5 Spice Salmon

The balanced flavor in this Asian flavored dish with the 5 Chinese spices is wonderful. This is a surprising dish that is both light, yet very flavorful. It is full of nutrition and very simple to prepare.

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:
• 1 lb salmon filet cut into 4 pieces
• 6 dried medium shiitake mushrooms soaked in 3/4 cup hot water for about 15 minutes (save water)
• 1 medium sized onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 TBS fresh ginger, chopped, or 1/3 tsp dried
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1 tsp 5 spice powder (can be found in Asian section in supermarket)
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 TBS molasses
• 2 tsp arrowroot
• 4 cups shredded Chinese, or Napa cabbage
• 6 scallion, chopped
• Salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Soak shiitake mushrooms in 3/4 cup hot water. Slice when soft cutting out stem. Preheat broiler on high.
2. Healthy Sauté onion in medium saucepan over medium low heat for about 5 minutes stirring frequently. Add ginger and garlic and continue to sauté for another minute. Add vegetable stock, 5 spice powder, orange juice, and molasses. Simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and discard all but liquid. Place liquid back into pan, and thicken with arrowroot dissolved in a little water while simmering.
3. While sauce is cooking, simmer in another medium sized saute pan cabbage, mushrooms, scallion, salt, and pepper in mushroom water for 5 minutes.
4. Season salmon with a little salt and pepper and broil in a baking pan for about 4 minutes. Do not use glass or pyrex for this. Place on bed of sautéed cabbage and drizzle with generous amount of sauce.

For optimum flavor and nutrition serve with: Cucumber, Seaweed Salad

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