How To Make Teriyaki Salmon?
I cook salmon on a weekly basis because it is healthy and rich with omega-3 fatty acids, protein and low in calories. Salmon is delicious and healthy, such as this easy salmon teriyaki recipe.
The recipe calls for only four (4) basic ingredients: salmon, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and it’s cooked a skillet on stove top. It’s an easy recipe, just like everyone’s favorite chicken teriyaki.
Salmon on Stove
I love to pan-fry salmon (skin side down) on the stove top. Use a pan or skillet (non-stick preferred) until the skin becomes super crispy. Use low to medium heat on the stove to cook the salmon.
Cover the skillet so the entire fish is cooked through. The end result is moist, tender, perfectly cooked salmon on stove that is bursting with natural sweetness.
Teriyaki Sauce
Homemade teriyaki sauce is the best and you need only 3 ingredients: soy sauce, mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine) and sugar. Soy sauce is the main ingredient; you can’t make teriyaki sauce without it.
You can get mirin at Japanese or Asian stores. You can also buy it online. Cook the teriyaki sauce mixture on low heat in a sauce pan until it thickens.
What Vegatables to Serve with Teriyaki Salmon
I love serving boiled broccoli florets with the salmon. Assemble a rice bowl by filling the bowl with steamed rice, place the salmon on top of the rice, and then drizzle the teriyaki sauce on top.
The rice bowl will make a complete and nutritious meal for lunch or dinner. It’s also great as a bento to school or work.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
This meal is best served with steamed rice. For a wholesome Japanese meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Salmon Teriyaki Recipe
Salmon Teriyaki is an easy Japanese recipe and takes only 4 key ingredients. Serve the salmon with steamed rice and teriyaki sauce for a delicious salmon teriyaki bowl.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb salmon fillet
- 1 tablespoon oil
- White and black sesame seeds, for garnishing
Teriyaki Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce or Tamari
- 1/2 cup mirin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
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Add all the ingredients in the Teriyaki Sauce in a saucepan and reduce it on low heat. As soon as the teriyaki sauce thickens, remove it from heat. Let cool.
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Heat up a pan or skillet over low to medium heat. Add a bit of oil and pan-sear the salmon (skin-side down) until the bottom part becomes super crispy. Cover the pan or skillet to make sure that the salmon is cooked through. Remove the salmon from heat, drizzle with the teriyaki sauce and garnish with the sesame. Serve immediately with steamed rice.
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Laura ~ Raise Your Garden
Okay, this just looks delicious and super healthy. Who needs Spanx? I mean, I love all those cupcake recipes I see online, but at the end of the day, I’m gonna act rational and eat this. Teriyaki is HUGE with my kids.
Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom
Oh my! Just look at the lacquer-like glaze on that salmon! It’s just stunning! I could eat salmon 6 ways to Sunday, so I’m really loving this quick and easy recipe! Pinned :)
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Kathleen, thanks so much, you’re always so sweet. Yes, the key to a great teriyaki sauce is to get that lacquer consistency. :)
Whitney
I noticed the pictures have been updated I prefer the older picture where the lacquer is not gooey looking. Will this recipe come out looking like the older picture? I was so excited to find this recipe.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, they will taste the same.
Helen Bray
I can’t seem to the complete reciepe
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Helen, the recipe is where the red bar “GET RECIPE” is, just click or tab on it.
Liz
Thank you Bee for the nice recipe.
davin
How come this teriyaki sauce is different from the chicken teriyaki sauce i thought that was equal parts soy, sugar and mirin. Is this a lighter sauce for the salmon.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, slightly different but tastes very close.
Ely
Thank you Bee for all your recipe. They are all delicious and healthy. Asian food is the best of all….
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Ely!
Sue Chee
I cooked the teriyaki chicken which you posted recently and I noted then that the teriyaki sauce should be made as close as possible to when the chicken is done. Because I made the sauce before the chicken was ready, it had become thick when it cooled and had stuck to the saucepan and could not be drizzled over the chicken.I had to reheat the sauce in order to use it. I should imagine that it will be the same for this salmon teriyaki so perhaps your readers should be alerted to this fact.
Rasa Malaysia
If it caramelizes, that means the sauce has become too sticky, so reduce the time of the teriyaki sauce.
Nikki
Hi Bee thanks for all the delicious recipes.Please can tell me what is mirin in teriyaki sauce. Thanks.
Vina
I just made the teriyaki sauce and it tastes soo good!! Thanks so much for your recipe!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Vina, thanks for trying my salmon teriyaki recipe. :)
Roy
Looks delicious! You mention putting the lid on the skillet to ensure its cooked through. Do you mean to put the lid on when the skillet comes off heat or during the entire cook?
Rasa Malaysia
While cooking, put the lid on.
Marzena Lesiak
Just made it. We are all here mad about salmon.
That was the best salmon recipe ever!
Next time (which will be very soon ) I will reduce the sauce more
Thank you
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Marzena, thanks for trying my recipe. I am so glad that you liked my salmon teriyaki recipe.
Katie
Hi there! I really loved the recipe from 2010 but can’t find it now. Is there a reason you changed it? Is it possible to send the original recipe to me? I wish I had written it down!
Suzanne
Trying it tonight!
Thanks for a nice simple recipe
Acelya
Hi there :)
I follow you all the way from Australia :) I don’t know if it’s because our ingridients are different here but I’ve tried two recipes of yours and both of them didn’t turn out 100%. Bear in mind I’m a really bad cook lol. The teriyaki sauce didn’t thicken for me, I had it on the stove for a while. I used two tablespoons of white caster sugar.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Acelya, the teriyaki sauce will be thickened if you slowly simmer, it will definitely reduce to a thicker consistency.
Vickie
After the skin gets crispy do you flip the salmon? I don’t mean to sound stupid but most of the recipes say “cook for 5-7 minutes each side. I’m not a fish lover but I’m learning to like it. Thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you flip the salmon a few times until fully cooked.
sky essays and papers online
I like salmon very much especially teriaky. That would be nice to cook it at home.
Natalia Krasovskaya
Can i substitute mirin with shaoxing wine?
Rasa Malaysia
You can but mirin adds sweetness. You might want to add a little sugar.
Rachel
I also had a hard time reducing the sauce enough. I let it reduce on medium heat for more than 30 minutes, and it was still a thin liquid. Tastes nice, just didn’t get the right consistency.
Rachel
Nevermind! I just needed to let the sauce cool a bit, and then it thickened a bit. Thanks for the recipe :)
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!
Florence Patrick
Hi! I want to tell you about my experience of making teriyaki salmon, This experience is awesome my family and my kids love the way that I make teriyaki salmon and the taste was too yummy. Thanks, guys for making my day awesome.
Sarah Avila
I don’t know what I did wrong. I did everything step by step and the teriyaki never thickened and the salmon came out horrible.
Sheri Proctor
Very nice easy teriyaki sauce. Salmon was delicious as well. Second time making it tonight for a guest. Serving it with brown rice, sautéed baby Bok Choy, and for dessert ? panna cotta with macerated berries in sweet wine.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Sheri, thanks for trying my Salmon teriyaki recipe. Yes, it’s very good. Love your dishes combination!
Joyce
Is it dark or light soy sauce : ?