broiled salmon with maple-mustard glaze
Ingredients:
- 4 salmon fillets, 1" thick - (8 oz ea)
- 1/3 cup Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1/4 tsp salt
Preparation:
- in a small heavy saucepan combine syrup, water, mustard, garlic, and salt and simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup
- cool
- heat broiler
- arrange salmon, skin-side down, on oiled rack of broiler pan and season with salt
- broil salmon 4 inches from heat source, 6 minutes
- brush with sauce and broil until just cooked through, about 4 minutes more
note:
- To insure even cooking, buy salmon cuts from the middle of the fillet, not the narrow tail end. When portions are the same thickness, they cook evenly.
Prepared: 2004-02-27