Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Orange-Rosemary Glazed Salmon
Orange and rosemary give salmon a bright glaze with a gentle sweetness. The warm sauce gathers around the browned fillets, with lemon keeping the citrus flavor lively. Spoon it over the fish at the end and enjoy the contrast between the savory sear and glossy orange coating.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Fish
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Brown salmon before sauce
Cook seasoned salmon on both sides until browned and cooked through, then lift to a plate while leaving the oil in the skillet.
2. Garlic cooks briefly
Sauté garlic and rosemary twenty seconds before adding the first broth portion and reducing it mostly away.
3. Stir the thickening boil
After adding the cornstarch mixture, stir constantly through the one-minute boil so the orange sauce thickens evenly.
Get to know the ingredients
Skinless fillets
The ingredient list uses one-inch-thick skinless fillets. Season both sides before their first pan cooking in olive oil.
Divided chicken broth
The quarter-cup portion reduces with garlic and rosemary. The remaining tablespoon mixes with cornstarch in a separate bowl.
Orange juice and zest
Both orange parts go into the sauce with lemon juice and honey after the first broth reduction, bringing the citrus glaze together.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Glaze the cooked salmon
Return the cooked fillets to the thickened orange sauce and spoon the glaze over each piece before serving from the skillet.
A little more help as you go
Use a nonstick skillet
The directions begin with a large nonstick sauté pan or skillet, heated with olive oil before the salmon enters.
Taste the sauce seasoning
Season the orange mixture with salt and pepper before its thickening boil, accounting for the seasoning already on the salmon.
A few questions you might have
Does the salmon simmer raw in the orange sauce?
Cook it through first, set aside and make the sauce in the same pan, then return the fish for spooning over the glaze.
When does honey go in?
Stir it into the orange zest, orange juice and lemon juice after reducing broth with garlic and rosemary.
Should cornstarch be sprinkled dry into the pan?
Whisk it with the reserved tablespoon of chicken broth in a small bowl first, then pour that mixture into the citrus sauce.
Is rosemary a final garnish?
The minced fresh rosemary cooks briefly with garlic before the broth reduction, flavoring the glaze rather than being added at serving.
Do I remove all the oil with the salmon?
Leave the oil in the pan when lifting the salmon out, then use that pan for the garlic-and-rosemary stage.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: cookingclassy.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
