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Salmon With Jack Daniels Sauce (Video)

Made from scratch, this rich glaze from Michael DeLong over Allrecipes is subtly sweet and spicy, and perfect for salmon! 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 571 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bulb garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 ⅓ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • ⅔ cup water
  • ¼ cup teriyaki sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp white onion minced
  • 1 tbsp bourbon whiskey
  • 1 tbsp crushed pineapple
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

For the Salmon

  • 1 lb salmon fillets
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • kosher salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • For the Jack Daniel’s Sauce
    Preheat oven to325⁰ F/165 ⁰ C. Cut off the very top of the garlic bulb, so that you can see some of the garlic.  Place bulb in small oven safe pan or baking dish, trimming root if needed for bulb to sit flat.  Drizzle with olive oil, cover with aluminum foil. Bake for one hour, until cloves are soft and fragrant. 
  • Remove from oven,set aside until slightly cooled.  Squeeze bulb to remove cloves.  Set aside two teaspoons for this recipe; you can freeze the remaining garlic for another recipe.
  • In saucepan,combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, water, teriyaki sauce and soy sauce, bring to a boil. 
  • Add in garlic, lemon juice, onion, bourbon whiskey, pineapple and cayenne pepper, mixing to incorporate.  Simmer for 40 minutes, or until the liquid reduces by half.  The sauce should be thick; simmer up to 10 minutes longer if necessary.
  • For the Salmon
    Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towels. Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. When oil is hot, but not smoking, add salmon to pan, skin side down.  Season with salt and pepper and cook for 6 minutes per side.
  • Pour 1/3 cup of the Jack Daniel’s sauce over the salmon and cook an additional 2 minutes.
  • Serve with more sauce on the side.

Notes

I have been making the sauce one day ahead, so that I can serve this on a weeknight. 
Another option is to roast several bulbs of garlic at once, and split them into the amounts need for the next time you make this sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 85gProtein: 24gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 1015mgPotassium: 810mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 81gVitamin A: 103IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg
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