Tamarind Glazed Salmon Cilantro Couscous Recipes

TAMARIND GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• puree all sauce ingredients in a blender.
• preheat broiler.
• line a broiler pan with aluminum foil.
• brush fillets with olive oil, them brush with tamarind sauce.
• season with salt& pepper.
• broil salmon for 6-8 minutes, adding more sauce halfway through.
• serve extra sauce alongside.

TAMARIND GLAZED SALMON & CILANTRO COUSCOUS

Steps:

• For Glaze: In a bowl, dilute the tamarind paste in 2 T. hot water Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. For Fish: Combine oil, pepper, cilantro and scallions Marinate salmon for 1 hour Grill fish while basting with tamarind glaze Be careful not to burn the fish since the glaze has sugar that easily carmelizes Cilanto Couscous: Follow directions on couscous box After taking couscous off heat, add cilantro and lime juice Plate fish on side of couscous and garnish with extra finely chopped cilantro and cilantro.

TAMARIND-GLAZED SHALLOTS(SYRIA)

Steps:

• Cook the shallots in a medium saucepan of boiling water for about 5 minutes to loosen the skins. Let cool slightly, then peel them.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the shallots and cook over moderately high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook, shaking the skillet and turning the shallots, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes longer.
• Bring the 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. In a medium heatproof bowl, combine the tamarind with the sugar, add the boiling water and stir until the sugar dissolves. Pour the tamarind mixture over the shallots and stir well. Cover the skillet and cook over low heat until the shallots are soft, about 25 minutes. Add water as needed to keep the shallots from drying out.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shallots to a plate. Cook the sauce over high heat until reduced to a glaze, about 10 minutes. Return the shallots to the skillet and toss to coat in the glaze. Season with salt and pepper and let cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight. Serve cold.
• Note: Tamarind concentrate is available at Asian markets or sometimes in the ethnic isle of the grocery store.

SPICY TAMARIND-GLAZED GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Whisk tamarind purée, fish sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, cumin, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl until combined and a loose paste forms. Set tamarind glaze aside.
• Pat wings dry with paper towels, then season all over with remaining 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt. Place in a large bowl; add half of tamarind glaze and toss to coat. Chill 15 minutes. Set remaining glaze aside.
• Meanwhile, place onion in a bowl of ice water and set aside.
• Prepare a grill for medium indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off). Arrange wings on grate over indirect heat, making sure not to overcrowd. Brush top of each wing with some reserved glaze. Cover and grill 15 minutes. Uncover, turn wings over, and brush other side with glaze. Re-cover and grill until wings are golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a wing registers 165°F, about 15 minutes.
• Brush wings with more glaze, then move over direct heat and grill until charred in spots, 1-2 minutes per side.
• Transfer wings to a platter. Drain onion and place on paper towels; pat dry. Scatter onion over wings and top with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.