Gochujang Salmon Skewers
Gochujang Salmon Skewers are a good way to spice up your salmon.
Notes:
'Gochujang' is a Korean fermented chili paste. Savory, sweet and spicy it's made from gochu-garu, glutinous rice, meju powder, yeotgireum, and salt. The sweetness comes from the starch of cooked glutinous rice, cultured with saccharifying enzymes during the fermentation process.
That's enough science - on to the recipe!
Ingredients
Marinade:
- 1 cup gochujang (Korean fermented chili paste)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup garlic chopped
- 1/4 cup ginger chopped
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 3 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
Fish:
- 1 lb sockeye salmon
Garnish:
- 2 scallions
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
Procedure
- Combine all marinade ingredients except sesame oil in blender, blend till smooth, slowly pour in sesame oil to emulsify.
- Cut salmon into 1"x2" strips. Cover salmon with marinade and let rest for 1-2 hr.
- Skewer salmon and grill directly over flame till just cooked through, 3-4 min.
- Garnish with finely sliced scallion and sesame seeds.
- We recommend serving the salmon with a side of forbidden black rice and kimchi.