Thai Sweet and Sour Salmon

Crispy fried Salmon tossed in a sticky, sweet, and sour sauce bursting with Thai flavors in every bite. It's so easy to make and is the best Thai Salmon Recipe you'll ever have. Also, this gets ready in just 15 minutes. Hands down, this is the best Salmon Recipe ever!

Summers are the best time to enjoy some bold and spicy Salmon recipes for dinner. You can serve this aside from some Roasted Broccoli or Roasted Green Beans or some Healthy Cilantro Lime Quinoa or Cauliflower Rice or just over a humble bowl of Jasmine rice or Coconut Rice or Thai Lemongrass Fried Rice or Udon Noodles and dinner is served! It's not only easy but exceptionally tasty!

When it comes to Asian food recipes, Thai food is my absolute favorite. The magical combination of flavors that are used in Thai food is just soo good.

I like to make Thai food at home on Mondays. That way it's the best way to beat the Monday blues and enjoy something at the comfort of your home that feels like Takeout food, only it isn't.

Before you go down and read about the recipe, have a look at my other favoruite Thai food recipes

• Thai Peanut Lime Shrimp Curry
• Green Curry Shrimp | Thai Green Curry Recipe
• Peanut Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe
• Creamy Thai Coconut Shrimp Curry Recipe
• Sticky Thai Meatballs with Peanut Sauce
• Instant Pot Thai Cashew Chicken
• Crispy Baked Thai Chicken Wings
• Creamy Thai Peanut Chicken
• Crispy Thai Sweet Chili Chicken
• Thai Lemongrass Coconut Fried Rice With Zucchini
• Thai Curried Roasted Carrot and Ginger Soup
• Thai Red Coconut Chicken Curry with Jasmine Rice

This Sweet and Sour Salmon is a true winner recipe when it comes to asian glazed Salmon recipes. I love the sweet and sour flavors of this dish. Also, unlike other traditional Sweet and Sour Chicken or Sweet and Sour Meatballs, here Tamarind and Palm Sugar is used for that gorgeous Sweet and Sour Flavors..

I learned this recipe while I was in Bangkok for a week learning about Thai food and this was my absolute favoruite recipe of all.

Jump to:

• Ingredients needed for Sweet and Sour Salmon
• Instructions on making Thai Sweet and Sour Salmon
• How to choose the perfect Salmon
• Cooking Variations
• Storage
• Top tips
• Thai Sweet and Sour Salmon

Ingredients needed for Sweet and Sour Salmon

• Salmon
• Cornstarch
• Salt and Pepper
• Garlic
• Birds Eye Chilis
• Coconut Oil
• Palm Sugar
• Fish Sauce
• Tamarind Paste
• Soy Sauce
• Oyster Sauce
• Green Onions (for garnish)

See recipe card for quantities. Also watch the video for a quick visual.

Instructions on making Thai Sweet and Sour Salmon

STEP 1: Fry the Salmon until Crispy

• Chop the Salmon into chunks
• Toss them with cornstarch and salt
• Heat Vegetable Oil in a wok
• As the oil is heated, add the Salmon and fry until crispy and golden brown
• Remove from the oil and soak out the excess oil using a tissue paper

STEP 2: Make the Sweet and Sour Sauce

• Heat Coconut Oil in a wok. As the wok gets heated, add Garlic and Bird's Eye Chilis in the wok. Saute over medium-high heat for 2 minute
• Add Tamarind Paste, Palm Sugar, Fish Sauce, Soy Sauce, Oyster Sauce in the same wok and saute until combined and it begins to simmer.

STEP 3: Toss Salmon in the Sauce

• Finally, just toss the crispy fried Salmon in the sauce
• Garnish with crushed Peanuts.
• Garnish with freshly chopped Green Onions and Serve.

Remember to soak out the excess oil from the Salmon using a tissure paper. You donot want oily Salmon.

Hint: I like to cook this entire recipe on medium-high heat. It keeps the temperature of the oil at a balance and the cooking process is fast and hassle-free.

How to choose the perfect Salmon

I like to use Fresh or Canned Salmon for this recipe. Its best if you can find fresh salmon. There is nothing more delicious than Fresh Pink Salmon.

If your Salmon has skin, then no worries. Donot peel the skin. Just cut the fish into chunks and coat with cornstarch.

The cornstarch coating will help get the Salmon crispy and it will be so eays to cook them. These generally get crispy in just 2-3 minutes overmedium-high heat.

If you're using Canned Salmon, then its best advised to use it as quickly as possible because Salmon does tend to go bad rather quickly.

Cooking Variations

• Spicy - You can make the sauce spicy by including some Sririacha or Red Pepper Flakes to it.
• Lemon - A final squirt of Lemon juice is going to brighten up the flavors and make this taste even good. Also, if you cannot find Salmon, then Lemon juice will be the perfect alternative to it.
• Peanuts - If you're allergic to Peanuts, skip it.

Storage

This tastes especially good if you;re serving it hot, straingt out of the wok. However, you can serve this cold over a bed of cold salad or noodles and its going to taste amazing. You can store this in an air-tight container and freeze for upto 1 week or refrigerate for 2-3 days.

Also, you can whip up the Thai Sweet and Sour Sauce, ahead of time and refrigerate it for upto a month.

Top tips

• You can make the sauce separately and pour it right in the wok after you've fried the Salmon
• Discard the remaining oil after frying the Salmon
• Donot overcook the Salmon. The ideal temp of cooked Salmon should be 145F.
• If you dislike Peanuts or are allergic to it, skip it. You can replace it with Cashews or Pecan

OTHER ASIAN FAVORUITE SEAFOOD RECIPES

• Lemon Butter Shrimp and Rice
• Honey Bourbon Shrimp
• Thai Peanut Lime Shrimp Curry
• Creamy Thai Coconut Shrimp Curry Recipe
• Crispy Honey Sesame Shrimp in Air Fryer
• Sweet Chili Garlic Shrimp
• Peanut Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe
• Shrimp Udon Stir Fry

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