Ingredients

  • Marinade and Cooking Instructions for Salmon
  • 1 tablespoon each minced Garlic and Ginger
  • 1/4 cup minced Shallots
  • 2 teaspoons minced Thai Chilies
  • 3 tablespoons Sambal Chili Paste
  • 2 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
  • Jasmine Fried Rice
  • 2 cups prepared Jasmine Rice
  • 1/2 cup Scallions cut on the bias
  • remaining Marinade from Salmon

Method

  • Mix all marinade ingredients and marinate 2 salmon filets for 45 minutes to an hour
  • Prepare the salmon with 2 Tablespoons peanut oil in a cast iron pan over high heat
  • Drain the marinate off the salmon but allow the bits of garlic, ginger and chili to remain on the flesh side
  • Pan fry skin down
  • While the salmon is cooking take a small sauce pan and reduce the remaining salmon marinade killing any possible bacteria; reserve the concentrate to add into the fried rice
  • Carefully flip the salmon keeping the bits intact turning down the heat to a medium
  • Sear salmon to a medium rare and rest
  • Fry the prepared jasmine rice in the salmon pan with the peanut oil, remaining bits and concentrated marinade over high heat
  • Add the scallions at the last minute and serve