Soy Marinated Pepper-crusted Salmon

Total Time: 2 hrs 14 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, skin removed
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 combine soy sauce, sugar, sesame and garlic in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. add salmon, seal bag and turn to coat salmon well. refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• 2 remove salmon from marinade (discard marinade or save some for drizzling on salmon while cooking). coat fillet side of salmon with very coarsely ground black pepper.
• 3 heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. place salmon skin-side up in pan and sauté about 7 minutes. flip and sauté other side about 7 minutes, until fish flakes with a fork.