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This marinaded salmon is delicious. And I thought I didn’t like salmon!
The other day I answered the phone and it was my son Logan. This is not unusual as we pretty much talk every day. What can I say – the boy loves his mother!
What was unusual was his question.
“Mom, where can I buy gin?”
Now this question may not be that unusual for some 25 year old men but for my returned Mormon missionary son who just graduated from BYU and lives in Provo, Utah – this was an unusual question!
First of all – I don’t even know if you can buy gin in Provo???
When I asked him why he wanted to buy gin he informed me he was making the salmon marinade recipe I had sent him and it called for gin. I had forgotten about that when I sent it to him.
I had goggled what to use as a substitute for gin and the answer was apple juice – so that is what I used.
Back to the recipe. I am not much of a seafood eater. I can handle shrimp and a nice light white fish but usually salmon is way out of my comfort zone. So when my friend Karen asked if we would like a piece of the very fresh salmon her husband had just caught I told her that I’m sure Jim would love it.
Karen generously shared with us and along with the salmon she gave us their favorite salmon recipe.
That weekend we were invited to a potluck BBQ and I knew that Jim would never eat all of it himself so I decided to fix it to take to the party. Now I wish I hadn’t!
Now remember, I don’t like salmon, but I LOVED this salmon. Several people at the party told me it was the BEST salmon they had ever eaten. Now I am sure part of it was the fact that it was incredibly fresh but the marinade was divine too!
Logan also got rave reviews from his dinner guests and impressed the girls they were cooking for so I think it is a keeper!! I guess I now like salmon!
The sauce that is served with it is a condiment or dipping sauce. I did not put it on top of the salmon, just served it as a side dish with it.
Thanks to Karen and her sweet hubby for not only sharing their salmon but their recipe too!
Marinated Salmon and Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 lb salmon with skin on
- 6 T brown Sugar
- 1 T salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 T Gin or apple juice
- ¼ bunch fresh chopped dill - I used dry - about 1 tsp.
- 1 tsp crushed juniper berries optional - left these out
Sauce:
- 2 T brown sugar
- ¼ c Dijon mustard
- 1 T juice from marinade
- ½ lemon juice only
- ¼ bunch fresh chopped dill
- ¼ c Vegetable oil
- Tabasco sauce to taste
- 5 T Whipped whipping cream
Instructions
- Place salmon skin side down in baking dish
- Mix ingredients in bowl and spread evenly over fish
- Marinate minimum of 4 hrs.
- Pour off excess juices and reserve for sauce
- Pre-heat oven to 400 and bake 15-20 min maximum
Sauce:
- Mix brown sugar and Dijon mustard in a bowl
- Slowly mix in veg. oil.
- Add remaining ingredients saving whipped cream for last
- For additional recipes for Baked Salmon Steaks I found this great resource
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Kathy says
Love salmon anyway, but can’t wait to try this! BTW – I also have 4 kids, including an almost-25-yr-old son named Logan!
Vicki says
Trying out this recipe in November – can you share what was served as a side? Fish is sometimes difficult to compelement; I was thinking broiled or sauteed asparagus & maybe a potato? Just curious what the host served. Thx!
Leigh Anne says
A few of you have asked – the sauce is used as a condiment or dipping sauce. I did not put it on top of the salmon. Also – you can use the sauce the salmon marinaded in without cooking it – it is safe. It is not like chicken where you need to cook it first. You can eat raw fish. Enjoy!
Kim says
I like the new look of your blog!! Very cute..very pretty. Question about the sauce – It may be a silly question but do you heat up the sauce before serving with the salmon since you are using juice from the marinade that that the raw salmon was in? Maybe I am missing a step or something?
Britanie says
I made this Wednesday night and the entire family loved it. My fish was frozen when I started marinating it and I wish that it had been defrosted so it had the glazed look of yours. We loved the dipping sauce as well. Thank you!
Valerie H. says
I made this recipe tonight and my family gave it a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being the best. It was easy to make and I had all the ingredients on hand already. The family saw me adding the whipped cream to the sauce and asked, “Is that whipped cream you’re putting in there?” It does seem odd but it works well with this recipe. Thank you Leigh Anne for sharing this yummy
recipe especially for those that aren’t big salmon lovers. It sure was good.
Heidi says
Ha ha!! You crack me up! The only time I’ve ever come close to buying alcohol was for my extremely Molly Mormon friend who was breastfeeding and having supply issues, and begged me to go buy some near-beer for her after hearing that it could help. So I went through the U-scan lane to avoid any potential neighbor sightings and wound up getting carded by the machine!! For non-alcholic brew! Tiff told me it tasted nasty and it didn’t help, but at least I got a good laugh out of it.