Each morning as I begrudgingly leave the apartment to head to the office I am hit with an insufferable smell that fills the entire 3rd floor of my building. About two months ago some evil neighbor decided to turn their apartment into a mutant fish rotting center that operates from 7am until 8pm. That, or they have found that the fountain of youth entails eating mass amounts of home composted mackeral for breakfast lunch and dinner. The resulting smell is so potent that even when breathing through my mouth I have to run down the stairs to keep from gagging and possibly attaching some stank fish molecules to my sweater. Despite much sniffing and evil eye giving I have only been able to narrow the perpetrator down to one end of the hall, which has about 5 apartments. But even when I do find the smell maker what can I really do? So while I debate the merits of confrontation and what to do when I find the perp, I will reluctantly join them- and cook some much less stinky and more delicious fish...
Teriyaki Glazed Salmon
2 salmon fillets
Teriyaki glaze (I like kikkoman brand)
Carrots – 4 or 5
Scallions
Rice – regular or if you can’t handle multiple cooking things at once get Uncle Ben’s 90 second microwave bag. It makes 2 portions and is sooo easy
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Cover 1 large or two small baking pans with tinfoil
Spray tinfoil with Pam
Peel carrots and slice at an angle
Sprinkle carrots with ½ teaspoon of salt
Pour 2 tablespoon of glaze over carrots and toss to coat
Place carrots on pan and put in oven.
Set timer for 30 mins.
While Baking…
Chop scallions and sprinkle with salt
Sprinkle salt and pepper on salmon surface - coat surface with glaze (1to two tablespoons per fillet)
Sprinkle chopped scallions on salmon fillets
After the carrots have baked for 10 minutes open the oven to put the salmon on the other end of the pan or the 2nd pan and bake everything for 20 mins.
Make the rice while the food is baking and serve 1 scoop of rice on each plate –put the salmon on top of it and the carrots on the side.
Now your apartment will hopefully smell like a delicious and swanky Japanese teriyaki house instead of the neighborly odors seeping through the walls.
