A couple of goals from long ago were to eat more fish, especially salmon and play around with miso. This recipe, given to me by friends, uses both. Serves 4:
Miso Salmon with Rice Noodles
For the salmon:
- 2 teaspoons red miso paste
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon water
- 4 salmon steaks about 150g (1/3 pound) each
For the vegetables:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- 1” piece of ginger, grated
- 8 scallions, sliced on the diagonal
- 1 medium red chili, thinly sliced
- 200 grams dried rice noodles, cooked according to the package
- ½ cup beansprouts, or more to taste
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
Preheat the broiler to high. Mix the ingredients for the salmon together and paint the salmon steaks with it. Place the salmon on an oiled grill pan. Grill the salmon for 5 minutes on each side.
While the salmon is cooking, heat the oil in a wok or large skillet on medium-high heat. Stir-fry the garlic, ginger, scallions, and chili for a minute or two then add the noodles, beansprouts, cilantro and fish sauce. Toss to mix well.
Plate the noodles and top with the salmon. Serve and enjoy!
My verdict:
Now I see why it’s one of my friends’ favorites! Delicious and easy, even the non-salmon lover thought it was good. I just stuck the salmon under the broiler for about 8 minutes, and it was pretty rare. Could probably have used 10 minutes and/or turning.
Since it’s a stir-fry, have all the ingredients and noodles prepped before you start. Sometimes beansprouts can be hard to find in France, and the asparagus are just showing up in the markets, so I sliced up about 6 thin spears and tossed them in with the garlic and ginger. Sliced bok choy would be great too.
I used some rice vermicelli, which was good, but I might get a slightly bigger noodle next time. There was lots of the glaze, so it got tossed in with the stir-fry. Because sometimes I’m lazy — a couple of tablespoons of ginger & garlic paste (from the Asian grocery) would save grating.
