Recipe

General Tao salmon with Thai flavour honey (created by Giovanni Apollo)

General Tao salmon with Thai flavour honey (created by Giovanni Apollo)

Servings : 4

Directions : 15 minutes

Cook in : 12 minutes

Ingredients

500 gr salmon cut into large cubes

SAUCE

75 ml Thai flavour honey
50 ml sesame oil
1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp ginger, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tbsp sriracha or sambal oelek sauce
60 ml soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato paste
60 ml rice vinegar
60 ml fish sauce
3 cups chicken broth

BATTER

5 tbsp flour
5 tbsp cornstarch
2 eggs
Salt
Cold water

Directions

BATTER

Mix all ingredients carefully without over whisking until batter is liquid and coats well.
Set aside in fridge and stir occasionally.

SAUCE

In a saucepan, add sesame oil, onion, ginger and garlic. Cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add the Thai flavour honey, soya sauce, rice vinegar and fish sauce.
Simmer for 4 minutes then add the tomato paste, sriracha and poultry broth. Continue cooking on low for 3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.

SALMON

Heat oil in a saucepan or in a deep fryer at 375 °F.
Dip salmon cubes in the batter and then fry 1 minute. Drain on absorbent paper.
Add the salmon cubes to the sauce, completely coating the pieces of fried salmon by mixing carefully.
Serve hot on white rice.

Recipe development : Chef Giovanni Apollo

Photo credits :
Marie-Élaine Thibault, Chef-stylist
Marc-André Lapierre, photographer