Giving Spirits: Whiskey-Soy-Ginger Glazed Salmon

Ingredients:

Salmon, cut into 4 equal pieces                                  1/2 pound

Whiskey Glaze                                                          ½ cup

Daikon, julienned                                                       1 each

Fresno Chile, sliced thinly                                           2 each

Wonton, cut into triangle and fried                                4 each

Sesame Seeds                                                           1 tsp

For the Glaze:

Whiskey (Preferably scotch)                                         4 oz

Soy Sauce                                                                  1 oz

Corn Syrup                                                                  2 oz

Fresh Ginger, grated                                                     1/2 tsp

Directions:

In a large sauce pan, combine all ingredients and bring to a simmer. Reduce until the glaze coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. 

To assemble:

In a medium sauce pan heated over high heat, add 1/4c canola oil. Sear the salmon skin side up for 1 minute. Flip the salmon over and cook the skin side for another 30 seconds. Remove from the pan and set on a plate to rest. Meanwhile, take one wonton chip and add a nest of the daikon radish. Place one pieces of salmon on top of the radish, and brush with the whiskey glaze. Top with one slice of fresno chile and a pinch of sesame seeds. Repeat with the remaining wontons and salmon pieces.

nd add a nest of the daikon radish. Place one pieces of salmon on top of the radish, and brush with the whiskey glaze. Top with one slice of fresno chile and a pinch of sesame seeds. Repeat with the remaining wontons and salmon pieces.