Teriyaki Glazed Salmon with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Name: Glazed Teriyaki Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1.5 Pounds Salmon Fillets (4 pieces ); 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce; 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar; 2 Cloves Garlic (grated); 1 Teaspoon Ginger (grated ); 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil; 1 Teaspoon Corn Starch; Sesame Seeds (garnish, optional); Diced Green Onions (garnish, optional)

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This easy teriyaki salmon recipe will quickly become a family favorite that you can put together in 30 minutes. High heat creates a perfectly flaky salmon with a sweet and sticky glaze. Serve over rice and vegetables or on top of an Asian inspired salad bowl for a beautiful and healthful meal.

Close up of baked salmon on sheet pan with teriyaki glaze

As a rule, I love anything I can cook on a sheet pan. This Salmon is no exception. A simple homemade teriyaki glaze, some nice fish, and the main course is ready to serve in 12-15 minutes.

This is a go to meal on nights when I need a healthy dinner on the table quickly. This is the perfect recipe for those very convenient salmon fillets you find in the freezer section of the supermarket. My homemade teriyaki glaze takes convenience food like frozen fish and makes it special without adding too much mess or trouble.

I like to take a bit of the sauce and set it aside for my main meal. White rice and steamed vegetables are frequent side dishes for this Baked Teriyaki Salmon, and I like to have a little of the homemade sauce saved to drizzle over everything just like my favorite take out restaurant.

Add a side of Bacon Fried Rice or Sesame Grilled Bok Choy for a complete meal!

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Ingredients

How to Make Teriyaki Glazed Salmon

FAQs

Diana's Tips for Success

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Glazed Teriyaki Salmon

Teriyaki Glaze Recipe

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Making your own teriyaki sauce is way easy and delicious. You can make a basic teriyaki sauce with the simple ingredients you already have on hand. This recipe punches up the flavor with garlic cloves and fresh ginger.

The Teriyaki glaze is packed with flavor and turns beautifully sticky under the oven broiler.

Salmon cooks quickly and is and is an easy dinner to get on the table in 30 minutes.

The high heat and short cooking time ensure moist and flaky fish.

Ingredients

Salmon- You have a few choices in salmon at the grocery store. You can easily use either wild salmon or farmed salmon and have great results. I look for fresh salmon that has nice color, and no strong smells. I usually try to choose thick filets with the skin on. The salmon skin prevents moisture loss in the oven and a thicker filet is harder to overcook.

How to Make Teriyaki Glazed Salmon

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°
Mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, corn starch, grated garlic, and grated ginger in a small bowl.
Microwave the sauce for 30 seconds at a time until it heats up and begins to simmer. This will activate the cornstarch and cause it to thicken slightly. Set aside half for serving with the meal.

This can be done in a small saucepan on the stove as well.

Step 2

Lay salmon fillets on a baking sheet or baking dish skin side down. Pat dry with a paper towel.
Then, brush each fillet with teriyaki glaze and place in a preheated oven.

Step 3

After 12 minutes has passed, the fish should be nearly cooked through. Take it out of the oven and brush it one more time with glaze.
Turn the oven on a low broil, and return the pan to the oven on an upper rack for 3-5 minutes. Make sure pan is at least 5 inches below the broiler. This is usually the second rack down.
Sprinkle a few sesame seeds and some diced green onions over the top of the Baked Teriyaki Salmon serve with a side of steamed green beans and brown rice.

Baked Teriyaki Salmon with second coating of glaze

The sesame and green onions are optional, but it's the little things that make the difference.

FAQs

What is the difference between teriyaki sauce and teriyaki marinade?

Teriyaki sauce ingredients are nearly identical to a marinade ingredients. Marinade doesn’t have any added thickener and is very thin. Sauce or glaze has a thickening agent, usually cornstarch, and is thick and sticky.

Should I marinate Teriyaki Salmon before baking it?

It is not necessary to soak salmon in a marinade before cooking. You should be especially careful not to leave anything too acidic on the fish before cooking because it will ruin the texture. Brushing on a thick layer of sauce right before cooking will coat the salmon and add loads of flavor.

Diana's Tips for Success

I recommend grating or pressing the fresh garlic and ginger for this recipe. When the ginger and garlic pieces are too big they do not integrate well into the sauce and you can end up with little hot spots in your glaze. By that I mean you can have bites that taste too strong instead of having an even flavor in every piece of salmon.

Combine all of your teriyaki sauce ingredients cold or at room temperature. Add the cornstarch last and make sure to mix it in until it is fully dissolved. Cornstarch will not dissolve in hot liquid.

You only need about half of the teriyaki glaze for the salmon. Set the remaining sauce aside in a place where it can’t be contaminated by the fish. The extra sauce is perfect for drizzling over rice.

Extra safety tip! Do not line your sheet pan with parchment paper if you are going to use the broiler. Parchment paper will catch on fire! Trust me; it will!

Extra safety tip! Do not line your sheet pan with parchment paper if you are going to use the broiler. Parchment paper will catch on fire! Trust me; it will!