homegrownEats: Braised Asian Salmon

Monday, June 2, 2008

Braised Asian Salmon

In the summer, we eat it grilled. In the winter, baked braised or seared. Year-round we eat it raw or smoked. We? Are a salmon family. All six of us love it, and eat it on a regular basis... For that reason I have developed a multitude of different ways to eat it, here's one of our favorites...

Ingredients:

2 T sesame oil
2 small shallots
3 cloves of garlic
4 boneless salmon fillets
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup Trader Joe's ginger beer

Directions:

In large saute pan heat sesame oil (should just coat bottom of the pan) on medium-high. When warm add shallots and garlic. Heat until shallots are translucent. Add salmon. Sear each side of the salmon fillets. Turn heat to low, add soy sauce and ginger beer. Simmer for 10 minutes.

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I learned to cook from my grandmother, who was a self-taught home cook. I was encouraged to cook at home by my mother, who allowed me to experiment and feed our family while I was growing up. Now, I cook for my husband and four children, who have perfected the role of taste-testers. What I've come up with are simple, family-friendly dishes based on my grandmother's recipes and my own understanding of how food works together. Gone are the canned and processed ingredients of yore-- instead you'll find fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients combined in ways to suit every palate, and simple enough that even the most novice home cook can execute them perfectly. In short, it's not quite my grandmother's cooking, anymore.