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Instant Pot Salmon Teriyaki

By Elisha Baba

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Instant Pot Salmon Teriyaki perfectly balances tender, succulent salmon with the sweet flavor of teriyaki. This recipe offers a simple and savory dish in a fraction of the time.

instant pot salmon teriyaki and vegetables on plate

Instant Pot Salmon Teriyaki (serves 2-3)

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes (including natural release)
  • Total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup of soy sauce
  • ½ cup of water
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp oil, vegetable or canola
  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, paste
  • 16 oz salmon, cut into 5 fillets 
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds, optional garnish 
  • 4 green onions, optional garnish

salmon teriyaki ingredients

Instructions:

  1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together your soy sauce, water, brown sugar, oil, garlic, and ginger.

soy sauce in glass bowl

2. Place your salmon on a sheet of aluminum foil. Fold up the sides of the aluminum foil to create a bowl shape. Pour 1/3 of the soy sauce liquid mixture over the salmon and set aside.

3. Take another piece of aluminum foil and cover the top of the salmon. Pinch together the aluminum foil to seal in all of the sides, so there are no gaps.

4. Add one and a half cups of water to the bottom of your Instant Pot. Place the trivet inside of the device, and set your salmon on top of the trivet.

foil on trivet in instant pot

5. Put on the lid, close the pressure release valve, and set the instant pot to high for 4 minutes.

6. When the cooking completes, allow it to naturally release for 10 minutes and perform a manual release by opening the sealing valve.

7. Remove the salmon and your trivet from your Instant Pot.

8. Pour out the water that is in the pot and place the pot back into the Instant Pot.

9. Choose the cancel setting and then switch to sauté mode.

10. Mix together your cornstarch and water in a small bowl.

11. Once your Instant Pot heats up on sauté mode, add in the cornstarch mixture, as well as the remaining soy sauce liquid. Mix well and reduce your sauce until it reaches your desired consistency.

liquid in instant pot

12. Pour the sauce over your cooked salmon. To serve, add additional optional garnishes such as sesame seeds and green onions. 

instant pot salmon teriyaki

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Instant Pot Salmon Teriyaki

This salmon teriyaki dish is a light and healthy dinner that will be ready in minutes and is best served with fresh vegetables for a complete and nutritious meal. 
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Curry, instant pot,, salmon,
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Calories 480kcal
Author Elisha Baba

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cups soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 brown sugar
  • 1 oil,vegetable or canola
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 ginger, paste
  • 16 oz  salmon, cut into 5 fillets 
  • 2 cornstarch
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1 sesameseeds, optional garnish 
  • 4 greenonions, optional garnish

Instructions

  • Mix together in a medium-size bowl your soy sauce, water, Brown sugar, oil, garlic, and ginger.
  • Place your salmon on a sheet of aluminum foil. Fold up the sides to create a bowl shape. Pour 1/3 of your soy sauce liquid moisture over the salmon. Set aside.
  • Take another piece of aluminum foil and cover the top of the salmon and pinch together the aluminum foil to seal in all of the sides.
  • Add one and a half cups of water to the bottom of your instant pot. Place the trivet inside and place your salmon on the trivet.
  • Put the lid on the Instant Pot, close your ceiling valve, and set the instant pot to high pressure for 4 minutes.
  • Once it is done cooking, allow it to naturally release for 10 minutes. Once the 10 minutes is over, do a manual release by opening the sealing valve.
  • Remove the salmon and your trivet from your instant pot.
  • Pour out the water that is in the pot and place your pot back into the instant pot.
  • Choose to cancel, and then sauté mode.
  • Mix together your corn starch and water in a small bowl.
  • Once your instant pot heats up on sauté mode, add in your cornstarch mixture, as well as the remaining soy sauce liquid. Mix well and reduce your sauce until it reaches your desired consistency.
  • Pour the sauce over your cooked salmon. Add additional optional garnishes Such as sesame seeds, and green onions.

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