Soy-Glazed Seared Salmon Rice Bowls with Namasu

Name: Soy-Glazed Seared Salmon Rice Bowls with Namasu
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked short grain white or brown rice; cucumber & carrot namasu (Japanese pickled vegetables), below; 1 pound fresh wild-caught salmon, skin removed & diced into 1-inch cubes; 2 green onions, ends trimmed & thinly sliced; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup soy sauce (can sub tamari if gluten-free); 1 tablespoon mirin (see Recipe Notes); 1 teaspoon grapeseed oil or high smoke point vegetable oil of choice; kosher salt & white pepper, to season; 1/2 English cucumber, sliced in half lengthwise & cut into very thin half-moons; 1 small carrot, peeled & grated; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons rice vinegar; kosher salt, to season

Instructions

Prep:40minCook:5min

These Soy-Glazed Seared Salmon Rice Bowls with Namasu are the perfect quick & easy Japanese-inspired dinner! Complete with sticky-sweet-savory seared salmon, tangy pickled veggies, & a comforting pile of rice, these bowls use just a few simple staple ingredients & they turn out perfectly every single time. The star of these bowls, of course, is the salmon. Look for the highest quality wild-caught salmon you can find. Cube it up & soak it in a quick-yet-flavorful marinade made of soy sauce, brown sugar, & mirin. Salmon sears to perfection after cooking just a couple of minutes per side, which is just the right amount of time for the marinade to transform into a perfectly sticky-sweet glaze that clings to the fish. We like to enjoy this soy-glazed salmon with freshly cooked rice & namasu (Japanese-style quick pickled veggies). As is the case with any bowl-style meal, a little bit of prep is involved to pull together all of the components. Feel free to take or leave any component depending on how much time you have (e.g. skip the namasu pickled veggies, opt for just rice or just greens, etc.). This is a flexible recipe – have fun with it! Be sure to check the Recipe Notes, below, for easy variations & meal prep tips!

Updated at: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:54:35 GMT