Honey-Bourbon Salmon
- Makes: 4 servings
- Prep 15 mins
- Marinate 1 hr
- Grill 8 mins
Although this recipe takes very little hands- on cooking time, be sure to allow an hour to marinate the salmon so it absorbs all the flavors of the sweet-and-salty marinade.
Ingredients
-
4
6 -
8 -
ounces
fresh or frozen salmon steaks, cut 1 inch thick
-
3/4
cup
bourbon whiskey
-
1/2
cup
packed brown sugar
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2
tablespoons
honey
-
2
teaspoons
soy sauce
-
1/2
teaspoon
ground ginger
-
1/4
teaspoon
ground black pepper
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Cooking oil or nonstick cooking spray
Directions
- Thaw salmon, if frozen. Rinse the fish and pat dry. Place in a plastic bag set in a shallow baking dish.
- In a small bowl, stir together the bourbon, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, ginger, and pepper. Pour over fish in the bag. Close bag. Marinate fish in refrigerator 1 hour, turning occasionally to distribute marinade.
- Drain fish, reserving marinade. Grill fish on the lightly oiled rack of a covered charcoal or gas grill directly over medium heat. Grill 8 to 12 minutes or until the fish begins to flake easily with a fork, turning and brushing with reserved marinade once halfway through the grilling time. Discard the remaining marinade.
Nutrition Facts
(Honey-Bourbon Salmon)
Servings Per Recipe 4, fiber (g) 0, sodium (mg) 115, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 4, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, Potassium (mg) 845, chol. (mg) 93, calcium (mg) 26, sugar (g) 8, iron (mg) 1, pro. (g) 34, cal. (kcal) 323, Fat, total (g) 14, carb. (g) 8, Niacin (mg) 13, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1, sat. fat (g) 2, Folate (µg) 41, Monounsaturated fat (g) 4, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 7, vit. A (IU) 61, vit. C (mg) 0, Thiamin (mg) 0, Riboflavin (mg) 1