Dinner · 18 min · Amounts not specified
Miso glazed salmon
Glaze at the end so it does not burn.
The sheet · 2 fillets · 18 min
easyWhy tonight. Glaze at the end so it does not burn.
What it needs
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- salmon
- miso
- maple
- rice vinegar
Good if you have them, fine if you do not: scallion.
Method
- Whisk the miso, maple and rice vinegar into a glaze that just coats a spoon.
- Dry the salmon, salt it lightly — the miso is already salt, so go easy.
- Most of the way through in a moderate oven or pan, plain. Then glaze and give it two minutes under a broiler.
- Glazing early is how this ends up black. Sugar and miso both burn well before the fish is done, so the glaze goes on last.
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Published minimums for what is in this
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- FishKenji's Cooking Show | Miso-Glazed SalmonJ. Kenji López-AltA glazed salmon fillet, and how sugar in the glaze changes what the pan heat can safely be.Link checked 2026-09-08
- FishHow One of NYC’s Best Chefs Cooks Perfect Salmon in 10 Minutes | Made in House | Bon AppétitBon AppétitA professional searing salmon in ten minutes and judging doneness by feel rather than by clock.Link checked 2026-09-08
- FishCarla Makes a Perfectly Crispy-Skinned Fish Fillet | From the Test Kitchen | Bon AppetitBon AppétitCrispy fish skin specifically: how to keep it from welding itself to the pan and tearing.Link checked 2026-09-08
Why each of these is on the list
What the ingredients are actually doing
- salmon
- Fatty enough to forgive a lot, but not overcooking.
- miso
- Salt and fermented depth in paste form.
- maple
- Sweetness with a mineral, slightly smoky edge that sugar does not have.
- rice vinegar
- The gentlest acid on the shelf — sour without the harsh edge of wine vinegar, which is why it works in dressings that go on raw vegetables.
Missing one of them? The substitutions are written against those jobs rather than against a chart, so they say what each replacement costs this dish in particular.
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