Asian Infused Salmon, Butter Herbed Rice, Sauteed Vegetables, Soy Glaze

This recipe is very easy to make, very healthy, and has a lot of flavor. It serves two people (you can add more of the ingredients if serving more). This dish is best prepared using methodical steps to make your mise en place, french term meaning everything in place, then just adding heat. First you need to marinate the salmon.


Ingredients:
2 salmon filets (~1 pound)
1/2 soy sauce
1 stalk of lemongrass, take the leaves off
and chop the core into rings (can buy at asian market or specialty supermarket)
1 tbsp chopped ginger
2 cloves chopped garlic
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp ground pepper
(no salt because soy sauce has a lot of sodium)

Place the salmon and all the above ingredients in a ziploc bag or air tight container and marinate for about 2 hours.

Prepare the sauteed vegetables:


10 broccoli florets
1/2 red onion, diced

Soy Glaze:

1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp sugar

Butter Herbed Rice:

Brown Rice (boil in bag)
Herbed Butter (can buy at supermarket)

Now, bring all the ingredients together to make the final dish. Start by preheating the oven on broil. We broil the salmon to cook it on higher heat to maximize flavor and tenderness. Preheat a saute pan on medium-high heat, and a sauce pan with boiling water for the brown rice. Place the marinated salmon filets in a baking dish or oven-safe pan, pour the remaining marinade on top, and place in the oven. This will broil for 8-10 minutes, or until flaky and firm to the touch. Begin boiling away the brown rice (I use boil in bag brown rice) for 10 minutes. While the salmon is broiling and the rice is boiling begin by sauteing the vegetables in olive oil until they have sweated and released some water, then add the soy glaze ingredients. Over medium-high heat, cook the vegetables, soy sauce, sugar, and water, until the vegetables have lost half of their size and the sauce can coat the back of a spoon. Once the rice has been cooked, drain the water and add the herbed butter and mix.

To plate:

Make the base of the plate the brown rice by forming a mound. Place directly on top of the butter herbed rice the broiled, asian-flavor marinated salmon. Add the vegetables to the top of the salmon and around the plate and drizzle the soy glaze wherever you choose. Enjoy!