Lacquered Salmon

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced, fresh
• 2 teaspoons whiskey
• olive oil
• 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, 6 ounces each
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons crushed pineapple, canned, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 place soy sauce and sugar in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
• 3 add the ginger, garlic and whiskey.
• 4 reduce heat low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 put half this sauce in a container to drizzle over the fish after it is cooked. the sauce can be made in advance and reheated.
• 6 brush a broiling pan with olive oil. season the fish with salt and pepper.
• 7 place the fillets on the prepared pan and sprinkle each with one tablespoons of pineapple over each fillet.
• 8 bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes, until salmon is pink and slightly firm to the touch. *note, if you like your salmon cooked rare, cook for only 15-20 minutes.
• 9 drizzle with reserved sauce before serving.