Name: Salmon with Sesame and Lemon Grass
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp grated lemon grass; 2 Tbsp chopped ginger; 2 Tbsp toasted cracked coriander, seeds; 4 6 oz salmon, fillets, skin on; coarse salt and pepper; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp minced lemon grass; 1 tsp ginger; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp soy sauce

Yields

4 servings

It’s best to use the tender inner part of the lemon grass stalks. The outer stalk is quite tough. Just slice the lemon grass in half lengthwise and pull out the lighter-coloured interior part of the stalk. Yield 4 servings.

ingredients

Salmon

Tbsp grated lemon grass

Tbsp chopped ginger

Tbsp toasted cracked coriander, seeds

4 6

oz salmon, fillets, skin on

coarse salt and pepper

Tbsp olive oil

Pan Sauce

Tbsp toasted sesame oil

clove garlic, minced

tsp minced lemon grass

tsp ginger

Tbsp lemon juice

Tbsp soy sauce

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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Step 2

In a small bowl, combine the lemon grass, ginger and coriander seeds.

Step 3

Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Press spices into flesh side of salmon.

Step 5

In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil until shimmering.

Step 6

Place the salmon, flesh side down, in the pan and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Flip salmon over and put it in the oven. Roast until the skin is browned and the salmon is cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 8

Remove it from the oven and transfer it to a platter.

Step 9

Whisk the sesame oil into the pan, along with the garlic, lemon grass, ginger, lemon juice and soy sauce.

Step 10

Serve with the salmon.

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