Asian Inspired Salmon with Stir Fried Garlic Lemon Yu Choy Sum

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Recipe Details

  • Prep: 25 minutes
  • Cook: 25 minutes
  • Total: 50 minutes
  • Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs Salmon
  • 2 green onion – thinly sliced
  • ½ tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 Tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce/tamari
  • 3 garlic cloves – minced
  • ½ Tbsp sesame oil
  • Ground pepper – to taste
    1 large bunch Yu Choy Sum
  • 1 cup of water
  • 4 garlic cloves – minced
  • 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 lemon – cut into wedges

Directions

Stir Fried Garlic Lemon Yu Choy Sum

  1. Wash & soak Choy Sum for 15 minutes to cleanse of dirt. Once clean, pat dry.
  2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, sesame oil & soy/tamari, set aside
  3. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat 1 tbsp avocado oil & saute’ garlic for 30 seconds
  4. Add Choy Sum to the skillet with 1 cup of water, cover a let cook 2 minutes. Stir/flip Choy Sum recover and let cook 2 more minutes. Remove to serving dish, pour sauce, toss & hit with a squeeze of lemon wedge.

Asian Inspired Salmon

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375°
  2. Get a large sheet of aluminum foil (enough to seal up Salmon) and lay on baking sheet
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, garlic, soy/tamari, rice vinegar, sesame oil, thai sweet chili sauce & pepper to taste.
  4. Place salmon on foil (fold up the 4 sides to create a “boat” around the salmon) carefully spoon/pour the sauce over the salmon and seal up the foil packet making sure all seams are completely sealed.
  5. Bake in oven until cooked through (about 15-20 mins.)
  6. Turn oven to broil, open foil packet & broil for 2-3 minutes to carmelize sauce. Watch carefully so it does not burn.