One of my favorite dishes at The Cheesecake Factory is the Miso Salmon. It is light, the fish is perfectly cooked, and you think you are eating something healthy from The Cheesecake Factory…think again! Nothing from that restaurant is very healthy but everything is delicious and really, isn’t that all that matters?
Every time we are visiting home The Cheesecake Factory is a must on our restaurant list. I always try to order something different on their huge menu or get my usual (cobb salad with blue cheese) and something else to take home. Well, this one time I tried the Miso Salmon. Yum! The salmon just falls apart at the touch of your fork and melts in your mouth. The miso glaze is sweet and yet perfectly balanced with umami that you just want that glaze and a spoon. The salmon sits on top a bed of jasmine rice and garnished with a few snow peas. A great dinner with a few more veggies or a light lunch that is easy to pack up for work and heat at the office. This easy recipe really duplicates the meal spot on, you will absolutely love it!
I used a ginger and garlic paste but if you use minced or chopped, just run the glaze through a food processor or blender once finished. Also, look for miso, soybean paste, in your grocer Asian aisle or at an Asian grocery store. I used 4 salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each and 1 inch thick.
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The Cheesecake Factory's Miso Salmon
Author: CookEatDelicious.com
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
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Yields: 4
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- ¼ cup hot water
- 3 tbsp miso (soybean paste)
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic past
- ½ cup sake
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, cut into 8 pieces
- Squeeze of half of a lime
- Steamed snow peas, broccoli, and carrot
- Steamed Jasmine Rice
- Whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, hot water, and miso paste in a bowl until combined.
- Place salmon in a lightly oiled baking dish and cover with miso mixture.
- Broil in oven for 10 minutes, basting the fish with the sauce twice.
- While fish is broiling, melt 1 tbsp of butter over medium heat in a small sauce pan and add in the ginger and garlic paste. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add Sake and bring to a boil for 3 minutes.
- Add in heavy cream and return to boil for 2 minutes.
- Reduce mixture by half, about two minutes.
- Whisk in butter, piece by piece, and once all is combined and sauce has thickened, remove from heat.
- Whisk in lime juice and salt if necessary to your taste.
- Place sake glaze on rice and top with a salmon fillet.
- Add steamed veggies to the side.
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