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Asian Poached Salmon with fried rice in a white bowl and chopsticks on the side

Super Easy and Delicious Asian Poached Salmon!

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This Asian Poached Salmon is, in short, INCREDIBLE. All you need are 5 ingredients and a teeny bit of time, and you can have this divine salmon on your table in less than 15 minutes!
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 3 people
Calories 751 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet (cast iron preferred)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb salmon on the thin side if possible. If your salmon is not already sliced into serving portions, then cut your salmon into 3-4 serving sized pieces.
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 ts garlic minced
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon mirin

Instructions
 

  • Add the garlic, chicken broth, mirin, and soy sauce to your skillet. Turn the heat up to med high, whisk the ingredients, and then wait until the sauce is bubbling.
    Garlic, mirin, soy sauce, and chicken broth in a cast iron pan
  • Now lower the heat to around medium, and add the salmon. Cook each side for around 4 minutes (longer if you have thick pieces of salmon), spooning some of the sauce over each side of the salmon as it poaches.
    Salmon being poached in a cast iron pan
  • Your salmon will be ready to serve once the flesh flakes easily with a fork. Be sure to spoon some of the sauce and garlic over your salmon when it's on the plate!
    Asian Poached Salmon with fried rice in a white bowl and chopsticks on the side

Notes

Serve this delicious Asian Poached Salmon with some rice and perhaps a side salad!  Enjoy this quick, easy, mouthwatering and healthy meal with your family!

Nutrition

Calories: 751kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 98gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 254mgSodium: 4572mgPotassium: 2410mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 187IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Fish, poached salmon, salmon, seafood
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