Sake Salmon and Rice

Name: Sake Salmon and Rice
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters basmati rice; 1 teaspoons fish sauce or brown rice vinegar; 2 cardamom pods; 1 Tbsp garlic or chili oil; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, to garnish; 59 milliliters sake; 1 Tbsp sake; 2 fillets salmon fillets; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 teaspoon English mustard, or wasabi paste; 1 teaspoon English mustard, or wasabi paste; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce

Sake Salmon and Rice might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and pescatarian recipe serves 2. One serving contains 729 calories, 43g of protein, and 19g of fat. A mixture of basmati rice, wasabi paste, soy sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the cardamom pods you could follow this main course with the Pear Cardamom Clafoutis as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

In a freezer bag, combine the mustard or wasabi paste, Worcestershire sauce, soy, oil, and sake and add the salmon fillets. Leave to marinate for about 20 minutes.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Salmon Fillets

Wasabi Paste

Mustard

Sake

Cooking Oil

Follow packet instructions for the rice, or rice-cooker handbook or just put rice in a pan, bruise cardamom pods and chuck them in too, and put double the volume of water as you have rice. Bring to the boil, then turn down to the lowest you possibly can, clamp on a lid and leave until the rice has absorbed the water and is cooked, about 15 minutes.

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Cardamom Pods

Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Heat a smooth griddle or nonstick skillet, and cook the salmon fillets for 1 1/2 minutes on 1 side then a minute on the other side.

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Salmon Fillets

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Frying Pan

Remove the salmon, double wrapping each fillet in foil parcels and let them rest for 10 minutes on a wooden board or a pile of newspapers.

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Salmon

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Aluminum Foil

Bring the sake to a boil in a tiny little saucepan, like one you might melt butter in, to let the alcohol taste evaporate. Take the pan off the heat and add the other sauce ingredients.

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Alcohol

Butter

Sauce

Sake

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Unwrap the salmon fillets, removing them to a wooden board for carving as you do so.

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Salmon Fillets

Arrange some freshly boiled rice on 2 plates, and slice the salmon fillets into thin slices.

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Salmon Fillets

Rice

Lay the carved salmon on top of the rice and spoon over the sauce, letting it gloss the fish and drip here and there over the rice. Scatter the cilantro on top.

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Cilantro

Salmon

Sauce

Fish

Rice

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Frying Pan

Aluminum Foil

Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

basmati rice 1teaspoons

fish sauce or brown rice vinegar 2

cardamom pods 1Tbsp

garlic or chili oil 1Tbsp

chopped fresh cilantro, to garnish 59milliliters

English mustard, or wasabi paste 1teaspoon

Worcestershire sauce 2Tbsps

Worcestershire sauce

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Salmon can be paired with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. The Foley Johnson Carneros Chardonnay with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 23 dollars per bottle.

Foley Johnson Carneros Chardonnay

Our 2014 Carneros Chardonnay has a beautiful golden color. This medium-bodied wine is swarming with aromas of pears, coconut, vanilla, and honey. The broad and expansive palate complements the aromas with sweet and rich notes. A bold wine with flavors of golden delicious apple, buttered toast, vanilla and honey this truly is a delicious wine that can be paired with just about anything