| Seafood: salmon
Produce: panca peppers or ancho chiles
Seasonings: fennel seeds, black peppercorns, dry mustard, ground black pepper,
Other: Tamarind paste, orange juice, red wine vinegar, honey, extra virgin olive oil,
Cooking Method: stovetop and broil
Serves 4 |  |
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Tamarind Glazed Salmon Ingredients:
1½ pounds fresh salmon filet3/4 cup Tamarind glaze
1 Tbsp. fennel seeds
1 Tbsp. freshly cracked black peppercorns
Tamarind Glaze Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. tamarind paste (in block form)
1 cup hot water
6 dry panca peppers or 3 dried ancho chiles, stemmed, seeded and toasted
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Juice of ½ lemon
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 Tbsp. honey
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Procedure:
Soften the tamarind in 1/2 cup of the hot water and push through a sieve. Soften the toasted chiles in the other 1/2 cup hot water and put in blender along with orange juice, lemon juice, garlic, red wine vinegar, olive oil and dry mustard. Puree until smooth, add the tamarind puree and the honey and blend well. Strain into a small sauce pot and simmer 5-10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Preheat broiler and season the salmon filets on all sides. Broil at close range to slightly brown the fish, about 2 minutes per side. Glaze each filet generously and sprinkle with fennel seeds and cracked pepper. Broil 2-3 minutes more, until fish is just cooked and glaze is bubbly, seeds are toasted. Serve immediately atop cumin scented cabbage and quinoa pilaf with tangerine salsa.
Tangerine Salsa
Makes 1 cup
6 tangerines, supremed
1/2 habanero pepper, seeded, fine julienne
1/2 small jicama, peeled and julienned
1/4 small red onion, fine julienne
1/2 bunch cilantro, rough chopped
sea salt and freshly ground black peppercorns
Combine all ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 day.
Restaurant: Border Grill
Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Border Grill
Original Photograph By: Border Grill
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://www.bordergrill.com/category/recipes/page/5/
Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Border Grill
Original Photograph By: Border Grill
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://www.bordergrill.com/category/recipes/page/5/
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