Miso Butter Salmon for One
Miso butter salmon is a great 4 ingredient main dish for one. The umami, salty, and sweet flavors in miso butter sauce pair well with salmon and vegetables. Serve it over rice with vegetables, like cabbage.
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Servings: 1 serving
Equipment
- cutting board or plate
- towel or paper towel
- small/medium mixing bowl
- spoon
- Large Skillet
- fish turner
- knife optional
Ingredients
- ½ cup rice uncooked* approximately, or use how much you usually make
- 1 Tablespoon butter softened
- 1 teaspoon white miso or yellow miso
- 1 clove minced garlic ½ teaspoon
- 1 ½ cups vegetables hand torn cabbage or other chopped vegetables. See ideas in notes section.
- 4-6 ounce salmon filet with or without skin
- 2-3 Tablespoons water optional
Instructions
- If frozen still, place 4-6 ounce salmon filet (in packaging or a sealed bag) in a large bowl of hot water. Leave until thawed, about 8-10 minutes. You can change the water to speed up thawing.
- Prepare about ½ cup uncooked rice according to package directions.
- Heat large skillet over medium heat. While preheating, prepare miso butter by adding 1 Tablespoon softened butter, 1 teaspoon miso pasta, and 1 clove of minced garlic to a small mixing bowl. Mix until incorporated. Set aside.
- When fish is thawed, pat dry with a towel or paper towel.
- Add a spoonful, about ½ of the miso butter to hot pan. Place fish in center of heated pan, skin side down, if it's got skin. Add 1 ½ cup vegetables to pan, top with about ½ of remaining miso butter.
- Cook about 3 minutes. Add water to pan if it seems like the fish/vegetables are burning.
- Flip, cook about 5-6 minutes, or until salmon is between 140-145 degrees F. Stir vegetables occasionally.
- Serve over rice. Enjoy immediately.
- Store leftover salmon in airtight container, for about 5 days, or sniff it. If it smells good, it's ok to eat still.
- To reheat, microwave, covered. Or enjoy cold.
Notes
- I recommend white or yellow miso in this recipe.
- You can cook the salmon and vegetables without a lid (and without added water to steam), but, flip fish after about 5 minutes, and watch temperature as the miso can burn easily (although if it gets barely burned, it'll taste fine)
- Vegetable options: zucchini, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, etc.
- Other topping ideas: sesame seeds, green onion, etc.
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