Slow Roasted Chipotle Salmon

This slow roasted chipotle salmon is sweet and spicy and so delicious.

Salmon is brushed with a sweet and spicy glaze, slow roasted until it's perfectly cooked and then topped with white wine, ginger and lime sauce.

We love salmon and I've tried it every which way from a Tray Baked Salmon with Green Beans to a Grilled Salmon with Tomato Caper Vinaigrette to Steamed Salmon with Lemongrass Pilaf.

Well, I am back today with a slow roasted salmon. When I tell you that this is restaurant quality - believe me! This tastes like a special occasion, but it's so easy and perfect for a weeknight dinner!

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Ingredients for salmon glaze.

• Adobe sauce from a can of peppers. Then I like to individually freeze the peppers or lay them flat and freeze, so you can just break off one or two when you need them.
• Brown sugar.
• Kosher salt.

Ingredients for sauce.

• Dry white wine.
• Sugar.
• Fresh ginger - I keep mine in the freezer, it lasts forever and you can grate it straight from the freezer.
• Lime juice.
• Unsalted butter.
• Cornstarch - to thicken.
• Scallions - green parts only. Put the bottoms in a glass of water and regrow them.

Step by step instructions.

Preheat oven to 225°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with a nonstick spray.

In a small bowl combine the sauce from the chipotle peppers, the brown sugar and the salt.

Place the salmon the baking sheet and brush half of the glaze over the salmon.

Roast for 30-45 minutes (you'll want to roast about 15-20 minutes for every inch of thickness.)

While the salmon is roasting, in a small saucepan combine the wine, sugar, ginger and lime juice. Boil until it is reduced to about ¾ cup, this should take about 7 minutes.

Combine the softened butter and cornstarch and whisk it into the sauce. Simmer for about a minute, until thickened. Stir in the scallions.

When the salmon is finished roasting, turn the oven to broil. Brush the remaining glaze on the salmon and broil about 3" from heat until just beginning to brown, about 3-5 minutes.

Serve the salmon with the sauce.

This so good! The salmon stays so moist and flaky. It's sweet and spicy.

I love to pair it with this Instant Pot Pineapple Rice.

I have been making this baked salmon recipe for years and it is a tried and true long time family favorite. I found it in an old Cuisine at Home magazine.

Recipe.

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