Sweet Garlic Sesame Salmon With Rice Noodles
The sweet garlic sesame salmon with rice noodles features bite sized pieces of sweet and savory salmon and stir fried rice noodles.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 24 ounces salmon - cut into bite size pieces skin removed
- salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/3 cup soy sauce with 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
For Rice Noodles:
- 16 ounces rice stick noodles - soak in warm water according to package directions
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/3 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/4 cup soy sauce with 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 green onions - diced
- sesame seeds
- sriracha - optional
Instructions
- Soak rice noodles in warm water and set aside while you prepare the salmon.
- Season the salmon with salt and pepper then set aside.
- In a bowl, add garlic powder, ground ginger, sweet soy sauce or soy sauce with sugar added and soy sauce then whisk together.
- Add sesame oil to a large sauté pan and heat to medium/high heat.
- Add salmon to the pan, followed by the sauce mixture and cook until the salmon is cooked through and the sauce starts to caramelize.
- Set salmon aside while you cook the noodles.
- In a large pan, add sesame oil, sweet soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, garlic powder and soy sauce and bring to a simmer.
- Add in the pre-soaked rice noodles and stir them in the sauce until the noodles are nicely coated and start to absorb the sauce.
- If sauce gets fully absorbed before noodles are softened completely then add a little water and continue cooking until the noodles are softened.
- Serve the salmon over the noodles and top with sesame seeds, green onions and optional sriracha.