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    Home » Seafood Recipes » Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique

    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique

    Published: Jun 19, 2016 · Modified: Jan 9, 2018 by Elaine · This post may contain Amazon affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This blog generates income via ads · 2 Comments

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    Get this easy recipe for Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique. Use local berries to top this sweet and salty, lightly browned crust on succulent wild fish.
    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique
    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon! We're wild about salmon here, and especially wild salmon. It's Sockeye salmon season here on the West Coast of Canada and these fish, with their deep red-coloured flesh, have just started appearing on the docks and in stores.

    While Atlantic salmon and Pink salmon often need a glaze or a crunchy coating to enhance their flavour, wild Sockeye is incredibly tasty all on its own.  Fresh berries are ripening in my garden, so combining the two simply made sense to me, and this Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique was the result!

    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique |www.flavourandsavour.com

    Salmon is packed with protein and two types of omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients that our bodies must obtain from food. Omega-3's are necessary for brain, eye, and nerve development. While other foods, like walnuts, hemp, chia, and flax seeds contain omega-3's, our bodies can absorb them more easily from fish. Nutritionists recommend eating salmon from a sustainable source at least once or twice a week.

    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique |www.flavourandsavour.com

    I used freshly picked huckleberries to make this Berry Gastrique that I served on top of the salmon, but you can substitute other berries. Blueberries or wild blackberries also make a fabulous gastrique for fish.

    So what's a gastrique?

    It's an easy way to dress up a plain piece of meat or fish. Simply put, a gastrique is a reduction of vinegar and sugar that can be infused with almost anything you’d like. Don't be put off by the fancy name. It's very easy to make.

    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Huckleberry Gastrique. Full of omega-3's, nutritionists recommend eating salmon once or twice a week. Here's a delicious way to do so! |www.flavourandsavour.com
    To get a sweet and smoky glaze on this salmon, make a simple rub from brown sugar and smoked sea salt. Sear it on high heat and then broil it in the oven to create a sweet and salty, lightly browned caramelized crust that's a tiny bit crispy. Top it with a berry gastrique and you have a healthy, impressive dish for your family and friends.

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    Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique

    This easy recipe for Caramelized Sockeye Salmon with Wild Berry Gastrique uses local berries to top this sweet and salty, slightly smoky glazed salmon.
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    Course: Entrée/Main
    Cuisine: American, West Coast
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 296kcal
    Author: Elaine
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    Ingredients

    • 4 pieces of Sockeye salmon fillet (or other salmon)
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon smoked sea salt
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoon water
    • ½ cup white wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon white wine
    • ⅔ cup fresh berries (I used huckleberries)
    • 2 sprigs thyme

    Instructions

    • Combine the brown sugar and smoked sea salt and rub over rinsed and dried salmon pieces. Set aside.
    • To make the gastrique, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Stir until completely dissolved and bubbles form.
    • The sugar will begin to caramelize. Stop stirring and swirl the pan occasionally.
    • Watch closely and when it turns a light caramel colour, carefully add the vinegar all at once.The sugar will harden immediately and the mixture will appear flaky.
    • Continue to cook and stir, until the mixture becomes liquid again.
    • Add the wine and cook until it is reduced and syrupy.
    • Add the berries and thyme and stir to incorporate. Remove from heat.
    • Heat a skillet over medium heat. Coat the bottom with a very small amount of oil, just to prevent sticking.
    • Place salmon pieces in the skillet, skin side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then carefully flip using a fish turner. Cook on the other side for 3-4 minutes, then place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to create a glaze on top.
    • Serve with berry gastrique.
    • Leftover gastrique will keep in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for a few weeks.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 296kcal
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    1. Justine @ JustineCelina.com

      June 20, 2016 at 9:37 am

      This sounds absolutely fantastic! I eat my body weight is fresh seafood when I visit the coast and this recipe almost has me drooling on my keyboard, haha! Pinning for inspiration the next time I find a beautiful piece of wild salmon.

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      • Flavour & Savour

        July 05, 2016 at 4:56 pm

        Thanks Justine! There's nothing quite like fresh-caught seafood, is there!

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