Name: Baked Sesame Teriyaki Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 (6 ouncsalmon fillets; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce (regular soy sauce will work, just reduce salt); 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 Tablespoon cornstarch; 1 Tablespoon water; green onions (for garnish); sesame seeds (for garnish)

Baked Sesame Teriyaki Salmon Recipe

Jennie Barnes Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Baked Sesame Teriyaki Salmon

This teriyaki salmon has sweetness from brown sugar and that umami bite from soy sauce. In less than 30 minutes, you get a flaky fish brimming in flavor.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4salmon fillets,(6 oz each)
½cupbrown sugar
½cuplow sodium soy sauce,or regular soy sauce
¼cupcider vinegar
2garlic cloves,minced
¼tsppepper
½tspsalt
½tspsesame oil
1tbspcornstarch
1tbspwater
green onions,for garnish
sesame seeds,for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9×13-inch pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a small saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, cider vinegar, garlic, pepper, salt, and sesame oil.
In a small bowl, whisk together the water and cornstarch. Slowly whisk into the mixture.
Bring to boil and boil about 1 to 2 minutes until the mixture just starts to thicken. Remove from heat and reserve ¼ cup of the sauce for later.
Place the salmon in the pan and pour the sauce on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 to 17 minutes until the salmon is opaque in the center.
Brush the top of the salmon with the reserved sauce. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds. Delicious served with rice.