Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 (8-ounce ) salmon fillet
  • Salt and pepper
  • Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 4 ounces bamboo shoots, julienned
  • 1/4 pound Chinese broccoli, julienned
  • 1/4 pound Napa cabbage, julienned
  • 1/4 pound white cabbage, julienned
  • 4 ounces leeks, julienned
  • 1/4 pound silk squash, julienned
  • 1/4 pound spinach, julienned
  • 4 ounces, snow peas, julienned
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • Water to moisten
  • Sesame oil to taste
  • Sesame oil to drizzle
  • Chopped chives
  • Long chives

Method

  • In a saute pan, heat the vegetable oil.
  • Season with salmon with salt and pepper.
  • Dredge the salmon in the sugar.
  • Caramelize the salmon for 3 to 4 minutes for medium rare.
  • In a wok, heat the peanut oil.
  • When the oil is hot, saute the shallots and garlic for 5 seconds.
  • Add all the vegetables and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the ginger, vinegar, and soy sauce.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of water to moisten.
  • Season with sesame oil, salt and pepper.
  • Mound the vegetables in the center of the platter.
  • Lay the caramelized salmon directly on top of the vegetables.
  • Garnish with a drizzle of sesame oil, chopped chives.