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The Best Miso Salmon + Sous Vide 101

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Make the best miso salmon recipe the easiest way possible – sous vide! My favorite way to cook salmon and it will taste better than you could ever imagine!

Nomiku Sous Vide Miso Salmon Recipe - Perfect for Valentine's DayGet ready for some gushing here friends. If you’re not into that sort of outpouring of emotion, feel free to scroll to the bottom of the post where you’ll find the best recipe for salmon I’ve ever had!

Some of the nurses at work were talking about sous vide a few months ago. I’d only briefly heard the term before so I started asking questions. They basically gave me a sous vide 101 course – it’s a way to cook food at a lower temperature, which helps to preserve moisture and elevate flavors in a way that can’t be achieved with high heat cooking.

Best Sous Vide Recipe - Miso Glazed Salmon

Turns out, you can make almost anything with a sous vide. The nurses talked about eggs (the perfect, most consistent way to soft boil an egg with perfectly runny yolks!), all sorts of meat, and even fruits and veggies! The benefit of cooking fruits and vegetables with a sous vide is that lower temps (even if that means longer cook times) help to retain the vitamins and nutrients in them.

Nomiku Sous Vide Review and Recipes

About the same time I got all these tips from the nurses, I happened to meet the founders of Nomiku, a local startup, at a San Francisco craft fair. Their goal was to make a better sous vide – one that was accessible to the casual home cook. Previously a sous vide cost several hundred dollars and often was a big bulky unit that was impractical for those of us living in tiny city apartments.

Easy Miso Salmon Recipe + Black Rice - a great date night recipe!

I have the first generation model, but the folks at Nomiku just finished another successful kickstarter and are coming out with a wi-fi enabled sous vide that will allow you to change the temperature or timer on it while you’re on the go.

For example, you can set your Nomiku at pasteurizing temp (to prevent bacteria from growing) for a steak and then increase the temperature to cook it when you’re stuck in traffic and an hour away from home! You’ll walk in the door to perfectly cooked steak. It will also be less expensive then the original model.

Sous Vide Miso Salmon Recipe

One of my first sous vide attempts was this amazing miso salmon recipe for a stay at home date night with Pat. I couldn’t believe how easy this was to make. All you have to do is whip up the marinade and the sous vide immersion circulator does the rest of the work. This is a whole new way for us to eat salmon – it’s beyond tender and was perfectly cooked evenly throughout the fillets. It was SO moist! Hence the gushing.

With Valentine’s day coming up, this would be a great recipe to consider if you want to avoid the dog-and-pony show of going out to celebrate. We’ll definitely be repeating it soon. And making lots of soft boiled eggs!

Easy Miso Salmon Recipe + Black Rice - a great date night recipe!

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The Best Miso Salmon for Two

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Up your salmon game by cooking it sous vide style! This method seals in all of the flavor and lets you cook your salmon to perfection every time! It’s a great Valentine’s recipe for two.

  • Author: Kelly Egan
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 23 minutes
  • Total Time: 33 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Sous Vide
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons white miso
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced scallions, plus more for serving
  • 1 tablespoons minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoons peanut oil
  • 2 6-ounce salmon fillets, with skin on (skinless is ok too)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • lemon wedges, for serving

Special Equipment:

  • Sous Vide (I used the Nomiku Sous Vide and Immersion Circulator)

Instructions

  1. Mix the miso, vinegar, scallions, ginger and oil in a small bowl and mix until combined.
  2. Clip the Nomiku onto a stock pot or large heat-proof, food-grade container and set your Nomiku or sous vide to 43C or 109.4F.
  3. Rinse the salmon and pat dry.
  4. Put the salmon in food grade bag with the miso marinade and vacuum seal the bag. You can also use a ziplock bag with the Nomiku. To do this, put the salmon in the bag. Don’t seal the bag. Submerge the bag up to one inch from the top in water. This will force the air out of the bag, then you can seal the ziplock and this will be similar to a vacuum seal.
  5. Once the sous vide is at temperature, put the bag into cook for 20 minutes.
  6. Remove the bag from the stockpot and slice it open, reserving the remaining marinade liquid. Heat the liquid in a small saucepan on medium-low for about 3 minutes, until it coats a spoon.
  7. Spoon miso sauce over salmon and serve with rice. Garnish with extra scallions and sesame seeds.

Tips: If making a larger quantity of this recipe, use two fillets per vacuum seal bag or ziplock bag.

Notes

Adapted from Nomiku Sous Vide Primer

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Thanks for Nomiku for providing this sous vide immersion circulator for me to review! As always all thoughts are my own.

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January 28, 2015  â€¢  Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Main Dishes, Recipes 47 Comments

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  1. Christina Schueler says

    January 28, 2015 at 10:57 am

    YES! Sous vide is the best and what an awesome product that they developed!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:20 pm

      🙂 I agree completely!

      Reply
  2. Jeanine says

    January 28, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Yum this looks really good! I’ve never had any of this before, I bet it’s amazing!

    Reply
  3. Lauren says

    January 28, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    This looks amazing! And you’re right it’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. I gotta look up more sous vide recipes, what a fun way to cook!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:21 pm

      I know! I’m just getting started and have so many more I want to try!

      Reply
  4. Leah from www.thatmamajama.com says

    January 28, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I am so excited about this one. Salmon is one of my favorite foods (I could literally eat it everyday, for all meals, and be thrilled). I’m always looking for new ways to cook and flavor it!

    Leah

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:22 pm

      Awesome! I hope you can try it this way! I feel the same way about salmon.

      Reply
  5. Abria @ Bee Splendid says

    January 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    You’re brave to cook fish sous vide. I could never get over the texture lol. I love eggs and veg sous vide, though.

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:21 pm

      I have to try veggies. There are so many things to do sous vide!

      Reply
  6. Alice says

    January 28, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    Ah wow, I really love salmon. Especially love it when it is cooked to perfection, makes all the difference!

    Reply
  7. Rosie says

    January 28, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    that looks like an incredible recipe thanks so much for the inspo. I have just got hold of some black rice so will look forward to maybe trying it out with some salmon

    Rosie

    http://www.rosedogandco.blogspot.com.au

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:22 pm

      Oh nice! Black rice is such a pretty addition to so many dishes!

      Reply
  8. Chelsie Carr says

    January 28, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    I love salmon and have never cooked with miso before-it’s always intimidated me! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:23 pm

      I promise it’s super easy and so flavorful!

      Reply
  9. jamie @makeuplifelove says

    January 28, 2015 at 8:00 pm

    This sounds amazing. I so need to try it for sure.

    Reply
  10. Emily Augustine says

    January 28, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Im not a big fish girl but mmmmm this looks so good! I will have to try it!

    Reply
  11. Karissa Ancell says

    January 28, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    It looks beautiful but I’m not fan of salmon.

    Reply
  12. Kendra Williams says

    January 28, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    I’ve never heard of sous vide before, but it looks like a great way to cook! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Mandi Kane says

    January 28, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    Wow. I love salmon, so I’m always looking for new ways to prepare it. Thanks so much for this.

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:23 pm

      No prob! Hope you can try it for yourself!

      Reply
  14. ClaireC. says

    January 28, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    That looks delicious I love salmon dishes, unfortunately my husband does not though!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm

      Bummer! Maybe when he has other plans you could make a fillet for yourself! It’s so easy and doesn’t take a ton of time!

      Reply
  15. Brenda says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:11 am

    Mmmm! It looks really delicious and you photographed it so beautifully. I love a bit of Salmon!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks Brenda!

      Reply
  16. Selbe says

    January 28, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    Ahh, that looks delicious!

    Reply
  17. Apieceofrainbow Ananda says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:52 am

    oh my, your are awesome to try sous vide, and the black rice, yummy!

    Reply
  18. Kelly @ Life made Sweeter says

    January 29, 2015 at 1:53 am

    This sounds amazing! I love salmon and have always wanted to try sous vide! Looks delicious and I love the miso sauce too!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks Kelly! I bet you could do so many amazing things with a sous vide!

      Reply
  19. Mia Myrabev says

    January 29, 2015 at 5:42 am

    Oh wow so jealous of that sammon, I need to buy some today after work. Thanks for sharing, love the picture quality too.

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks Mia!

      Reply
      • Mia Myrabev says

        January 30, 2015 at 1:57 am

        You welcome
        PS – manage to buy me some salmon happy days lol

        Reply
  20. Ashley Servis says

    January 29, 2015 at 8:44 am

    I love salmon and trying new recipes for it sounds fun!

    Reply
  21. Katie says

    January 29, 2015 at 11:00 am

    This looks like such a professional dish and so delicious. Very talented!

    Katie <3

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      Thanks Katie!

      Reply
  22. ahealthier fitterme says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    Oh, Kelly how did you know I loved salmon… lol.. great recipe, thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      🙂 I’m a mind reader!

      Reply
  23. Carla (@charliesue) says

    January 29, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    I have never tried sous vide! How awesome to know there is a more accessible option available- with upgrades coming soon!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Exactly! The new model is giving me FOMO I think.

      Reply
  24. Charlotte Crow says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    I was way too hungry while reading this post! My stomach actually growled. Haha. I love your attention to detail in this dish! Beautiful pics as well. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      Awww, thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

      Reply
  25. rae says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I would love to try a version of this with grilled tofu! And black rice, how interesting!

    Rae | love from berlin

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      I bet it would be delicious!

      Reply
  26. Chelley Martinka says

    January 29, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    This looks and sounds like something I would order out! I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Awesome!

      Reply
  27. Debi @ Life Currents says

    January 29, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    I haven’t tried making Miso Salmon before. Sounds great! I would love a sous vide machine too! Thanks for the info!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 29, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      No problem Debi! Hope you get to try it!

      Reply
  28. songbirdsandbuttons says

    January 30, 2015 at 11:37 am

    ooh, yum! This looks absolutely perfect!

    Reply

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