Salmon with Bourbon Glaze

The marinade in this recipe is also good on pork tenderloin or boneless chicken breasts.

  • 1  cup  packed brown sugar
  • 6  tablespoons  bourbon
  • 1/4  cup  low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
  • 2  teaspoons  grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 2  garlic cloves, crushed
  • 8  (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
  • Cooking spray
  • 4  teaspoons  sesame seeds
  • 1/2  cup  thinly sliced green onions

Directions:

Combine the first 8 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; add salmon fillets. Seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning bag once. Remove fillets from bag; discard marinade.

Preheat broiler.

Place fillets on broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 11 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Sprinkle each fillet with 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds and 1 tablespoon onions.

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