Miso Salmon with Snow Peas and Sake Butter Sauce Recipe
This Miso Salmon recipe from Cheesecake Factory offers a delightful blend of sweet and savory flavors with a miso glaze paired with tender baked salmon and crisp blanched snow peas, finished with a rich sake butter sauce. Perfectly balanced and easy to prepare, it’s an elegant yet approachable dish for any meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
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Salmon and Glaze
- 16 oz salmon filet (4 filets)
- 2½ tbsp miso (red or white)
- 1½ tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce (or tamari)
- ¼ tbsp sake (or rice wine vinegar)
Vegetables
- 2 cups snow peas (or beans of choice)
Butter Sauce
- 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 shallot
- ¼ tbsp sake (or rice wine vinegar)
Additional
- 2 tbsp olive oil (for greasing the sheet pan and optional for vegetables)
Instructions
- Prepare glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together miso paste, sake (or rice wine vinegar), brown sugar, and soy sauce until smooth and well combined to create the flavorful glaze.
- Coat salmon: Brush the miso glaze evenly over each salmon filet. Cover and refrigerate the salmon for 1 hour to allow the flavors to penetrate.
- Blanch snow peas: Bring a pot of salted water to boil. Add the snow peas and blanch for 10 minutes until tender-crisp.
- Ice bath snow peas: Immediately transfer the blanched snow peas to an ice bath to stop the cooking process and retain their vibrant color.
- Preheat oven and prepare sheet pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and lightly grease it with olive oil to prevent sticking.
- Bake salmon: Place the glazed salmon filets on the prepared baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until cooked through and flaky.
- Melt butter and sauté shallot: In a small pot over low-medium heat, melt the butter and add the finely chopped shallot. Cook gently for 10 minutes until fragrant and soft.
- Add sake to butter sauce: Stir in the sake or rice wine vinegar into the butter-shallot mixture, mixing thoroughly to create the sake butter sauce.
- Serve salmon and vegetables: Plate the baked salmon filets, drizzle generously with the sake butter sauce, and arrange the blanched snow peas on the side.
- Pair and enjoy: Serve alongside steamed white rice or your preferred beans for a complete, satisfying meal.
Notes
- Marinating the salmon for 1 hour develops deeper flavors but can be shortened to 30 minutes if needed.
- Snow peas can be substituted with green beans or snap peas depending on availability.
- Use tamari instead of soy sauce for a gluten-free version.
- Adjust sugar and soy sauce amounts in the glaze to taste for sweeter or saltier profiles.
- The sake butter sauce can be gently reheated if preparing ahead of time.
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