Glaze ideas wanted

[drpayne]

Greetings all you great chefs and cooks. For many years I have made a salmon mixture stuffed whole onion recipe. Recently I served it and someone suggested that it could be improved if I made some kind of glaze for the outside of the onion. I have just been browning the boiled onion in butter in a hot skillet before stuffing and baking. I agree that a glaze would improve the recipe but that is a area of cooking that I have very little experience (or success) with. Would love to hear some ideas from you experts.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Hi drpayne and welcome to Spice Place! We're a fine bunch of folks from all regions and all walks of life... we enjoying meeting new people and making new friends and we're excited to have you be a part of things here... so c'mon in, pulluppa chair and make yourself at home.

I am a salmon freak! And I also love onions. Your dish idea sounds incredibly yummy! I was a chef in Alaska for many years and salmon dishes are near and dear to my heart.

I always enjoy mixing sweet w/ the rich savory of salmon. In fact, one of my fav ways to grill salmon is w/ a basting sauce made from melting a jar of store-bought peach preserves into a sauce-pan that I've caramelized onions in. Whisk in a shot of soy sauce, a pinch of dried ginger and maybe some water to thin it out a wee bit, and voila- a perfect sauce to glaze and compliment wild salmon!

I bet this could make your yummy idea even more delicious, too!

[MsMai]

share my method of glazing salmon. I usually prepare salmon filets on my stove-top grill plate. You could use salmon steaks, I don't because I am not crazy about taking my time to remove the bones. The last two or so minutes of cooking time, I brush the top (serving side) lightly with commercial Hoisin Sauce. At my house, we love the flavor it adds.

Chubbs, your suggestion sounds fantastic. They always do

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Thanks, MsMai... your hoisin approach sounds yummy as well!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Kevin your glaze does sound fabulous! I make a glaze for Salmon using honey, soy and a squeeze of prepared yellow mustard. It turns out good. The honey is nice and thick, then you thin it a little with the soy sauce and the mustard. It browns very fast though so you have to be careful not to burn it.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Nice, Cathy... I actually just posted a friend's recipe for a salmon glaze that is similar to the one you enjoy!