Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon (Easy!)

5 from 7 votes

Make tender, baked honey glazed salmon smothered in a sticky sweet, tangy and garlicky sauce in just 20 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: servings (1/4 pound each)

Preheat oven to 450℉. In a bowl, mix together honey, garlic, soy, vinegar, salt, and red pepper flakes until well-combined. Set aside.
Lightly grease a baking dish or sheet, and add salmon.
Bake for 14-18 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Salmon is cooked when the center starts to flake, or the internal temperature reaches 135-145℉ depending on your doneness preference.
When salmon has 10 minutes left in the oven, preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once fully preheated, pour honey garlic mixture into the pan.
Let glaze reduce and bubble rapidly for 3-5 minutes, stirring often. Glaze is ready when it has reduced by about half, and is darker and thicker but not burning.
Remove pan immediately from heat, setting aside. Glaze will thicken more as it cools.
Once salmon is done, gently slide salmon into the skillet, basting with the glaze. Serve with chopped scallions.

I use skin-off salmon fillets but you can use skin-on.
Look for regular rice wine vinegar that is not “seasoned”. Seasoned means sugar is added.
Halve or double the recipe? Halving the recipe will likely reduce the glaze cook time whereas doubling will likely increase the glaze cook time. Glaze is done when it reduces by about half and is darker and thicker but not burning. It will thicken more as it cools!
Use a large nonstick skillet. Using a smaller skillet can impact the glaze cook time. While a stainless steel skillet can be used, the glaze will stick to it as it cools.
Glaze not thick enough? You likely need to reduce it or let it cool more.
Glaze thickened too much as it cooled? Turn the heat on low and warm slightly.