Teriyaki Sauce

Teriyaki Salmon

with Asian greens & Coconut rice

Serves 4

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
    For the Teriyaki sauce
  • 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Grated fresh garlic (Optional)
  • 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 3 tbsp Mirin (Or rice wine)
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1 1/2 tsp Cornflour
  • 1 tbsp Honey (Optional )
  • For the Salmon
  • 1 pc of salmon fillet skin-on ( between 600-800g)
  • salt
  • For the greens
  • 4 bunch Asian greens (pak choy, bok choy, pechay)
  • 50 g salt (or 2 tbsp)
  • For the Coconut rice:
  • 2 cup long grain rice
  • 400 ml coconut milk (or 1 can)
  • 475 ml water (or 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1 tsp stock powder, vegetable or chicken (or 1/2 bouillon cube)
  • 1 pandan leaf (optional)
  • To serve: (optional)
  • 1/2 bunch coriander nicely picked
  • 1/2 cup fried shallots
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
    For the coconut rice:
  1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Do not skip this step. Drain.
  2. Mix all the ingredients in a sauce pot except the panda leaf (if using), crush then knot the pandas leaf to release the flavour and add to the rice. Bring to the boil uncovered. Stir and lower the flame to low. Cover with lid and cook for 15 more minutes on low. Check the rice, and if it needs more cooking, add 5 more minutes. Keep warm.
  3. For sauce:
  4. In a small sauce pot whisk together all ingredients except the honey and lime juice.
  5. Bring to the boil while constantly whisking to prevent the cornflour from making your sauce lumpy. Add the lime juice and pepper to taste.
  6. If you need a little bit more sweetness, add the tablespoon of honey or brown sugar if you don’t have honey. Keep warm.
  7. Cooking salmon on the barbecue:
  8. Bring a large pot of water to the boil, enough to fit all the asian greens. Add the salt. Meanwhile preheat your bbq to 200C with the flat plate on. If you don't have a barbecue, use the oven method.
  9. Pat the skin of the salmon dry and drizzle with oil and season with a pinch of salt. Place salmon skin side touching the flat plate. Close the bbq hood and wait until the temp goes back to 200C, then turn down to 150C. Cook for 20 minutes, check that the salmon is just done. Carefully transfer to a tray and cover with foil to keep warm.
  10. Cooking salmon in the oven:
  11. Bring a large pot of water to the boil, enough to fit all the asian greens. Add the salt. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 150C.
  12. Heat oil in a pan big enough to fit the salmon. Pat the skin of the salmon dry and season with a pinch of salt. When the oil is smoking hot, place the salmon skin side down and cook until the skin is crispy, about 5 minutes on med-high flame.
  13. Transfer to the oven and cook for 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked to your liking. Take out and cover with foil to keep warm.
  14. Blanch Asian greens:
  15. While the salmon is cooking, trim the Asian greens and rinse. When the water boils, blanch the greens for 1 minute then drain.
  16. To serve:
  17. Toss Asian greens in 3 tbsp of sauce. Place on serving platter covering the surface area. Place salmon on top of greens then glaze with sauce. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of salmon and fried shallots on the greens.
  18. Serve with rice topped with picked coriander and extra sauce.