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Miso butter salmon in a pan.

Miso Butter Salmon

Tressa Jamil
Enjoy comforting miso butter salmon, a tasty one-pan meal that combines vegetables and juicy salmon fillets slathered in a savory miso butter.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 462 kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
  
  • 4 tablespoons yellow miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons sake
  • 2 tablespoons mirin
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 4 fillets salmon
  • ½ head green cabbage, roughly chopped
  • 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium carrot, matchstick
  • 1 cup shimeji or shiitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced, for garnish
Instructions
 
  • Whisk the miso, butter, sake, mirin, and sugar in a small bowl and set it aside.
  • Line the salmon fillets onto a paper towel and pat them dry to remove excess moisture. Generously season them with salt and black pepper.
  • Warm olive oil in a large skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, place salmon, skin-side-down, into the hot pan and cook for 2 minutes. Flip, and cook for another minute. Remove the salmon fillets and set them aside.
  • Add the cabbage, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic to the saute pan. Cook until slightly wilted, and remove the vegetables from heat.
  • Set the reserved fillets onto the wilted vegetables, and spoon the miso butter over the salmon and around the vegetables. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 5-8 minutes over medium heat.
  • Garnish with thinly sliced green scallions to serve.
Notes
Expert Tips:
  • Use butter softened at room temperature (not melted) so the butter combines with the miso for a smooth and creamy sauce.
  • Saute the vegetables until they wilt, but no more than that. Cooking the vegetables for too long before adding the salmon will cause them to become mushy.
  • Slather miso butter on top of salmon fillets and vegetables for additional flavor, allowing the fat to render and baste the fish and vegetables.
  • Sear the skin-on salmon in the pan to create the perfect texture for the skin once it steams. Feel free to skip this step and steam the salmon for skinless salmon fillets.
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Nutrition Disclosure:
  • The nutritional information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for professional advice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Fillet | Calories: 462 kcal | Carbohydrates: 25 g | Protein: 39 g | Fat: 22 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g | Cholesterol: 101 mg | Sodium: 835 mg | Potassium: 1349 mg | Fiber: 6 g | Sugar: 11 g | Vitamin A: 2890 IU | Vitamin C: 46 mg | Calcium: 96 mg | Iron: 3 mg
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