Maui Salmon Skewers With Pacific Rim Peanut Sauce Recipes

GRILLED SALMON WITH PEANUT HOISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Sauce can be made several days ahead of time and refrigerated.
• If it is too thick, just add a little water when heating it before serving.
• Season the salmon filets with salt and pepper.
• Grill until done to your liking.
• Top each grilled salmon filet with warm Peanut Hoisin Sauce and sprinkle with chopped scallions, just before serving.

PACIFIC RIM SALMON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, ginger, sesame seeds and lemon pepper.
• Pour over the salmon in a shallow glass dish.
• Cover and let marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Before preparing a hot fire, spray grill grate with non-stick cooking spray.
• Grill the salmon, flesh side down first, directly on the grill grate, for about 5 minutes.
• Using both a wide metal fish spatula and a grill spatula, carefully turn the fillet over onto the skin side and grill for another 5 minutes, until a milky juice appears on top of the thickest part of the fillet.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with the black sesame seeds.

ASIAN SALMON SKEWERS WITH PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE:.
• In a large bowl mix scallions and ginger. Stir in peanut butter, hot pepper sauce if using, water, soy sauce and sesame oil. Taste for seasoning and adjust hot pepper sauce, if desired, to make sauce spicier. Stir until sauce is smooth.
• SALMON:.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. In a nonreactive bowl, combine ginger, soy sauce, hot pepper sauce, orange juice, lemon juice and scallions. Toss to mix. Add salmon and stir to make sure it's well coated. Thread 3-4 cubes salmon on each skewer and place on baking sheet. Pour any remaining marinade over salmon.
• Let salmon marinate while you heat the grill. Grill salmon 4-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Serve hot with lime wedges and Peanut Butter Sauce.
• NOTE: Salmon may also be put under a broiler 4 inches from the heat source. Broil 4 minutes on each side.