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Viewed: 29 - Published at: 10 years agoIngredients
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1/2 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 egg white
- 2 pounds center-cut salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
Method
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sherry, chicken broth, sugar, ginger, and garlic.
- In another small bowl, stir together the 2 teaspoons cornstarch and the water.
- Whisk together the egg white and the 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
- Brush the skinless side of the salmon with the egg-white mixture and then dip it into the sesame seeds to coat.
- In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat.
- Put the salmon in the pan, sesame-seed side down, and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Turn and cook until just done, about 3 minutes longer for a 1-inch-thick fillet.
- Remove.
- Pour any oil from the pan.
- Add the soy-sauce mixture.
- Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring.
- Whisk in the cornstarch-and-water mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute longer.
- Serve the salmon with the sauce poured around it.
