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Vietnamese-Caramel Salmon

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Vietnamese-Caramel Salmon

Mark Bittman
Mar 29, 2019
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Vietnamese-Caramel Salmon

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Aya Brackett

Here, the salmon is cooked (poached, essentially) directly in the caramel, which gives it a delicate texture and an unbelievable amount of flavor. It may sound like a strange technique, but this cooking method is classic and totally ubiquitous in Vietnam. Feel free to swap in a different kind of fish for the salmon; red snapper, grouper, black sea bass …

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