
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 (4 -6 ounce) salmon fillets
• sesame seeds
• 2 cups cooked rice (basmati works well)

Recipe

• 1 prepare tare sauce. combine ingredients in a saucepan. heat to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. cook about 30 minutes, or until sauce is reduced to half its original quantity, stirring occasionally.
• 2 allow tare sauce to cool completely.
• 3 once sauce is cool, use it to marinade the salmon steaks for up to 1 hour.
• 4 add grapeseed oil to a large skillet or wok over moderately high heat. add green onion; cook for one minute. remove with a slotted spoon.
• 5 add salmon to skillet. cook salmon about 1 minute per side.
• 6 reduce heat to medium-low; add tare sauce and garlic. cook 2-3 minutes per side or until fish is flaky.
• 7 serve salmon on a bed of rice. drizzle each salmon steak with tare sauce. sprinkle green onion and sesame seeds on top.