Salmon Stir Fry

When I was living in Scotland, I started eating salmon more regularly but I wanted something different than just baked salmon. I just googled salmon recipes and stumbled across this amazing recipe that I have to share! Comments in italics are my own.

Ingredients

Serves: 2
 

For the Salmon:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (5cm) piece of ginger, chopped (I use powered because I'm lazy)
• 4 tablespoons sake or white wine (I use white wine)
• 3 tablespoon sugar (preferably brown sugar but caster [granulated] is also fine - I use brown)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon groundnut oil (I use olive oil - original recipe writer says vegetable oil is fine too)
• 1 knob of butter (not really sure how much a knob actually is but I use about 1 TBS) 

For the Stir fry noodles:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil (vegetable or groundnut oil is also fine)
• 350g of egg noodles (I have used all kinds of noodles including rice noodles and thin spaghetti and they both work)
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (4cm) piece of ginger, chopped (again, I've just used powdered)
• Whatever stir fry vegetables you want. The original recipe creator suggests the following (I use whatever I have including carrots, broccoli, and zucchini):
• 1 medium sized onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced into strips
• 1 yellow pepper, sliced into strips
• 1 green pepper, sliced into strips
• 4-5 pieces of closed cup mushroom, sliced
• Soy sauce, to taste

Preparation method

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 30 mins
 

1. First, combine garlic, ginger, white wine, sugar and the soy sauce in a bowl. Mix until sugar is dissolved. Marinate salmon fillets for one hour. Note: while the salmon is marinating I prep my vegetables and cook my noodles.

 

2. Boil egg noodles according to package instructions. Drain water.

3. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and ginger. Add onions and cook until soft. Add all the peppers and mushrooms (or whatever vegetables you want). Once vegetables are cooked, add noodles and soy sauce. The amount of soy sauce depends on your taste. I wouldn't put too much as we will use the salmon marinade as well. Putting too much soy sauce in will make it super salty.

For this time I used mushrooms, carrots, and a red and orange pepper with thin whole wheat spaghetti noodles.

4. In another pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Pan-fry salmon, starting with the skin first (if your salmon has skin). Add 1 knob of butter onto the pan. 

 

Once it's cooked, remove salmon from pan and cook the marinade. Wait until the marinade becomes thick.

Let it bubble to get thick, stirring occasionally (not constantly).

5. Place noodles on plate and put salmon either on top of the noodles or on the side. Pour or drizzle the sauce over the noodles and salmon.

The sauce is really what makes this dish! It is so delicious I can't even stand it! I just had to share - I was being selfish by keeping it to myself :)

*drool* are there any leftovers?

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