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Miso butter being drizzled on top of a seared salmon.
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Miso Butter Salmon

Try this easy Miso Butter Salmon recipe for a quick, flavorful meal! In just 10 minutes, you can enjoy tender salmon glazed with a savory miso butter sauce, perfect for any occasion!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian Fusion, Japanese
Keyword Miso Butter Salmon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 719kcal

Ingredients

Salmon

  • 1/2 lbs Salmon Fillet skinless or skin on
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil neutral high temp
  • 1 Stalk Green Onion chopped

Miso Butter Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Miso
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 Clove Garlic grated
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Japanese Sake
  • 1/2 tbsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients to make miso butter salmon on the countertop.
  • Add Japanese sake to a skillet and let it boil for 15-20 seconds.
    Japanese sake being boiled in a skillet.
  • Combine boiled sake, melted butter, sweetener, miso, and grated garlic in a mixing bowl.
    Miso garlic butter in a sauce bowl.
  • Pat the salmon dry if needed, then season it with salt and black pepper.
    Salmon seasoned.
  • Preheat cooking oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the salmon, cover and cook for 1-2 minutes for skinless and 2-3 minutes for skin on (skin side down). Flip the salmon over, cover and cook the other side for 1-2 minutes. Cooking times may vary depending on the thickness of the salmon fillets.
    Salmon being seared in a frying pan.
  • Place the cooked salmon on a serving plate. Drizzle the miso butter sauce over the salmon and sprinkle with freshly chopped green onions. Pair with your preferred sides and serve.
    Miso butter salmon served on a plate.

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Nutrition

Calories: 719kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 1208mg | Potassium: 1209mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 927IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg