Ginger Soy Maple Salmon (with Instant pot update)
I am actually revisiting this post for Ginger Soy Maple Salmon after more than 8 years. Well clearly we still love this recipe. It is hard to beat something that pretty much cooks itself, with a few fun ingredients. I realize are carrying around this recipe since the children’s elementary school days. It almost is difficult to believe that they were once so young. I am doing some re-working of blog recipes and am coming across some old favorites.
My Ginger Soy Maple Salmon in the Instant Pot
And today, I made an instant pot version of this old favorite as well. It cannot get any easier. 3 to 4 minutes of prepping, frozen salmon and I return home and we have food ready for us. The sauce is a little thinner in the instant pot. If you wish you can thicken in by sautéing it a few minutes. We were fine with it as is. 
Instead of pairing it with rice, for lunch we had it with a side of freshly sautéed tat soy. Easy, breezy and perfect! And for my instant pot version, I use frozen salmon, just cannot believe that is possible. It gets even better,
I add in loads of vegetables and cook this pot in pot. In short, the whole meal gets done in under 30 minutes
Healthy, wholesome tested and tried.
My Story of the Day
Not sure if you have ever walked in late to an elementary school concert. Better yet walked in late with a camera. Just to set the record straight I did not get in later, however I did get in after all the good spots were taken. The spots I refer to are not the spots for sitting, but rather picture taking spots. This my friend is the real war zone.
Well positioned moms on their haunches with equipment all set up to capture special moments for posterity. You walking in means you actually are upsetting this fine honed balance, and your camera suggests that you might actually want to move them around.
Once you assure them you have no such intentions you actually find a good seat, despite the delay because well the moms are busy in the corridors with their cameras. I had given up the business of concert photography, until of course they reached the band years. Then it was a different story for my daughter.
The day anyway started with my concerned daughter looking for me because she had a dream about me slipping and falling, so at 6:15 am I traded that last special half an hour of sleep prattling and chatting with her about dreams and their vividness.
The same seasoning works well with rainbow trout and red snapper as well. It is good to have a fish with a rich tasting flesh, like the salmon, because this shows off the diversity of flavors of this simple recipe well.
And here is a soy maple tofu recipe and if you are looking for more salmon ideas, check out these salmon garam masala burgers.
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A simple recipe that is one of the many ways that I cook salmon in our house, this recipe relies on flavor from soy and maple. The instant pot version is really simple.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon light soy sauce or tamari
- 11/2 pounds of salmon divided into 4 parts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
- Chopped scallion
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optiona
Instructions
- Mix the ginger, maple syrup, soy sauce or tamari in a bowl.
- Mix in the fish and marinate for about 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a baking pan with the oil, place the fish in a single layer with the skin side up and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, serve with the sesame seeds, chopped scallion and crushed red pepper if using.
- Instant Pot Instructions
- Mix together the ginger, maple syrup, soy sauce or tamari. Turn the instant pot into sauté mode. Place the soy mixture and bring to a simmer.
- Place the salmon in a single layer (can be frozen) turn off the sauté mode. drizzle with olive oil.
- Cook on pressure for 2 minutes if unfrozen and 3 minutes if frozen. Do a steam release after 3 to 4 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Instant Pot Instructions
Turn the instant pot on to sauté mode. Allow this to heat for 3 minutes and add in the oil. After a minute add in the ginger and scallion whites (if desired). Cook for a minute and add in the maple syrup, sesame oil and the soy sauce and stir well. Allow the mixture to come to a simmer. Turn off the instant pot. Place the salmon in a single layer in the instant pot. Cover and cook for 1 minute on high pressure. If using frozen salmon, you can let this rest for 2 minutes before releasing pressure. Serve over rice sprinkled with sesame seeds and sliced scallions and thinly sliced red chilies if desired.