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Chilli Crisp Butter Salmon

Grilled salmon side, topped with a chilli crisp butter sauce.
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5 from 2 reviews

This is a dish I’ll be making on repeat for the foreseeable future. It’s fast, reliable and delivers big, bold flavours with very minimal effort. The glaze is simple–just soy and honey–but it catches under the grill and builds deep, savoury caramelisation. What makes this really special though is the chilli crisp butter. Melted slowly with garlic, cinnamon and a touch of star anise, then finished with chilli flakes and soy, it brings heat, fragrance and richness all at once. 

  • Author: zenak
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 1x

Ingredients

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For the salmon:

  • vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
  • 1kg side of salmon
  • ½ tbsp light soy sauce
  • ½ tbsp honey

For the chilli crisp butter:

  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 4 large garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ¼ star anise
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
  • ½ tsp sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat your oven grill to 250℃. Line a large baking tray with foil and grease lightly with vegetable oil (or any neutral oil). Pat the salmon side dry and lay it skin side down on the tray. 
  2. In a small bowl, mix the light soy sauce and honey, then brush it generously over the fish. Season lightly with salt, then oven-grill for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the top is caramelised and the salmon is just cooked through. The exact timing will vary depending on the thickness of your salmon side–check earlier if it’s a thinner fillet; it may need up to 18 minutes if it’s quite thick.
  3. While the salmon grills, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, add the garlic, cinnamon stick and star anise. Cook, stirring often, until the butter starts to brown and the garlic turns lightly golden. 
  4. Take the saucepan off the heat, then stir in the chilli flakes, light soy sauce and sugar.
  5. Carefully lift the salmon onto a platter, pour over the hot chilli butter and serve straight away.

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Find it online: https://zenaskitchen.com/chilli-crisp-butter-salmon/

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