Easy Teriyaki Salmon pan-fried to perfection and served with a homemade teriyaki sauce! It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tangy! Serve with rice and veggies to make it a healthy meal!
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Easy Teriyaki Salmon
I’ve been eating tons of salmon lately. It is hands down my favorite fish to eat. It’s mild and super easy to prepare. Tender flakey salmon topped with a sweet and tangy teriyaki sauce! What’s not to love?! This salmon is a spin off of my Baked Salmon in Foil.
This teriyaki glazed salmon is the perfect dinner when you are short on time but want something amazing. The sauce can even be made a day or two ahead or time and kept in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook.The salmon get’s marinated in a simple homemade teriyaki sauce then pan fried. The sauce compliments the salmon perfectly and is sweet, tangy and thick. Half of the sauce get’s reserved for marinating and the other half for glazing the salmon during cooking.
I love making my own teriyaki sauce at home. I used the same homemade teriyaki sauce as my Easy Teriyaki Beef Meatballs and my Teriyaki Baked Salmon. This sauce is really easy to prepare and is amazing on chicken as well.
How to make Teriyaki Sauce
Making your own Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is super easy! It’s also a great way to control the sweetness and saltiness of the sauce. To make your own teriyaki salmon marinade at home you’ll need:
- Soy sauce: I always use low sodium soy sauce. You can use regular soy sauce with a splash of water to combat some of the saltiness.
- Ginger: I prefer to use fresh grated ginger however ground ginger can be substituted in a pinch.
- Garlic: I love adding garlic to my homemade teriyaki sauce. You can substitute garlic powder if you do not have fresh.
- Light brown sugar: Adds a nice sweetness to the teriyaki sauce. If you like your teriyaki on the sweeter side adjust the honey to taste.
- Rice wine vinegar: This vinegar can be found in the International or Asian isle in the grocery store. It adds the perfect acidity to the sauce.
- Sesame oil: Adds a wonderfully nutty flavor to this sauce!
- Cornstarch slurry: 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon cold water. This thickens up the sauce!
how to make teriyaki salmon
- Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, 1/8 cup water, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil to a medium bowl. Add half of the marinade to a ziplock bag and the other half to a small saucepan and set aside. Place salmon filets in the ziplock bag and marinate for 30 minutes.
- When you are ready to cook heat oil in a large skillet. Add salmon filets making sure not to overcrowd pan (I had to cook two at a time). Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until desired doneness.
- Meanwhile heat the reserved marinade in the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add cornstarch and water to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in the cornstarch mixture to the marinade and simmer until thickened.
- Serve immediately with the teriyaki sauce drizzled on top as well as green onions and sesame seeds for garnish, if desired.
To make this in the air fryer simply cook the salmon at 400 degrees for 8 minutes then brush with homemade teriyaki sauce!
Can this be made in the oven?
Yes! For baked teriyaki salmon simply preheat oven to 400 degrees. Make the sauce as directed and marinade the salmon for 30 minutes. When you are ready to bake brush the salmon with the reserved sauce and cook for 12-14 minutes depending on the thickness of the salmon.
Can this be grilled?
Yes! To make grilled teriyaki salmon preheat grill to 400 degrees. Make the sauce as directed and marinade the salmon for 30 minutes. When you are ready to grill the salmon brush with the reserved sauce and cook for 8-12 minutes or until the salmon is fully cooked.
What to serve with Easy Teriyaki Salmon
- I love to serve this teriyaki salmon recipe with white or brown rice to soak up all the extra sauce. For a low carb option try cauliflower rice or quinoa.
- Steamed vegetables
- Ham Fried Rice
- Chow mein noodles
- Lo mein
- Vegetable Fried Rice
- Stir Fried Vegetables
- Teriyaki salmon bowl (This has been my favorite way to serve this salmon lately. I put in sushi rice, pickled carrots and cucumbers in bowls and put this teriyaki salmon on top with a drizzle of spicy mayo! Yum!)
If you love this Salmon recipes then you will love my Salmon with Firecracker Sauce or my Salmon made in the Air Fryer!
Here are more recipes using my Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
- Easy Chicken Teriyaki
- 20 Minute Teriyaki Shrimp
- Baked Teriyaki Chicken
- Beef Teriyaki Noodles
- Orange Teriyaki Salmon
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Easy Teriyaki Salmon
Ingredients
- *NOTE: Prep time does not include marinating time*
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 4 salmon filets, skinless
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ginger, minced
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce, It is important to use low sodium. I find regular makes the sauce too salty
- ⅛ cup water
- 2-3 tablespoons brown sugar, depending on how sweet you like it
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- green onions for garnish, if desired
- sesame seeds for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, 1/8 cup water, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil to a medium bowl.
- Add half of the marinade to a ziplock bag and the other half to a small saucepan and set aside. Place salmon filets in the ziplock bag and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large skillet. Add salmon filets making sure not to overcrowd pan (I had to cook two at a time). Cook 3-4 minutes on each side until desired doneness.
- Meanwhile heat the reserved marinade in the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add cornstarch and water to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in the cornstarch mixture to the marinade and simmer until thickened.
- Serve immediately with the teriyaki sauce drizzled on top as well as green onions and sesame seeds for garnish, if desired.
Nutrition Information
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rhea
I’ve made this several times; always turns out so well! It’s one of my favorite salmon recipes!
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this Thank you!
Emily
I’m a bit confused. In your description, your sauce has honey as the sweetner, but in the recipe it’s brown sugar. Also your directions say to leave the skin on for the best salmon, but the recipe says to have skinless salmon filets.
Additionally, your directions say to pat the salmon dry before adding it to the pan, but does that mean I’m wiping off the marinade?
Kelley Simmons
Hi Emily,
I am so sorry for the confusion! Thank you so much for pointing out those inconsistencies. I have updated the recipe and post.
Thank you!
Kelley
Heather
Delicious recipe! The highlight was the thick sauce to drizzle on top. I doubled the recipe to ensure there was enough sauce for the marinade and drizzle.
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this recipe Heather! Thanks so much for sharing!
Linda Bache
Very tasty with the rice and greens.
Fran
Excellent, easy and quick. Once I had the salmon, all the other ingredients were there. Used the lower amt of sugar, and served over brown rice. A keeper.
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this recipe!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Ashton
This has become one of my go to meals when I need something quick to serve my family. I serve this as a bowl over rice with edamame. I keep a bag of frozen salmon and edamame in the freezer so that I always have the ingredients to make this for dinner.
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this recipe!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Ruth
The teriyaki salmon looks great and I was going to make nut the nutrition shows that 1g is 316 calories. I think there must be a typo there. Can you please verify
Kelley Simmons
Hi Ruth,
The nutrition information is for 1 serving (1 piece of salmon).
Thank you and enjoy!
Kelley
Kim
Hi Kelley, thanks so much for sharing this easy recipe! Salmon is one of my favorites, and I eat it at least once a week. I’m always looking for new ways to prepare it, so I’ll definitely try this recipe! I also want to make your honey garlic salmon. 🙂
Manna
This recipe was fantastic! I tripled the fresh garlic and ginger though, since I like my flavors strong. Sadly, I didn’t have sesame oil, but the sauce was still good without it. To keep the teriyaki sauce on the fish from burning, I also added a little water to the pan and then let it boil off when the fish was done.
I served this with white rice and sautéed veggies: mushrooms, zucchini, carrot, bell pepper, red onion, and more garlic.
Thanks for the recipe!
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this recipe Manna! Thanks so much for sharing!
Luna Regina
You beautifully photographed the salmon; the dish looks absolutely stunning!
Kelley Simmons
Thank you so much Luna!!