Sweet and Sour Salmon

Ingredients

For the pan seared salmon, you’ll need:

• Skinless salmon fillets
• Vegetable oil
• Green onions or cilantro
• Sesame seeds
• Salt

And the homemade sweet and sour sauce ingredients you’ll need are:

• Cornstarch
• Soy sauce
• Pineapple juice
• Honey
• Light brown sugar
• Rice vinegar
• Ketchup
• Red pepper flakes
• Garlic
• Fresh ginger

How to Make Sweet and Sour Sauce

• In a bowl, whisk together cornstarch and soy sauce (the cornstarch is what will thicken up the sauce).
• Mix in soy sauce, pineapple juice, honey and brown sugar.
• Also mix in rice vinegar, ketchup and red pepper flakes.
• Then heat a little oil in a skillet and lightly saute garlic and ginger.
• Pour in the sauce mixture and let it thicken up and know you’ve got an incredibly delicious homemade sweet and sour sauce.

How to Pan Sear Salmon

• Let salmon rest on counter for 10 minutes to come to room temperature.
• Dab both sides of the salmon dry with paper towels, then season with salt.
• Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Once the oil is shimmering, cook salmon on one side for about 4 minutes, then flip and cook the other side for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Plate salmon and spoon sweet and sour sauce over top, then garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.