Keto Salmon Bites w Sweet Chili Sauce
How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare a salmon fillet by removing the skin if necessary and patting the flesh dry with a paper towel. Use a very sharp knife or pairing knife to slice the salmon into thin slices, no more than ¼-inch thick. Add the thin-sliced salmon to a mixing bowl and combine with olive oil, pepper, soy sauce, and minced garlic. Fold the salmon slices with the marinade until the salmon is coated. Set the bowl of salmon aside in your refrigerator to marinate while you prepare the sweet chili sauce.
Step 2
Pour the first amount of water into a small dish. Sprinkle powdered gelatin directly over the surface of the water. Set the dish aside to let the gelatin bloom for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small pot, whisk together the second amount of water, chili sauce, lemon juice, grated ginger, and swerve. Place the pot over low heat and bring to a simmer.
Step 3
Once the water is at a simmer, remove 1-2 tablespoons of hot liquid and pour it over the bloomed gelatin. Turn the stove heat down so the pot is heating at just below a simmer. Whisk together the gelatin water and slowly whisk the concoction into the saucepot. Whisk the sauce together and then remove from the heat. Set the sauce aside to cool and use later.
Step 4
Place a clean pan on your stove and heat on medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, place the marinated salmon slices in. Pour any remaining marinade over the salmon. Cook the salmon for about 3 minutes per side. Wait until the slices naturally release from the pan before flipping them over. At your discretion, you may also simply sear the salmon over very high heat if you prefer this style instead.
Step 5
Once done, transfer the cooked salmon slices to a serving dish. Return your pan to low heat on the stove. Pour the chili sauce into the pan. You may notice the chili sauce is slightly thicker but mostly still liquid. Bring the chili sauce to a bubbling simmer in the pan until it reduces to a properly thickened sauce – about 2-3 minutes. Once thickened, pour the sweet chili sauce over the salmon for serving.
Ingredients
- Salmon, red (sockeye), raw, Alaska Native – 3.5 ounce
- Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 0.5 tablespoon
- Black pepper – 0.13 teaspoon
- Sauce Soy – 1 tbsp
- Garlic – 0.5 teaspoon
- Water – 2 tablespoon
- Gelatin (jello) powder, plain – 0.5 teaspoon
- Water – 2 tablespoon
- Sauce Sriracha Or Hot Chile – 1 tsp
- Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
- Ginger – 0.25 teaspoon
- Granular Sugar Replacement – 0.5 tsp