This not only adds a ton of flavor, but creating that sear also helps the salmon hold together well. Be sure to sear the salmon well, on at least two sides until it’s nice and browned.It should be defrosted by then, depending on how thick it is. Put in your refrigerator for about 24 hours. Unwrap the frozen salmon and place on a plate or shallow bowl. This recipe should be made with fully defrosted salmon if previously frozen, to ensure it cooks evenly and completely. Serve garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.Pour the remaining sauce in the skillet and toss gently to coat the salmon.Sear the salmon skin-side down (if it has skin on it) for 2-3 minutes, then flip and sear on the other side for 2-3 minutes, or until it’s fully cooked. Remove salmon pieces to skillet using tongs so the sauce stays in the bowl. Heat a large skillet and add the canola oil.This will enhance the flavor but if you don’t have time to marinate, you can just proceed with the recipe. Optional: at this point you can marinate for 30 minutes – 6 hours in the fridge, tossing occasionally to redistribute sauce.Mix up the sauce – soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and honey (and sriracha if you want), and pour the sauce over the salmon. Optional ingredients: sriracha or other hot sauce, green onions, and sesame seeds for garnish.Canola oil – or other neutral tasting oil, for searing.Honey – or another sweetener like maple syrup or brown sugar (can be omitted).Toasted Sesame Oil – you can find this in the Asian section of your grocery store.Soy sauce – or gluten-free (tamari), or coconut aminos, if needed.Salmon – any kind (wild, farmed, sockeye, etc.).I like throwing the veggies right in the same skillet in which I cooked the salmon for maximum flavor. These salmon bites are perfect served in a salmon bowl, with cooked rice and some sautéed veggies. The marinade is the same that I use for searing ahi tuna – a simple mixture of soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and honey. It also means you can buy any kind that’s cheap, because you don’t need huge beautiful thick fillets for this, which are usually more expensive. Maybe it’s because each little salmon nugget is so satisfying, wrapped in tons of flavor from the sauce and seared to crispy perfection. Somehow, cooking smaller pieces seems to make it go further. So I love cubing the salmon into bite-size pieces to make salmon bites. It’s not super expensive, but it’s not super cheap either. It’s loaded with nutrition, including good-for-you omega 3s and Vitamin D, and it’s easily accessible at any grocery store. Salmon is one of my favorite proteins to cook. Salmon bites is an easy 5-ingredient, 10-minute recipe, featuring cubed salmon marinated in a simple honey sesame soy sauce and pan-seared to crispy perfection! Since marinating is optional, you can whip this up at a moment’s notice, and you’ll want to put the marinade on everything.
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