Salmon Filets in a Soy-Garlic Marinade

This is yet another one of those family favorites. My husband and the kids can't ever get enough of this. The coolest thing is that it is so flexible when it comes to the cooking part. You can throw it on the grill, make it in the oven (which I prefer) or use a skillet.  My family loves to eat this with jasmin rice and steamed peas & carrots but it also fits very well with my curried rice salad.

Ingredients:

4 salmon filets, about 5-6oz each
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup soy sauce (we like it best with the sodium reduced LaChoy soy sauce)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbs lemon juice
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced/crushed
1/4 tsp pepper
You'll also need a freezer bag to marinate the fish

1.) In a small bowl combine the water, oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, pepper and garlic and whisk with a wire whisk until well blended
2.) place the salmon filets in the freezer bag, add the marinade. Then sqeeze the excess air out of the freezer bag and seal it.
3.) Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for at least two hours or over night
4.) Preheat oven to 380 degrees; take the salmon filets out of the marinade and discard the liquid, place the salmon on a ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes on each side.
5.) If you choose to cook the fish on the grill be sure to oil the grill rack so that the filets doesn't stick, then grill for about 8 minutes on each side
6.) Makes 4 servings

If you have purchased salmon filets with skin please cook the skin side first for about 10-12 minutes, then cook the flesh side for 6-8 minutes. The salmon is fully cookes when it flakes easily with a fork