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Close-up of two perfectly cooked Honey Garlic Salmon fillets in a rich sauce, garnished with herbs and served with broccoli.

Honey Garlic Salmon

This recipe for Honey Garlic Salmon is designed for precision-focused keto eaters and biohackers. It offers a sweet and savory flavor profile using pantry staples, cooked in a skillet for a quick and delicious meal.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 2 fillets
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sauce
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce all purpose or light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar or sub with any other vinegar except balsamic
  • 1 large garlic clove minced
Salmon
  • 2 salmon or trout fillets skinless, 6oz / 200g each
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Optional Garnishes
  • Sesame seeds
  • Finely sliced chives or shallots/scallions

Equipment

  • Small bowl
  • Non-stick fry pan
  • Paper towel

Method
 

  1. Take salmon out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking. Pat salmon dry with a paper towel and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  2. Whisk together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Drizzle oil in a non stick fry pan and heat over medium high heat. Place salmon in the pan, and cook the first side for 3 – 4 minutes until golden. Turn, then cook the other side for 2 – 3 minutes or until golden.
  4. Pour sauce over salmon. Cook for 1 minute or until it starts to thicken slightly. Check the side of the salmon to tell how cooked through the middle is. If sauce thickens too much before your salmon is cooked to your taste, add water 1 tbsp at a time.
  5. Remove onto serving plates.
  6. Serve salmon drizzled with sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chives/shallots, if desired.

Notes

This recipe was developed by Thomás Anderson, a Precision Keto Scientist, who found that a sugar-free honey glaze with fresh garlic preserved texture and enhanced ketone-friendly fats when paired with olive oil.

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