Salty-Sweet BBQ Salmon and Broccoli
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
Yield:4 servings
- 1pound broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 8 cups)
- 12scallions, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 1(1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and julienned (about 1½ tablespoons)
- ¼cup safflower or canola oil
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 2tablespoons finely chopped yellow onion
- 1tablespoon minced garlic
- 1teaspoon tomato paste
- 3tablespoons turbinado sugar (or 2 tablespoons light brown sugar)
- 6tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 4(6-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
- Steamed rice, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
651 calories; 37 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 15 grams monounsaturated fat; 11 grams polyunsaturated fat; 38 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 13 grams sugars; 41 grams protein; 1043 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Heat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, combine broccoli, scallions, ginger and 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Spread in an even layer and roast until softened, about 15 minutes.
- Step 2
While the broccoli mixture roasts, prepare the oyster barbecue sauce: In a small saucepan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over low. Add onion and garlic, and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Add sugar and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and the mixture darkens slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in ½ cup water (be careful, as the mixture may splatter a little), then the oyster sauce, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to a simmer. (The sugar may seize, but keep stirring; it will dissolve.) Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Season generously with pepper. Remove ½ cup and set aside for passing at the table.
- Step 3
Stir the roasted broccoli. Season salmon with salt and arrange on top of the broccoli. Liberally brush salmon all over with half of the remaining oyster barbecue sauce in the saucepan. Roast until the vegetables are caramelized and the salmon is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes, basting salmon after 5 minutes with the barbecue sauce.
- Step 4
Divide salmon and vegetables among plates. Serve with steamed rice and the reserved barbecue sauce.
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Cooking Notes
Cara
Oyster sauce is very thick and not as salty as fish sauce. I would maybe substitute hoisin sauce for the oyster sauce and then add a teaspoon of fish sauce instead of the tablespoon of soy.
Rosalie
Hoisin has a completely different flavor from oyster sauce. Hoisin is relatively sweet. The ubiquitous peanut dipping sauce is sweetened with hoisin. Buy oyster sauce. It is available in most grocery stores. It is great tossed with spinach or broccoli with a few sesame seeds and has many other uses in Asian recipes.
Anne Rabe
Really good and easy. I did add some sesame/chili oil to the sauce which perked it up a lot. I would have liked to put the whole thing under the broiler at the end to caramelize the fish a bit more but at that point the vegetables were done and broiling would have pushed them in to the burned range. I would cook them for much less time before adding the fish in the future.
Maria
Would add the scallions until you cook the salmón so that they don’t burn and double the broccoli
Rebecca
The sauce takes a lot longer than 15 minutes to come together. It should be the first step and put your broccoli in the oven once you start to simmer the sauce.
Ernest Piper
Well, sort of. The oyster sauce is thick and sweet to start with, so it's not the same consistency and flavor profile as the oyster sauce. But hey, fish sauce is good, and the sugar will thicken and carmelize. Go for it.
Julieana
I cooked the veg and salmon together, it was perfect. Reduced the sauce for 20+ minutes, I started early per the reviews and it timed quite nicely. Will def make again.
elke
Like one other reviewer said, the sauce takes a while to thicken BUT used no onions or fresh garlic. 450 degrees burns the Broccoli a bit before it's done; our fish fillets were too thick to be done in 10 minutes. Took off the Brocc and put fish under the broiler for an additional 5. Tasty!!
Pam from NJ
Made for guests as written (except used a squirt of ketchup in place of tomato paste). Brushed some sauce on the broccoli before serving. Phenomenal flavor!
tichi
Ran out of oyster sauce so used half amount of hoisin sauce. Different flavor but was just as tasty. Looking forward to trying oyster sauce next time. Broccoli caramelized nicely.
Stephanie
Sauce did not thicken after 20 min on stove top. Not sure why.
elke
Like one other reviewer said, the sauce takes a while to thicken BUT used no onions or fresh garlic. 450 degrees burns the Broccoli a bit before it's done; our fish fillets were too thick to be done in 10 minutes. Took off the Brocc and put fish under the broiler for an additional 5. Tasty!!
Changed nothing.
Wonderful. Made this a few times now.
Deb H
I found the sauce very bland, was expecting something much better. Needs more flavour.
David
The sauce was nice overall but we used two-thirds the amount of sugar indicated and next time I will use even less as we all found it too sweet. Many NYT recipies could do with less sugar anyway.
Ian
Twice as much sauce as needed. Cut it in half.
Rotmanpr
Definitely worth a try. Cooked the broccoli the requisite time but it was still not enough. I agree with the person who commented it needs some chili oil or other kind of kick. Oyster sauce added an unusual and good flavour tone but I suppose hoisin would also work. I had purchased salmon steaks before finding this very creative recipe. Steaks work too but need more cooking time. Cooking time is a bit underestimated but the result is very appealing.
Jeremy
You could omit some or all of the water to go for a thicker bbq sauce. Very tasty sauce either way.
Katie
I didn't have broccoli but I had a sweet potato and used that instead. It was delicious, and carmelized perfectly.
Lynn
7/22 Made 2 one half recipes on 2 nights. This broccoli is so delicious and easy. Made as written except didn't have 12 scallions. Had about 6 and is was quite enough. Salmon is also delicious. Maybe make half a recipe of the sauce. We didn't use much extra on the plates. and have more than enough for the second dinner
V
Didn't have tomato paste so used Sriracha. It gave it a nice kick.
Julieana
I cooked the veg and salmon together, it was perfect. Reduced the sauce for 20+ minutes, I started early per the reviews and it timed quite nicely. Will def make again.
Cameron
Recipe tasted good but did not come together like it was supposed to. Sauce didn’t thicken at all…
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