Impressive cooking is about simple, solid technique, and these blackened honey-glazed salmon bites will prove it. Blackening is the process of dipping fish into melted butter and seasoning with a mix of dried herbs and spices, then searing the fish in a screaming hot skillet until the milk solids in the butter brown and the spices toast, leaving behind a dark exterior coating. It’s basically a flavor cheat code that you’ll want to return to time and time again.
In this version, we decided to skip the butter dip in favor of a quick marinade in honey, soy sauce, and Cajun seasoning. The sugars in the honey marinade stick to the surface of the salmon and start to caramelize as soon as they make contact with the hot skillet, mimicking the sugars in the milk solids in the classic preparation. Paired with ginger- and garlic-spiked honey glaze, this salmon dish leaves you with complex, layered flavors that your dinner guests won’t soon forget.
Did you try making this? Let us know how it went in the comments!
