Pan searing the salmon gives it a golden crust on the outside and tender meat in the inside. The belly is my favorite part of the salmon because it is tastier due to the fat content.
Salmon Belly Teriyaki
Ingredients
- 500 g salmon belly strips
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 4 tablespoons avocado or canola oil
- 1 large onion , sliced
- ½ cup julienned carrots
- 2 cups chopped Napa or green cabbage
- 2 cups bean sprouts , rinsed and drained
- Sesame seeds , for garnish
- Chopped green onions , for garnish
Teriyaki sauce:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup mirin
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine the soy sauce, sake, brown sugar and mirin. Let boil, then add cornstarch mixture, stir and cook until thick. Set aside.
- Scale the salmon and then wash under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper and then coat lightly with flour.
- Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Add salmon belly, skin side down. Fry until skin is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip the salmon belly over and fry the other side for 2 minutes or until a golden crust is formed. Drain on paper towels.
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of oil from the pan. Add onions and carrots and sauté for 3 minutes. Add cabbage, bean sprouts and 3 tablespoons of the teriyaki sauce. Stir-fry for a minute.
- To serve, place vegetables over rice. Top with salmon belly. Pour sauce over the salmon belly and sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
YUMMY!!!. I loved it. Easy to prep, cook and ensemble. Thank you for your ideas on ways to cook salmon belly. Right up my alley. Yum Yum Yum from a foodie lover. P.S I didn’t have any sake so used dry sherry as a replacement and normal green cabbage shredded quite thin. Also I added the c
Shredded cabbage at the three minute mark then the bean shoots at the six minute mark for one minute before serving. Cheers, Krissy.
PPS: teriyaki sauce is delicious!
Hi Kristen,
Glad you were able to try this recipe and adapt it. Take care!
Haven’t tried it yet but it looks really good. BTW, a Pinoy restaurant in NY serve paksiw na salmon belly with ampalaya and talong, sometimes with gata. Would you happen to have a recipe for that? It’s my favorite.
Hi Jess,
Paksiw na salmon belly sounds like a great recipe! I will definitely try making it. Thanks for writing 🙂