Cherry & Dennis Recipes
Japanese Soy-Butter Salmon and Mushroom Foil Bake
日式牛油醬油雜菌紙包三文魚
Recipe overview
Salmon, mushrooms and onion steam-bake inside foil with soy and butter, producing moist fish and a light savoury sauce in a standard home oven.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 600 g salmon fillet (4 fillets, about 150 g each)
- 200 g mushroom
- 1 piece onion
Sauce
- 40 g butter
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Cooking sake
Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
02
Tools
- knife
- cutting board
- small bowl
- measuring spoons
- aluminium foil
- baking tray
- oven
- oven mitts
- food thermometer
- serving plate
03
Steps
Step 1
Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 200°C and set the baking tray ready.
Step 2
Slice mushrooms and onion
Wipe and slice the mushrooms and thinly slice the onion.
Step 3
Dry the salmon
Check the salmon for bones and pat every fillet completely dry.
Step 4
Mix soy butter
Soften the butter and mix it with light soy sauce and cooking sake.
Step 5
Lay out the foil
Lay four large separate foil sheets on the tray with ample wrapping space in each centre.
Step 6
Make vegetable beds
Divide onion and mushrooms among the foil centres in four thin beds.
Step 7
Season and place salmon
Season the salmon with all salt and pepper and place one fillet on each vegetable bed.
Step 8
Spoon over soy butter
Spoon all soy-butter mixture evenly over the four salmon parcels.
Step 9
Seal the parcels
Bring the long foil edges together and crimp both ends firmly, leaving a little steam space.
Step 10
Bake the parcels
Bake the tray of parcels at 200°C for 15 minutes.
Step 11
Check doneness
Open one parcel away from the steam and confirm the thickest salmon reaches 63°C; bake 2 minutes more if needed.
Step 12
Rest, open and serve
Rest the parcels for 3 minutes, open each one and serve with its natural juices.
Common mistakes
- A loose foil seal releases steam and dries the fish; crimp every edge firmly while leaving a little headroom.
Tips
If fillets differ in thickness, place thicker pieces near the tray edge and check each centre separately.
