I've been on this HUGE fish kick lately! I don't know if it has to do with summer and is paired so well with white wine, or maybe it's because whenever we go out I order fish since I've never cooked it myself. I've BBQ'd shrimp (well Kevin actually) before, but that's the extent of it. I have also been salivating over fish lately because it's good and you can make it really healthy. My favorite! Every week when I make my calendar of meals (which I do every Sunday), I always choose a fish dish, and then I end up not making it because the Mr. says he's not a fan of fish. This week, I decided that was just no longer an excuse and I was going to make fish. If he didn't like it, he can revert to his usual frozen pizzas or english muffins with whatever topping is the easiest to get his hands on.
I went through the pile of fish recipes I've been collecting, and I chose Sweet and Spicy Glazed Salmon Sandwiches. I thought this would help the Mr. be happy because the salmon is sandwiched between yummy bread and he could top it with all the stuff I don't eat (pickles, plain mayo, etc). Plus, I could eat this without the break and still have a yummy meal.
I put all the spices in a small bowl. It looked like a lot, but I just followed the recipe as stated. The collection of different spices and color was pretty cool.
The recipe didn't mention if it should be mixed a certain way, so I just used a mini whisk and went to town.
For easy clean-up, I lined a baking sheet with foil (which I always do thanks to my mom telling me it makes clean-up faster and easier) and then placed the 2 salmon pieces on top. Since I've never cooked salmon before, I've also never bought it before. I wasn't really sure what I was looking for at the store, but these looked the best, had the best size and seemed like the best color. (Since I'm still here writing about it, they obviously weren't bad!)
Next I covered them with the seasoning. I wanted to make sure they were really flavorful, so I made sure each piece had lots of seasoning and I pressed it into the salmon. (I still had left over seasoning when I was done.) I put seasoning on the top and sides. I then drizzled some honey over the top.
Here is a close up picture of the seasoning and the honey on top. You can see that there was a lot of seasoning on there.
I placed the salmon in the oven on broil (high) for 10 minutes. I started with 8 minutes but I didn't think they were quite done so I added two minutes. I think it worked out okay because they were still moist when we ate them. While they cooked, I put together a bagged salad. I know, I should have made it from scratch, but this is all I had. Plus I like the "Bistro Salad" mix from Fresh and Easy.
Once the salmon was done and had cooled, on the plate it went.........
I took one bite and holy moly the seasoning was soooo strong. It was a good spicy flavor, but it was WAY too much! We both scraped off the seasoning that hadn't soaked in and then ate the salmon. Once the extra seasoning was scraped off, it was really good. Even the Mr. said he like it and would eat it again. HA, he now likes fish! That was easy!
I would definitely make this again, but I learned a few things:
Things I Learned:
- Cut all the seasoning ingredients in half, it makes way too much for 2 people.
- Salmon doesn't soak in the ingredients like I had thought/hoped, so don't put so much on.
- Next time I make this dish, lightly coat the salmon with the seasoning. No need to 'press' it into the fish.
- Seasoning just the top of the salmon should suffice.
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