08.01.07
Salmon in Orange Sauce
There must be something about the summer weather that inspires main dishes featuring fruit. Today, I present to you Mom’s summer specialty: Salmon in Orange Sauce. When the weather cooperates, she cooks it in aluminum foil on the grill, and it’s worth it for the crisp outer texture and magical je ne sais quoi that happens when cooking things outside.
This dish is by far one of my favorite meals, and Mom made it for me on my last night in Wisconsin, last Wednesday. The basic idea is to marinate the raw salmon (about 1/2 pound per person) for 30 minutes in a mixture of orange marmalade and other ingredients (you can add soy sauce and ginger, if you’d like). Then wrap and cover in aluminum foil and grill for about 25-30 minutes.
Serve with rice and a vegetable. We had a simple vegetable assortment of mushrooms and zucchini, steamed to perfection with butter in aluminum foil, on the grill.