Salmon

So the Brocolli-Peanut Stir-Fry wasn't too great. It tasted a lot like Pad Thai, which isn't one of my favorites. If you like Pad Thai, this would probably be a good recipe for you. Also, the tofu didn't cook up as nice as it does in a thai restaurant. It was more the consistency of scrambled eggs. I need to work on that.

So tonight I'm cooking an old standard for me...Asian Marinated Salmon. This recipe came from my friend Cheryl who go it from the mother of an old boyfriend. My parents and several friends make it regularly since I shared the recipe with them.

Marinade:
1/4 cup dry sherry
1/4 cup light soy sauce
2 Tbsp oyster sauce (leave this out if you are allergic to shellfish)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 bunch chives minced
1/4 cup fresh ginger minced

Marinate 2 lbs of salmon filet for at least and hour, but all day for the best outcome. Cook fish on the grill and reserve marinade. Bring reserved marinade to a boil in a saucepan and reduce down. Serve salmon with reduced marinade poured over.

I like to serve this with Trader Joe's Harvest Medley and asparagus. Tonight we're having it with snap peas.

Enjoy!

While we're on the topic of salmon. Here are a few other favorite salmon recipes:

-Salmon with Chef Paul Prudhomme's seafood magic. This is sold in the spice isle of most grocery stores. It gives the fish a nice flavor and is well worth the $7 price tag. It will last for multiple meals.

-Broiled Salmon with Marmalade Dijon Glaze. This doesn't require pre-marinating and is quite delicious. Also, looks gorgeous with the shiny glistening broiled marmalade glaze. I found the recipe at www.myrecipes.com, here's the direct link:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1173824

-My friend RC, who has his own blog (http://dailypizza.blogspot.com/) cooked Salmon Fillet en Papillote with Julienne Vegetable which he got from Alton Brown on Food Network website. It was fabulous! This one is a little more complicated that the other mentioned so far, but the results are outstanding. RC has step-by-step pictures for this recipe on his blog, although the recipe has been adapted (or improved upon) slightly.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24168,00.html

Friday February 15th, 2007

I decided to start a blog dedicated to meal planning. This is for me to keep track of what I've been cooking and jog my memory when I need to plan meals. And to share with family & friends who sometimes enjoy the recipes I recommend.

Tonight I'm making Peanut-Brocolli Stir-Fry with brown rice. I found the recipe on www.myrecipes.com and this is the first time I'm making it. I'll log on later and let you know how we like it.

Here's the link to the recipe:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/gallery/0,28548,1701867_1515135,00.html