Sake Salmon and Rice

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Show: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Delicious Dinners

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (37)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

Marinade:

1 teaspoon English mustard, or wasabi paste*
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon garlic or chili oil
1 tablespoon sake
2 salmon fillets
1 cup basmati rice
2 cardamom pods

Sauce for salmon and rice:

1/4 cup sake
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon fish sauce or brown rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon English mustard, or wasabi paste
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, to garnish
*Cook's Note: If you can't find English mustard, substitute wasabi paste.

Directions

In a freezer bag, combine the mustard or wasabi paste, Worcestershire sauce, soy, oil, and sake and add the salmon fillets. Leave to marinate for about 20 minutes.

Follow packet instructions for the rice, or rice-cooker handbook or just put rice in a pan, bruise cardamom pods and chuck them in too, and put double the volume of water as you have rice. Bring to the boil, then turn down to the lowest you possibly can, clamp on a lid and leave until the rice has absorbed the water and is cooked, about 15 minutes.

Heat a smooth griddle or nonstick skillet, and cook the salmon fillets for 1 1/2 minutes on 1 side then a minute on the other side. Remove the salmon, double wrapping each fillet in foil parcels and let them rest for 10 minutes on a wooden board or a pile of newspapers.

Bring the sake to a boil in a tiny little saucepan, like one you might melt butter in, to let the alcohol taste evaporate. Take the pan off the heat and add the other sauce ingredients.

Unwrap the salmon fillets, removing them to a wooden board for carving as you do so.

Arrange some freshly boiled rice on 2 plates, and slice the salmon fillets into thin slices. Lay the carved salmon on top of the rice and spoon over the sauce, letting it gloss the fish and drip here and there over the rice. Scatter the cilantro on top.

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recipe Sake Salmon and Rice
rida new york, NY 11-17-2009
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Very very good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great and simple recipe. So delicious!! Even people who generally don't prefer salmon love this. I've made several times... exactly as written. The secret is to get the freshest salmon around. The basmati is great too!Read more
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sarah burlington, VT 04-20-2009
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I wouldn't make it again
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I didn't care for this, and I'm not sure why. Something about the flavors didn't work with my pallet. I did bake the fish, I... tend to find cooking fish on the stove dries it out. My boyfriend liked it. I wouldn't make it again.Read more
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Jennifer Belton, MO 04-19-2009
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SO GOOD!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've seen Nigella make this about 6 times. I finally tried it last week and my husband and I LOVED it! Delicious flavors and... good for you. Doesn't get any better than that.Read more
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Lisa Hartville, OH 07-23-2008
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Worchestershire sauce???
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Worchestershire sauce just didn't seem right in this marinade but I tried it anyway. The marinade and end product was great.... Definitely use the wasabi.Read more
recipe Sake Salmon and Rice
Anonymous 07-12-2008
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Fantastic & Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm not a huge salmon lover, but my husband is, so I'm always looking for new recipes for tasty salmon. This has quickly... become a staple in our house. I've played with the marinade a bit-sometimes I don't have everything (I've used vodka instead of sake, as she mentioned in her show; and I've also used regular oil w/some chili powder (didn't have chili-infused oil) and wasabi paste instead of mustard (didn't want to buy an entire bottle). No matter what I've done, though--it always turns out great!Read more
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Amy Mendham, NJ 01-18-2008
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Perfect
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Before trying this recipe, I was leery. My husband too. Salmon is such a strong, oily fish (although incredibly healthy) that... we avoided it in the past. But, because salmon is beneficial, we gave it a go...and became hooked. Now, I make this more than anything else. Thank you Nigella for the perfect salmon dish!Read more