- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1/2 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 egg white
- 4 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sherry, chicken broth, sugar, ginger, and garlic. In another small bowl, stir together the 2 teaspoons cornstarch and the water.
- Whisk together the egg white and the 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Brush the skinless side of the salmon with the egg-white mixture and then dip it into the sesame seeds to coat.
- In a large nonstick frying pan, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Put the salmon in the pan, sesame-seed side down, and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook until just done, about 3 minutes longer for a 1-inch-thick fillet. Remove.
- Pour any oil from the pan. Add the soy-sauce mixture. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring. Whisk in the cornstarch-and-water mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute longer. Serve the salmon with the sauce poured around it.