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Easy Orange Salmon

FishStove-TopAsian

Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Easy Orange Salmon is the perfect weeknight dish! When you've had a long day and don't feel like spending hours in the kitchen, make these flaky fillets spooned with a citrusy, tangy sauce. Amazing over a bed of fluffy rice, Easy Orange Salmon will make you feel like you're fine dining in mere minutes!

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Ingredients

  • 4 (5-ounce) salmon fillets, skin-on
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 tablespoons orange juice
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 cups brown rice, cooked and warm, for serving
  • green onions, to taste, diced, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -Coat a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place it over medium-high heat.

Step 2 -Evenly season the salmon fillets with the salt and the pepper.

Step 3 -Add the seasoned salmon fillets to the heated skillet skin-side down, and sear about 1-2 minutes.

Step 4 -Flip the fillets and cook until they begin to flake and reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, about 1-2 minutes.

Step 5 -Transfer the cooked salmon fillets to a plate and keep them warm.

Step 6 -In the same skillet over high heat, add the orange juice and the soy sauce and cook, about 1-2 minutes.

Step 7 -Sitr the sesame oil to the orange juice-soy sauce mixture.

Step 8 -Evenly divide the cooked rice between serving plates, top with the cooked salmon fillets, and drizzle with the sauce.

Step 9 -Serve the salmon fillets and the rice garnished with the green onions.

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