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Miso glazed salmon (pan fried) served on a brown rectangular plate and sprinkled with spring onions

Miso Glazed Salmon (Pan-fried)

5 from 3 votes
By Yuto Omura
https://sudachirecipes.com
This delicious Japanese-style miso glazed salmon is flavorful and can be whipped up in just 10 minutes! It's a perfect quick lunch or midweek dinner for salmon lovers. Learn how to make this super easy dish and serve it as part of a traditional Japanese "teishoku" set meal!
Prep Time4 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2 servings
Calories 277
Prep Time: 4 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 277

Ingredients 
 

Miso Glaze

  • 1 tbsp yellow miso paste (awase miso)
  • 1 tbsp sake
  • 1 tsp garlic grated or garlic paste
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp light brown sugar

Salmon

  • 2 salmon fillets skin-on
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1 tbsp potato starch
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil or cooking oil of your choice
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped green onions

Instructions 

  • Mix 1 tbsp yellow miso paste (awase miso), 1 tbsp sake, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp light brown sugar in a small bowl until well combined.
    Miso sauce mixed in a bowl
  • Preheat a frying pan on a medium-high setting. While it preheats, wash 2 salmon fillets with cold water and pat them dry with kitchen paper.
  • Sprinkle both sides of the salmon with 2 pinches salt and coat with 1 tbsp potato starch.
    Coating salmon fillets with potato starch
  • Once the pan is hot, add 1 tbsp sesame oil and place the salmon fillets in the pan with the skin side down. Fry for 2 minutes on each side or until the salmon reaches an internal temperature of 52 °C (126 °F). (This may take a little longer for particularly thick fillets.)
    Salmon fillets frying in a pan
  • Turn off the heat and pour the sauce into the pan. Move the salmon around the pan until both sides are coated with the sauce.
    Salmon fillets with miso glaze cooking in residual heat
  • Serve up, sprinkle with 1 tbsp finely chopped green onions onions and enjoy!
    Miso glazed salmon (pan fried) served on a brown rectangular plate and sprinkled with spring onions

Nutrition

Serving: 129.7g | Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.5g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 17.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.01g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 794mg | Fiber: 0.7g