Crispy Sizzling Honey Salmon Tenders. Crispy salmon tossed in a spicy-sweet honey sauce. In the event you love sizzling honey hen, you’ll shortly change into obsessive about this salmon. It’s the simplest sheet pan dinner. You possibly can serve this with a aspect of rice. Or go the “wingers” route like me and bake up home made candy potato fries. The yummiest southern-inspired meal!

I’m undecided why this recipe took me so lengthy to share, however I’m very blissful the day has come! In the event you get pleasure from any of my sizzling honey hen recipes, you’re going to like this salmon.

After I was jotting down recipe concepts for the approaching weeks, I used to be on a giant sizzling honey kick after making final week’s hen tenders. It had been some time since I’d made my favourite sizzling honey sauce, and I’d forgotten how scrumptious it’s. I keep in mind the primary time I ever made sizzling honey hen. That recipe was known as Nashville Sizzling Honey Rooster as a result of spicy fried sizzling honey hen was initially a Nashville specialty.

There are in all probability lots of of how to make use of sizzling honey, however hen tender is probably going the household favourite. Nevertheless, after I talked about the concept of a crispy sizzling honey salmon chunk to my mother, she instantly stated, Oh ya, make that! That’s a no brainer.

This recipe is much like sizzling honey hen, however I selected to not bread these tenders. Salmon has a lot taste by itself.

So, as a substitute of utilizing breading, I baked the salmon in spices, Parmesan, and butter—even less complicated than making hen!

Then, simply serve the salmon with the sauce- SIMPLE! And this takes lower than half-hour to make.

These are the main points

Elements

• salmon
• onion and garlic powder
• smoked paprika
• floor turmeric
• grated Parmesan cheese
• salted butter or olive oil

Sizzling Honey Sauce Elements 

• honey
• cayenne pepper
• chipotle chili powder
• onion and garlic powder
• flaked sea salt

Particular Instruments

For this salmon recipe, you’ll want a sheet pan and a small pot for the sauce. Nothing fancy.

Steps

Step 1: prepare dinner the salmon

I like to make use of both strips or cubes of salmon fillets. You possibly can select to go away the pores and skin on or off the salmon, however for this recipe, I eliminated the pores and skin. I wished these to be a bit extra like a salmon tender/wing.

To the salmon, add the onion and garlic powder, smoked paprika, turmeric, and parmesan. Gently toss to coat, then add oil or butter for cooking. I favor utilizing salted butter.

Whereas the salmon isn’t breaded, the parmesan coats each bit and creates the proper crispy texture. I like that crispy texture and the yummy taste of fried cheese!

Step 2: the sauce

My sauce is all the time the identical. We LOVE it.

Earlier than the salmon is finished, heat the honey on the range in a small saucepan with sizzling sauce, cayenne, and chipotle chili powder. The chili powder provides a really refined smokiness to the candy, spicy, salty sauce.

Please be sure you solely use the quantity of cayenne you and your loved ones get pleasure from. On Monday, I’ll have individuals inform me the sauce is just too spicy, but it surely’s going to be nice if you happen to solely add the cayenne to style!

Additionally, don’t boil the sauce; very gently heat it over low warmth. In the event you boil it, it’ll change into too thick.

You should use as little or as a lot of the sauce as you’d like. We often have some left over. Attempt it in your pizza—it’s SO DELICIOUS!

Step 3: coat the hen in sauce

You possibly can drizzle or pour the sauce over the nice and cozy salmon as quickly because the tenders/wingers/bites come out of the oven. The warmth helps the sauce to essentially adhere to the salmon.

I all the time end with flaked sea salt. Typically, we add inexperienced onions, cilantro, or thyme. A creamy sauce on the aspect would even be good—perhaps a lemon aioli!

Searching for different salmon recipes? Listed here are a number of.

Spicy Chipotle Honey Salmon Bowls

Sheet Pan Chipotle Salmon Tacos with Pineapple Jalapeño Salsa

Parchment Baked Roasted Crimson Pepper Salmon

Coconut Curry Salmon with Garlic Butter

Lastly, if you happen to make this Crispy Sizzling Honey Salmon Tenders, be sure you go away a remark and/or give this recipe a ranking! Above all, I like to listen to from you guys and all the time do my greatest to reply to every remark. And, in fact, if you happen to do make this recipe, don’t overlook to tag me on Instagram! Wanting by means of the photographs of recipes you all have made is my favourite!