Salmon with Soy Honey and Wasabi Sauces
Ingredients (serves 4):
For Salmon:
½ cup "MIRIN" (Japanese sweet rice wine)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
¼ cup RICE VINEGAR (not seasoned)
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
4 (8-oz) pieces salmon fillet
For Sauces:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
¼ cup honey
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons wasabi powder
1 tablespoon water
Cooking Directions:
Marinate salmon:
Stir together mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger in a shallow dish. Add fish, skin sides up, and marinate, covered, at room temperature 10 minutes.
Preheat broiler.
Make sauces:
Boil soy sauce, honey, and lime juice in a small saucepan, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 4 minutes.
Stir together wasabi powder and water in a small bowl.
Broil fish, skin sides down, on oiled rack of a broiler pan 5 to 7 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Serve salmon drizzled with sauces.
Soy-honey and wasabi sauces can be made 2 hours ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.