Roasted Pistachio Salmon with Maple Whiskey Sauce

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Fish, Quick & Easy
Serves:	4
Prep Time:	2 Hr
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

4	salmon filets
1/3 c	whiskey (i use jack daniels) plus 2 tb
1/2 c	butter
1/2 c	maple syrup
1/2 c	brown sugar, light
1/2 c	pistachio nuts, chopped, dry roasted

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Patricia Naveira

Cooked to Perfection

Burbank, CA (pop. 103,340)

Singerar

Member Since May 2011

Patricia's Notes:

This is one of my husband and son's favorite dishes. It's so easy to make and tastes like a high end restaurant item.

This is still a fabulous recipe without the Whiskey. Just omit if needed.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

This sauce is so decadently delicious! The maple flavor is far more prominent than that of the whiskey, which suited my palette just right. It's perfect atop the salmon, but would be wonderful on chicken as well.

Directions

Marinate salmon in 1/3 cup whiskey in zip-lock bag for at least 2 hours in refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine butter, maple syrup, brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of whiskey together in a saucepan. Cook on high heat till almost boil then simmer reducing heat until you have a thicker consistency, about 15 minutes. Reserve ½ of the mixture, set aside and keep warm.

Place salmon on a foil lined cookie sheet or baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray then lightly baste with the remaining whiskey sauce on both sides. Bake for 25-30 minutes, basting twice during the baking. Time in cooking may vary depending on the thickness of the salmon. Discard the used basting sauce.

Baste one last time with fresh reserve whiskey sauce and sprinkle with the roasted pistachios just before serving. Lightly drizzle with whiskey sauce and serve hot.

Perfect with a Rice Pilaf and/or Asparagus

Also, this works just fine WITHOUT the Whiskey if you don't want to cook with the liquor.

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Penny Hall FantasyFaery54

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Patricia Naveira Singerar

Feb 22, 2012

Thank you Penny!!

Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Rachel C rachvegi3

Sep 4, 2012

Congrats Patricia! I love the flavors of maple and whiskey together and I'm a big fan of salmon with maple too. This sounds amazing and so looking forward to trying it :)

Tiffany Bannworth MissAnubis

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Jewel Hall 0124

Jan 26, 2013

COONGRATULATIONS ON BLUE RIBBON, LOVELY RECIPE.

Venetta Sisson vsisson

Jan 26, 2013

Was going to make salmon last night before going to work but wasn't feeling good so going to make "Your" salmon tonight, sounds yummy! Thanks for the reciepe!

Janis Hudson janish46

Jan 26, 2013

What oven temperature? I normally bake salmon at 425 for ten minutes per inch thickness. 25 to 30 minutes seems to long to me.

Pam Ellingson wmnofoz

Jan 26, 2013

Janis, This recipe calls for oven temp of 350 degrees, so it would take longer to cook the salmon. I am sure the lower temp is to assure that the maple in the marinade doesn't burn.