Honey sriracha salmon is the perfect balance of sweet and spicy for a salmon lover looking for an easy recipe that’s pan fried in this tasty sauce.
Are you ready to awaken your taste buds with a burst of flavors? Look no further than honey sriracha salmon recipe. This dish strikes the perfect balance between sweet and spicy, creating an experience that is both satisfying and memorable.
The delicate sweetness of the honey complements the bold spiciness of the sriracha, resulting in a amazing flavor.
Prepared with fresh salmon fillets and a simple yet irresistibly flavorful glaze, this recipe is a culinary triumph. As you take your first bite, you’ll experience the succulent texture of the salmon combined with the rich, complex notes of the honey and sriracha.
How To Make Honey Sriracha Salmon
Ingredients needed
- Salmon
- Honey
- Sriracha
- Soy sauce
- Garlic
- Cornstarch
Quick tip before starting
Some people have palates more for sweet than spicy and vice versa. This honey sriracha salmon is balanced perfectly but for your taste you can lean one way or another. For example, more spice add more sriracha or more sweet lower the sriracha in the recipe.
Making the honey sriracha salmon recipe
- First, make the sauce, mince the garlic and season the salmon with salt and pepper.
- In a frying pan on medium high heat, cook the salmon until it’s about 1-2 minutes from being fully cooked. At that point lower the heat to medium and allow the pan to cool a bit during that time.
- Next, add in the butter and let it melt then pout in the honey and sriracha mix. Swirl the sauce in the pan while allowing the garlic to cook and baste the salmon in the sauce while it is thickening.
- Once the sauce has thickened and the garlic has cooked at least 1-2 minutes you can remove the pan from the heat.
- Plate the salmon and cover in the sauce. During the cooling process the major happens when the honey cools and makes the sauce sticky. Enjoy!
What to serve with the honey sriracha salmon
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Honey Sriracha Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 pound salmon
- salt & pepper to taste
Sauce
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- First, make the sauce, mince the garlic and season the salmon with salt and pepper.
- In a frying pan on medium high heat, cook the salmon until it's about 1-2 minutes from being fully cooked. At that point lower the heat to medium and allow the pan to cool a bit during that time.
- Next, add in the butter and let it melt then pout in the honey and sriracha mix. Swirl the sauce in the pan while allowing the garlic to cook and baste the salmon in the sauce while it is thickening.
- Once the sauce has thickened and the garlic has cooked at least 1-2 minutes you can remove the pan from the heat.
- Plate the salmon and cover in the sauce. During the cooling process the major happens when the honey cools and makes the sauce sticky. Enjoy!
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.