asian style glazed salmon with shiitake mushrooms and peppers
serves 4
4 pieces of salmon
4 packages shiitake mushrooms
2 bell peppers (red or yellow)
6 scallions
6 tablespoons sesame oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup mirin
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup rice
salt and pepper to taste
pre-heat oven to 400
wash and debone salmon then dry with paper towel
remove stems from shiitake mushrooms and slice
place on baking tray with parchment paper and drizzle 4 tablespoons sesame seed oil over top
bake until golden brown about 10 mins and put in a bowl once done
meanwhile dice bell peppers and slice scallions and put into the same bowl
for the sauce, combine soy sauce, mirin, rice wine vinegar and the 2 tablespoons sesame seed oil
reserve 1/3 cup sauce and whisk in cornstarch
mix the rest of the sauce into the bell pepper, shiitake and scallion bowl
in a small saucepan cook the sauce with cornstarch until thickened
place salmon on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and spread the thickened sauce over the salmon
bake for about 15 minutes until cooked
meanwhile cook the rice seasoned with salt and pepper
plate rice and salmon and cover with the pepper mixture