Urgent - salmon question

sped ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:07 pm

Urgent because I need to make this tonight and I want to go to sleep!
I am preparing salmon fillets for a siyum tomorrow. I want to bake it today and warm it up on a plata tomorrow. I was planning on pouring on soy sauce and squeezing some lemon over it. How long should I bake it? Covered or open? Should I depend on it cooking on the plata too? I really don't want it to be dry, but also not undercooked.
Thanks!

Fabulous

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:12 pm

cook it covered. Probably not more than 15-20 minutes because it will cook a bit tomorrow. Also, reserve a lot of the juice to repour over the fish when you warm it.

greenfire ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:14 pm

do soy sauce & lemon go together ?

try soy sauce & garlic or terriyake sauce

if going the lemon route = use some dill & garlic

also since salmon takes like 20 minutes to bake/broil ... I would do it right before - no need to warm it up - you can take it right out of the oven

please don't cover it - it will taste boiled

baker1

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:16 pm

I would tell you to bake it for more then 15- 20 min, if you are baking a lot together it will need more time,more like 25 min. I would bake it covered and for the last ten min. uncover it.

Good luck!

↑ greenfire ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:18 pm

okay if you must cover it - wait till after it's mostly cooked

↑ sped ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:20 pm

I dunno. My sister - who cooks well - suggested soy sauce and lemon. I don't have much at home, but these I do. I will check to see what else I have.
Thanks for your help. I guess I will bake it covered now and uncovered on the plata.

↑ greenfire ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:23 pm

do you have garlic powder ... it's that simple

soy sauce & garlic

nobody ever accused me of not being able to cook

Lady Godiva ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:29 pm

You can mix soy sauce and a little lemon juice, but be sure to add brown sugar to it to balance the taste. Also, add some garlic and ginger, if you have that in your pantry. (If you don't have brown sugar, put honey.)

SS6099

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 8:52 pm

I find that if baking salmon in the oven, it's always more moist if baked covered. 1/2 hour is always more than enough time.
Enjoy it Smile

↑ sped ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 9:05 pm

Okay. You got me worried. I came back on to ask how else I can do it so its easy and with ingredients I have.
I can do soy sauce and garlic powder: Is it good if I pour over the soy sauce and sprinkle on the garlic powder? Or should I mix the two first?
Alternatively, I have brown sugar andgarlic powder, but no ginger.
Which sounds better?
I usually bake salmon open and quck, but now I will need to reheat it...
Thanks so much.

↑ Lady Godiva

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 9:17 pm

Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic powder and a little lemon juice in the pan. Taste the mixture before you put the salmon in to see if it needs more of anything. The salmon will be flavored exactly like the mixture.

Rubber Ducky

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 9:20 pm

Soy sauce and lemon is very tasty. It's the basis of making Japanese ponzu sauce with American ingredients (in Japan they use a different sour citrus called yuzu). Excellent over salmon.

ra_mom

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 9:49 pm

Lady Godiva wrote:

Couldn't have said it better. Always taste the sauce first.

FranticFrummie

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 10:10 pm

From a food safety point of view, soy sauce and lemon is your best bet. The sodium will preserve the salmon (like when you make Nova Lox) and the lemon juice will "cook" the salmon (like in ceviche).

Sounds yummy!

↑ sped ↓

Mon, Aug 12 2013, 11:17 pm

Thank you all so much!! I will b"n let you know how it all turns out.

↑ sped ↓

Tue, Aug 13 2013, 2:07 pm

Thanks! it turned out great! Really delicious!

↑ greenfire

Tue, Aug 13 2013, 2:21 pm

great ~ now tell us which method you used

↑ sped

Tue, Sep 03 2013, 9:51 am

Sorry - I just saw this. In the end, I did some of both, and both were really yummy! Thanks again.