30 Sep 18 (Sun) - Baked Orange Honey Salmon

It has been a busy year so far and not much time for serious or experimental cooking. Little big sis tagged me to a couple of FB posts few weeks ago, one on Grilled Chipotle-orange Salmon and another on Cilantro Lime Salmon. We wanted to give them a go but unfortunately, there simply wasn't any right time to try.

So today I finally found time to try the recipes out on my own. Looked through both of them, googled a few more and came up with my own version. Took some time to decorate the plate since it has been a long while since I put in effort to do cooking.

Ingredients:

1 piece 340g salmon fillet 1/2 cup fresh orange juice orange zest from 2 oranges 1 tbsp light soy sauce (optional) salt and pepper

2 orange slices                    2 tbsp honey                    1/2-1 tbsp olive oil/butter                    1/2 tsp ground ginger                    corn starch for thickening

Method:
1.  Marinate salmon with salt and pepper and set aside.
2.  Preheat the oven to 190 degree Celsius.
3.  Combine orange juice, orange zest, honey, olive oil/butter, light soy sauce (if using), ground ginger in a sauce pan over medium heat.
4.  Stir constantly till well combined and smooth.
5.  Add corn starch to thicken the mixture.
6.  Line a baking tray with aluminium foil.
7.  Pour some sauce on the foil, place the salmon skin up on the foil and pour remaining sauce over it.
8.  Bake for 4 minutes and turn the salmon over.
9.  Spoon some sauce over it and place the orange slices on top of the salmon.
10. Bake for another 8-10 minutes.
For a job well-done, I rewarded myself with a glass of orange beer from Don Don Donki.