Best Teriyaki Salmon
Buttery salmon glazed in homemade sweet-salty teriyaki sauce — broiled to caramelized perfection in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- Sauce
- ½ cup soy · ¼ cup each mirin + sake
- ¼ cup brown sugar · garlic · ginger
- Cornstarch slurry
- Salmon
- 4 6-oz salmon fillets
- Oil · sesame seeds · green onions
Instructions
- Simmer sauce 7 min → thicken with slurry.
- Sear salmon 2–3 min per side.
- Brush with sauce → broil 4–6 min (125 °F internal).
- Rest 3 min → extra sauce + garnish.
Notes
- Homemade sauce > bottled every time
- Pull at 125 °F → perfect medium-rare
- Sauce keeps for 2 weeks in the fridge
- Air-fryer version = just as crispy
- Day 2 cold over salad = elite