Description
Culinary magic brings hot honey glazed salmon to life with a perfect balance of sweet and spicy flavors. Succulent salmon meets golden honey and fiery chili, creating an irresistible dish you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets (skin-on or skinless)
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tbsp hot sauce (like Sriracha or Franks Red Hot)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preparation: Pat salmon fillets dry to eliminate excess moisture, ensuring a crisp exterior. Coat fillets with olive oil, promoting even seasoning and caramelization.
- Seasoning: Distribute salt, black pepper, smoky paprika, and garlic powder across salmon surfaces, developing layered flavor profiles.
- Heating Surface: Ignite skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat, creating optimal searing conditions for fish.
- Initial Cooking: Position salmon skin-side down, allowing uninterrupted cooking for 4-5 minutes until skin transforms to golden crispness.
- Flipping and Continuing: Delicately turn fillets, cooking additional 2-3 minutes to maintain tender, moist texture while ensuring complete doneness.
- Glaze Creation: Whisk honey, red pepper flakes, and apple cider vinegar, crafting a vibrant, spicy-sweet complementary sauce.
- Glazing and Finishing: During final cooking moments, generously brush salmon with hot honey mixture, developing a glossy, caramelized exterior that intensifies the fish’s inherent richness.
- Resting: Remove salmon from heat, allowing glaze to set and flavors to harmonize before immediate serving.
Notes
- Perfect Moisture Removal: Gently pat salmon fillets completely dry with paper towels to guarantee a beautifully crisp, golden exterior when cooking.
- Strategic Seasoning Technique: Apply seasonings generously and evenly, ensuring each spice layer penetrates the salmon for maximum flavor complexity.
- Heat Management Mastery: Maintain medium-high skillet temperature to achieve perfect sear without overcooking delicate salmon flesh, creating a crispy exterior and tender interior.
- Glaze Application Strategy: Brush hot honey mixture during final cooking moments to prevent burning while creating a glossy, caramelized finish that locks in rich, spicy-sweet flavors.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 440 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg