Lacquered Salmon

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced, fresh
• 2 teaspoons whiskey
• olive oil

• 6 (6 ounce)  salmon fillets, 6 ounces each
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons crushed pineapple, canned, divided

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. 2

   Place soy sauce and sugar in a medium pot and bring to a boil.

3. 3

   Add the ginger, garlic and whiskey.

4. 4

   Reduce heat low and simmer for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Put half this sauce in a container to drizzle over the fish after it is cooked. The sauce can be made in advance and reheated.

6. 6

   Brush a broiling pan with olive oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper.

7. 7

   Place the fillets on the prepared pan and sprinkle each with one tablespoons of pineapple over each fillet.

8. 8

   Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes, until salmon is pink and slightly firm to the touch. *Note, if you like your salmon cooked rare, cook for only 15-20 minutes.

9. 9

   Drizzle with reserved sauce before serving.