Asian Style Salmon on a Bed of French String Beans

Ingredients

Marinade

• 1/3 cup sweet onion, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger paste
• 2-4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey

Fish

• 2 lbs salmon fillets (cut into 8 fillet slices)

String Beans

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 lb fresh french beans (trimmed and microwave for 4 minutes, place in ice bath)
• 1 green pepper (sliced)
• 1 small onion (sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves, Minced
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• rice (optional) or noodles (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Place all marinade ingredients in large zip lock bag and mix.

2. 2

   Add fillets and toss to coat. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Mix cornstarch and water set aside.

4. 4

   Heat grill pan and large wok or large pan to medium high heat.

5. 5

   Remove salmon from marinade reserving the marinade for the beans.

6. 6

   In heated non stick grill pan sear salmon 2 minutes.

7. 7

   Meanwhile in a large heated wok add sesame oil, beans, peppers, onion and garlic stir fry for 2 minutes.

8. 8

   Flip salmon and cook till desired.

9. 9

   To the beans add reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch/water mixture. Stir frying for 2 more minutes then add hoison sauce toss to coat.

10. 10

    Remove beans to serving plate and top with salmon.

11. 11

    Optional:.

12. 12

    If serving on a bed of cooked rice or the noodles as I suggested toss them in the pan that the beans were cooked in, to coat the noodles from the sauce that remained in the pan adding a touch of water to the pan if needed.

13. 13

    Plate then top with beans and salmon.

14. 14

    Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.