Best Chipotle Cocoa Rubbed Salmon Recipes

COCOA SPICED SALMON

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You simply can't beat salmon from the Pacific Northwest waters. Family and friends go salmon fishing all the time and share their bounty. Inspired by the flavors of a Mexican mole, I came up with this blend for salmon and it is a perfect accent to this wonderful fish. -Ann Marie Eberhart, Gig Harbor, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice
4 salmon fillets (4 ounces each)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 medium navel orange, thinly sliced

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. Pour orange juice in a shallow dish; add salmon, skin-side up. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together sugars, cocoa powder, cayenne, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin-side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Rub with spice mixture. Top salmon with an orange slice; brush with melted butter. Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 calories, Fat 22g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 87mg cholesterol, Sodium 223mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 20g protein.

SLOW ROASTED CHIPOTLE SALMON

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Slow roasting the salmon makes the fat meld into the salmon not out of it. This is an awesome recipe from Gourmet magazine. Sweet and spicy, and a melt in your mouth salmon filet. Easy to make too!

Provided by TJW2725

Categories Savory

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets, no skin
3 tablespoons adobo sauce, from a can chipotle chiles in adobo
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Steps:

Mix chipotle rub ingredients, and stir well until sugar and salt dissolved.
Rub half on the filets, and reserve other half.
Put Steaks in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes per inch of thickness at 225 degrees F.
Meanwhile prepare the sauce.
Combine first four ingredients for sauce and reduce to 3/4 cup.
Remove salmon from oven, and rub the rest of the glaze on them and grill under the broiler for 3-5 minutes, to your desired doneness.
Combine butter and cornstarch and add to the sauce to thicken, add scallions, and serve over salmon and rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 538.8, Fat 16.8, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 180.6, Sodium 697.6, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 17, Protein 63.6