The Best Air-Fryer Thai Salmon Recipe

Thai Salmon by Air-Fryer

The taste of fresh salmon is phenomenal all by itself. Now, preparing it in my air-fryer and dressing it with a Thai coconut curry sauce makes my tastebuds want to throw a party! Hopefully my Thai Salmon by Air-Fryer recipe will become one of your favorites as well. The air-fryer does the heavy lifting while you get to be saucier for a day. The ingredients for this dish are readily available at your local grocery store to boot.

Ingredients

• 4 salmon filets
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 1 Tsp black pepper
• 1 Tsp garlic powder
• 1/8 cup white wine
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 Tsp minced ginger
• 1/8 cup diced white onion
• 1 oz apple cider vinegar
• 1 oz coconut oil
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 1/8 cup Thai red curry paste
• 1 Tsp fish sauce
• 1/8 cup chopped basil

To get good penetration of flavors into the fish, combine the brown sugar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and white wine in a sealable bag with the salmon. This will marinate the fish. Refrigerate for one hour.

The fun part about this recipe for me was using my air-fryer to cook the filets. As I may have stated in another post, I am a newbie to air-fryers but a believer. And, I’m not even ashamed to say it! I followed the time and temperature instructions for my brand of fryer (then added another 2 minutes for an extra crispy exterior).

I plated the salmon with basmati rice, red bell pepper batons, and whole basil leaves. The salmon was drizzled with a coconut curry sauce. See the sauce recipe below.

The best air-fryer Thai salmon recipe! And here are a couple more salmon recipes:

Frizzled Salmon

Grilled Salmon

Air Fryer Thai Salmon

Recipe by Tim GreenwoodCourse: Fish, SeafoodCuisine: AsianDifficulty: Medium

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Thai salmon with coconut curry sauce.

Ingredients

• 4 salmon filets

• Marinade
  

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/8 cup white wine

• Coconut Curry Sauce

• 12 ounces coconut milk

• 1/8 cup minced garlic

• 1 teaspoon minced ginger

• 1 ounce coconut oil

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

• 1/8 cup Thai red curry paste

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon fish sauce

• 2 ounces lime juice

• 1 teaspoon lime zest

• 1/8 cup chopped basil

Directions

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a sealable bag with the salmon. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place salmon into air-fryer and follow the cooking instructions for the brand of fryer.
• Heat coconut oil in a sauce pot and lightly sautee the garlic and ginger.
• Add the remaining ingredients, stir to incorporate.
• Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens to desired consistency.