Broiled salmon with spicy maple basting sauce
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | tablespoons | Maple syrup (Grade B) or |
| Grade A maple syrup flavored with | ||
| 3 | Drops maple extract | |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ginger; peeled and minced |
| 2 | Garlic clove(s), minced | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried hot red pepper flakes or to taste |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 4 | 1\" thick salmon fillets (6 oz ea) | |
Directions
In small heavy saucepan combine maple syrup, water, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and simmer until reduced to about « cup.
Cool basting sauce.
Preheat broiler.
Arrange salmon, skin side down, on oiled rack of broiler pan and season with salt. Brush with sauce and broil until just cooked through, about 6 minutes more.
Gourmet Magazine February 1995
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 02-08-95