Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon in oven is an easy salmon recipe. This oven baked salmon is prepared with homemade teriyaki sauce. It's the best salmon teriyaki recipe prepared in 25 minutes. A very healthy salmon fish dish, easy to prepare, and goes perfectly for any occasion. Check how to make teriyaki salmon baked in oven.
It's a delicate, and juicy salmon fish. Salmon teriyaki baked also has a mixture of sweet savory teriyaki glaze. It goes well together to provide a tasty, healthy, and nutritious dinner. It's an easy baked teriyaki salmon recipe that's cooked and brought to the dinner table in 25 minutes.
It's my favorite fish dish and for all my friends their best salmon dish. This teriyaki baked salmon is perfect for all family dinners, entertaining guests, and other occasions.
It's a versatile teriyaki salmon that goes well with a variety of dishes. This baked salmon teriyaki in oven makes it a healthy dish without any additional fats and oils.
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What is Teriyaki Salmon
Teriyaki Salmon is a very popular sweet and savory light Japanese seafood dish. Mostly prepared with salmon fillets and homemade teriyaki sauce of soy sauce, honey, and basic ingredients. You can cook this with oven baked, broiled, or grilled method.
In this delicious salmon teriyaki salmon recipe, the salmon is baked in the oven. Here there is no salmon marination required with the teriyaki sauce marinade. Spread the teriyaki sauce evenly throughout the salmon fillets, and bake to perfection. This salmon dish is so versatile that it absorbs the flavors from the teriyaki sauce naturally.
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Tips To Make Baked Teriyaki Salmon
These are a few simple tips and tricks that help to make salmon teriyaki oven baked. It's a very easy versatile recipe and easily make changes to your taste.
- For gluten-free: To make gluten-free salmon teriyaki it is better to substitute soy sauce with coconut amino or tamari.
- For spicy flavor: For spiciness, add red pepper flakes to the homemade teriyaki sauce, according to your taste.
- Keep salmon skin on while cooking: It is better to keep the salmon skin on while cooking, as it locks in moisture. It keeps the flesh intact. Baked salmon skin will become soft and rubbery while pan seared salmon skin will become soft and delicious.
- To ensure that the salmon fillets are cooked. Take the food thermometer and check the internal temperature. For proper cooking, the temperature should reach 145 degrees F.
- Bake The Whole Salmon Fillet: Take the whole piece of the salmon fillet and bake. And after baking slice it into fillets.
- Start cooking with the skin side down: It is better to start cooking with the skin side down. It makes the skin crispy, and the salmon moist and prevents overcooking when you flip.
How Long To Bake Teriyaki Salmon
The thickness of salmon fillets' determines for how long the salmon teriyaki will bake. Also, depends on the oven's temperature. Now for a general rule of thumb, bake teriyaki salmon in an oven at 400 deg F OR 205 deg F for 12 – 15 minutes per inch of the thickness or until the internal temperature reaches 145 deg F OR 63 deg F.
How Long To Store The Teriyaki Salmon Leftovers
Teriyaki Salmon Baked leftovers can be transferred in an air-tight container, and stored in the fridge for nearly 2 days. Before serving it is better, to reheat the dish in microwave oven or on the stovetop.
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Ingredients For Oven Baked Teriyaki Salmon
These teriyaki salmon ingredients are very simple and easily available in the market. It's a versatile recipe, and better to substitute the ingredients to your needs.
- salmon fillets
- stalks of green onions (for garnish) (optional)
- sesame seeds (for garnish) (optional)
For Teriyaki Sauce
- soy sauce (low-sodium preferred) OR tamari sauce (gluten-free)
- fresh orange juice
- water
- honey
- minced garlic cloves
- minced fresh ginger
- lemon juice
- cornstarch (for thickening)
- red chilli flakes (crushed) (according to taste) (optional)
How To Bake Teriyaki Salmon In Oven
- Teriyaki Sauce: For oven baked teriyaki salmon, first preheat the oven to 400 deg F OR 200 deg C. Whisk together the teriyaki sauce ingredients like soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger with orange juice, flour, water, and lemon juiced in a mixing bowl.
- Bake Salmon Fillets With Sauce: Lay the salmon fillets on the baking sheet. Pour the mixed teriyaki sauce all over the salmon fillets evenly. In the preheated oven, place the baking sheet. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes, or until cooked and flaky.
- Pour Over The Thickened Sauce: After the salmon cooking, remove the baking sheet. Pour the thickened sauce over the salmon fillets with a tablespoon.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish the teriyaki glazed salmon oven baked with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
How To Cook Teriyaki Salmon On Stovetop
- Add the salmon fillets skin-side down to a dry, cold nonstick skillet to cook teriyaki salmon on the stovetop.
- Sear the salmon in a skillet over medium heat. Each side should take about 3 -5 minutes.
- Then add the teriyaki sauce. Let it bubble and thicken while turning the salmon fillets. Cook until the sauce thickens and let it bubble and thicken while turning the salmon fillets for another few minutes.
- Garnish the pan seared glazed teriyaki salmon on the stovetop with green onions and sesame seeds and serve.
These salmon fillets have a rich flavor with a sticky teriyaki glaze. It's the best oven baked teriyaki salmon made with homemade teriyaki sauce, a very easy salmon recipe prepared in 25 minutes. This delicious baked salmon teriyaki comes out of the oven moist and flaky.
What To Serve With Salmon Teriyaki
Salmon teriyaki oven-baked is a very versatile dish that goes well with rice, quinoa, or noodles. Also, serve soups and stir fry vegetables with teriyaki salmon. You can also serve green salads, mashed and roasted potatoes, and also roasted broccoli with teriyaki glazed salmon.
It makes a balanced and satisfying meal that complements the rich and savory flavors of the dish.
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F.A.Qs
Is Teriyaki Baked Salmon Healthy
YES, it is healthy as the salmon does contain protein, potassium, vitamin B, and omega-3 fatty acids. It has minimal cholesterol and saturated fat levels. For a healthier meal, low-sodium soy sauce goes well with teriyaki sauce. Other substitutes for soy sauce are coconut amino or tamari which is gluten-free.
How To Thicken Teriyaki Sauce
In this recipe of teriyaki salmon, thicken the sauce using cornstarch. Other flours or thickeners like arrowroot powder, rice flour, or Tapioca flour can also be used for thickening.
To thicken the teriyaki sauce, dissolve a little 1 teaspoon flour, in a small amount of water. Add the mixture to the sauce. Cook and stir well.
Is Teriyaki Salmon Spicy
The teriyaki sauce is not spicy. As this salmon teriyaki is so versatile, red chilli flakes (to your choice) can be added to your dish to make it spicy.
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Is Teriyaki Sauce Gluten Free
Soy sauce contains gluten, here wheat is the primary ingredient containing gluten. So teriyaki sauce which includes soy sauce contains gluten.
To make it gluten free it is better to prepare homemade teriyaki sauce where soy sauce is substituted with coconut amino or tamari.
Does Teriyaki Sauce Contain Mirin
In authentic Japanese teriyaki sauce, mirin and little sugar are used. Mirin is a sweet wine mostly used for cooking. As mirin is not available at every store, I have used honey instead of mirin and sugar.
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Equipments For Baked Teriyaki Salmon
- Oven – to bake teriyaki salmon fillets
- Mixing bowl – to mix the ingredients of teriyaki sauce
- Baking Sheet – to bake teriyaki salmon in oven
- Frying Pan Skillet – the teriyaki salmon can also be cooked on frying pan skillet
Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets about 6 ounces each
- 2 stalks green onions for garnish (optional)
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Teriyaki Sauce For Salmon
- 1/3 cup soy sauce low-sodium preferred OR tamari sauce for gluten-free
- 1/4 cup orange juice fresh
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch for thickening
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes crushed (according to taste) (optional)
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Instructions
- For Baked Teriyaki salmon, first, preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to 200 degrees Celsius. Whisk teriyaki sauce ingredients like soy sauce, honey, garlic, and ginger with orange juice, flour, water, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.
- Lay the salmon fillets on the baking sheet. Pour the mixed teriyaki sauce all over the salmon fillets evenly. In the preheated oven, place the baking sheet. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until cooked and flaky.
- After the salmon cooking is done, remove the baking sheet. And pour the thickened sauce over the salmon fillets with a tablespoon.
- Garnish the teriyaki salmon oven baked with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
Notes
- red chilli flakes for spiciness are optional and can be adjusted to taste
- it is better to keep the salmon skin as it holds the moisture and prevents the flesh from getting seperated
- the pan seared salmon skin is better, it makes it soft and delicious, where the oven baked salmon skin becomes delicious and rubbery.
- it is better to start cooking with skin side down
- teriyaki sauce is versatile and ingredients can be adjusted to your needed.
We enjoyed this recipe. marinated the salmon pieces and cooked in a nonstick pan. This was really mouthwatering.
Thanks, good and easy to prepare. I cooked this teriyaki salmon with my cast iron pan on stovetop. We enjoyed this!
Wow, I baked this teriyaki salmon yesterday. This recipe was simple and easy, tooo good. Further planning to make it again next week. Thanks!!!!
Nice Recipe
Nice Recipe, I had prepared and my whole family enjoyed it.
Very delicious!
Perfect recipe, also my favorite.
We all liked it, worth trying another time. Good Recipe!
My whole family loved it salmon dish. And again telling to cook at this weekend. Great Recipe.