Miso Maple-Glazed Salmon

Chef John's miso maple-glazed salmon recipe uses salty, savory yellow miso paste, sweet maple syrup, seasoned rice wine vinegar, and Sriracha hot sauce.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 365 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 (6 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, with skin
• 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha®)
• 1.5 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1.5 tablespoons yellow miso paste
• 1.5 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Brush an oven-safe skillet with vegetable oil.

Step 2

Whisk miso paste, rice wine vinegar, maple syrup, and hot chili sauce together in a bowl.

Step 3

Brush salmon fillets with miso glaze. Place skillet in the preheated broiler; cook until salmon is just cooked through and top is browned, about 8 minutes.

Step 4

Remove fillets from skillet, separating flesh from skins; leave skins in the pan.

Step 5

Arrange salmon fillets, skin-sides down, in the prepared skillet. Place skillet over medium heat; cook until skin starts to sizzle, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.