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Teriyaki Grilled Salmon Steaks

Grilled salmon steaks glazed with teriyaki sauce, ginger, garlic, honey, and soy.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,402 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Teriyaki Grilled Salmon Steaks

Serves 5
Time3–4 minutes on each side

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Season salmon with pepper.

  2. Combine remaining ingredients to make teriyaki marinade.

Grill and serve

  1. Place on hot grill and cook for 3–4 minutes on each side until flaky.

  2. Glaze with teriyaki marinade for the last 2 minutes.

  3. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

412Calories
21 gProtein
27 gFat
21 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Pepper + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,800 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Canola oil + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together979 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Honey + gingertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Salmon steaks
Protein that firms and turns opaque and flaky as it cooks.
Honey
Adds sweetness and helps the glaze brown and turn sticky on the grill.
Reduced-sodium soy sauce
Provides savory, salty depth to both the marinade and the fish.
Ginger
Adds a sharp, warm aroma that balances the sweet and salty flavors.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows and sweetens when heated.
Canola oil
Fat that helps keep the fish from sticking to the grill.

The step that matters

Glaze during the last 2 minutes. The sugars in honey scorch quickly over direct heat. Brushing the marinade on only at the end lets it caramelize into a glaze without burning, while the fish cooks through.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, pepper, canola oil, sauce, honey, ginger):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Corianderfits better
  3. Cardamomfits about as well
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, pepper, canola oil, sauce, honey, ginger. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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