Sweet Chili Glazed Salmon

sweet chili sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar content.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout fillets

💰Cheaper: tilapia fillets

Tilapia is a more affordable option.

Wash the salmon with a piece of lemon.

Season the salmon with salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder on both sides.

Rub the seasoning into the salmon.

Heat a pot and add about 1 cup of avocado oil.

Once the oil is hot, add the salmon fillet with the skin side down first.

Cook the salmon for 4 minutes on one side.

Flip the salmon and cook until fully cooked on the other side.

Remove some of the oil from the pot.

In a separate pot, add 3 cloves of minced garlic and 1 cup of water.

Add about 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes to the pot.

Mix the ingredients in the pot and let it simmer.

Add ground ginger to the sauce while it simmers.

Let the sauce reduce until it thickens to your liking.

Pour the sweet chili sauce over the cooked salmon.

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