Orange and Bourbon Glazed Salmon
Salmon is one of our favorite choices when we’re looking for a healthy, no-fuss main course. Its firm, moist texture makes it a perfect candidate for high-heat oven roasting, and topped with this easy glaze made with orange marmalade and bourbon it makes a deliciously simple and quick weeknight meal.
Orange and Bourbon Glazed Salmon
Glazed with a combination of orange marmalade and bourbon whiskey, this easy, oven-roasted salmon makes a terrific weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 6-ounce salmon fillets, skin on
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup good quality orange marmalade
- 3 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- Pinch of cayenne
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F, line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil and coat it with nonstick spray.
- Arrange the salmon fillets, skin side down on the prepared baking sheet and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Combine the orange marmalade, bourbon, brown sugar and cayenne in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened to the consistency of maple syrup, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the butter until melted and allow the mixture to cool.
- Divide the glaze evenly over each of the salmon fillets and roast until the glaze is lightly caramelized and the fish is cooked to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
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7 Comments on “Orange and Bourbon Glazed Salmon”
This dish was absolutely outstanding! I was looking for a recipe to use with the marmalade I had just canned. This could not have been more perfect. I’m a nervous cook when preparing fish as over or under cooked and it can be disastrous in many ways. I followed your recipe exactly and the result was silence at the dinner table followed by a lot of “Oh. My. Gosh. This is delicious.” Thank you for making dinner a success!
Hi Shannon,
I’ll bet your homemade marmalade was phenomenal on the salmon. Thanks so much for letting us know that you and your family enjoyed the recipe.
DELICIOUS!!!!
DELICIOUS!!!!
DELICIOUS!!!!
This is outstanding the fish comes out really moist,when you go out to places to eat sometimes the salmon is dry
Hi Lillian,
So glad you enjoyed the recipe – the glaze does help to keep the fish moist.