Double-Glazed Salmon with Lemon and Thyme

Name: Double-Glazed Salmon with Lemon and Thyme
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup, table salt for brining; ¼ cup, sugar for brining; 4 (6- to 8-ounce), skin-on salmon fillets; ¼ cup, lemon juice (2 lemons); 3 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 4 teaspoons, soy sauce; 1½ teaspoons, cornstarch; 6 sprigs, fresh thyme; ½ teaspoon, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley or chives

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2022

Main Courses

Fish & Seafood

Weeknight

It’s crystal clear: Thoughtfully calibrated glazes bring sparkle—and tangy, savory dimension—to silky oven-roasted fillets.

SERVES4

TIME50 minutes

Double-Glazed Salmon with Lemon and Thyme

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a quick, high-impact salmon entrée, we started by brining center-cut fillets in a salt and sugar solution and making a full-flavored, glossy glaze. We built that glaze on lemon juice, adding complexity to its flavor with fresh thyme spr...

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