Sweet chilli salmon

Or chicken or pork if you prefer

Was looking through the freezer and store cupboards to see what was getting close to throwaway date or getting freezer burned and found almost a complete side of salmon we had forgotten about so next problem: what to do with it as getting bored with the same over and over.

A quick root through the store cupboard and came up with this in the air fryer but under the grill or in the oven will work.

I think it will also work well on skinless chicken breast or a nice pork steak or fillet or even on a piece of firm fleshed fish as well - cod, haddock, hake, monkfish etc

• thick piece of salmon, skin on but scales removed

• sea salt

• crushed black pepper

• your choice of oil - peanut, sunflower, vegetable or olive oil

• ground ginger (but ground coriander, ground turmeric or garam masala would work)

• pre-made sweet chilli sauce

• lime juice

• red chilli - finely sliced into threads

• green chilli - finely sliced into threads

• garlic cloves - finely sliced

• fresh ginger - cut into match stick sized pieces

• spring onions - finely chopped

• tin foil - doubled over

1. Pre-heat the air fryer to 190-200ºC

2. Place the tin foil on the cooking tray and fold up at the edges

3. Lightly oil the foil

4. If using skin-on fish cut through the skin down to the flesh below a few times

5. Place the salmon (or whatever you are using) on the tin foil skin side down

6. Lightly oil the salmon then season with the sea salt and black pepper

7. Sprinkle the ground ginger over the salmon and rub in so it sticks and is evenly coating the salmon all over

8. Put in the air fryer for 5 mins or so

9. While salmon is cooking mix together the sweet chilli sauce and lime juice - taste to make sure is is tart but not wrinkle removing sour.

   1. Add in a little more sweet chilli sauce or even honey or maple syrup if you over do it with the lime juice

10. Add the garlic, ginger and half the red and green chillies to the sauce mix

11. When salmon is just starting to take a colour pour the sauce mix evenly over the salmon and make sure it’s covered all over

12. Sprinkle half the spring onions over the salmon

13. Put back in the air fryer for another 10-15 mins until cooked and taking a nice colour on the sauce spooning any sauce that collects in the tin foil back over the salmon

14. Put on warmed plates and sprinkle over the remaining spring onions and chilli threads

15. Serve with your favourite steamed or stir-fried vegetables with any sauce from the tin foil spooned over the top so nothing goes to waste. A little white rice sets it all off nicely.

Enjoy