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Home Recipes Cuisines North America Mexican

Cocoa Spiced Salmon

Name: Cocoa Spiced Salmon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 cup orange juice; 4 salmon fillets (4 ounces each); 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 medium navel orange, thinly sliced; 4 tablespoons butter, melted

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + marinating Cook: 25 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Nov. 17, 2023

You simply can't beat salmon from the Pacific Northwest waters. Family and friends go salmon fishing all the time and share their bounty. Inspired by the flavors of a Mexican mole, I came up with this blend for salmon and it is a perfect accent to this wonderful fish. —Ann Marie Eberhart, Gig Harbor, Washington

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Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice
4 salmon fillets (4 ounces each)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 medium navel orange, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Pour orange juice in a shallow dish; add salmon, skin-side up. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together sugars, cocoa powder, cayenne, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin-side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Rub with spice mixture. Top salmon with an orange slice; brush with melted butter. Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 fillet: 321 calories, 22g fat (9g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 223mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 20g protein.

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