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Learning to Love Salmon

If you asked me yesterday if I liked salmon, I would have wrinkled my nose and said something polite. I don’t like fishy-fish, and most of the salmon I’ve eaten falls into that category.

But yesterday, a kind soul gave Paul a pink salmon that was caught in the Snohomish River right there in town.

And the kindness of this fisherwoman who I’ve never even met presented me with a huge quandry. How to cook the salmon so that we would all enjoy it.

I spent some time last night searching around, finally going to www.foodblogsearch.com where I knew that any recipe I found would be accompanied by a review. Finally, after looking at many, many recipes, I saw the magic word that always catches my eye.

Maple.

And I was pretty sure I couldn’t go wrong. I was right.

When I came home from work, I filleted out the salmon, pulled a bunch of itty bitty pin bones, mixed the marinade, dumped it into a ziptop bag with the salmon and stuck it in the fridge for 1/2 hour while I steamed some rice and cut up some broccoli.

In about 45 minutes total, dinner was on the table. While I was still taking pictures, Mom took her first bite of the salmon, and the first words out of her mouth were “mmmmmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmmm!”

Dad’s first comment was “I’ll eat all the salmon you cook if you make it like this.”

Don’t work Mom & Dad. Paul’s planning on going fishing later this week and stocking up our freezer. And a lot of what he brings home will be honored with this recipe.

Sweet-Salty Canadian Salmon
thanks to: Lobstersquad

1/2 c soy sauce
1/4 c maple syrup
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp sesame oil

Mix together. Add to ziptop bag with salmon filets. Marinate 30-45 minutes.

Preheat broiler. Lay salmon, skin side down on pan.

Broil until fish is cooked through (my thin fillets took about 10 minutes).

If desired. boil leftover marinade and serve on the side.