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Miso Butter Salmon and Vegetable Packets

4 Servings

1 hour 30 minutes active

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There are numerous approaches to making chan chan yaki, a Japanese dish of salmon and vegetables flavored with miso and butter. The dish originates in Hokkaido, but we learned the version that inspired this recipe at Kermis, a stamp-sized restaurant in Tokyo. Chef-owners Yasunobu and Yuko Namiki enclosed salmon fillets, vegetables and a few seasonings, including miso, in foil, then baked the packets. Once out of the oven, the fish and veggies were dotted with butter and allowed to rest until a brothy, rich sauce pooled in each packet. We use two types of mushrooms: meaty shiitakes and bouncy beech mushrooms. If you can’t find beech mushrooms—they’re sometimes sold in 3½-ounce packages and might be labeled “hon shimeji”—simply up the shiitakes to 12 ounces. The salmon, vegetables and sauce in each foil packet are transferred to individual bowls for serving.

4

Servings

Tip

Don’t forget to allow the seasoned salmon to stand at room temperature while the salted vegetables wilt and as the oven heats. Refrigerator-cold fillets can throw off the cooking time by a large margin. Also, use caution when opening the packets, as there is a good amount of steam trapped within.

1 hour

30 minutes active

Ingredients

  • 4

    6 ounce center-cut salmon fillets (1 to 1¼ inches thick)

  • Kosher salt and ground white pepper

Directions

Reviews
JOANNA W.
March 9, 2026
Excellent
Delicious, elegant, and quite simple. Possibly could use some slightly stronger flavor
BARBARA N.
November 21, 2025
Delish!
Wonderful combination of flavors. Simple but delicious.
PAMELA L.
November 9, 2025
Excellent
Very delicious. I made it for a dinner party and it was easy to prep ahead of time. Guests loved it. I wasn't expecting there to be so much juice. Served it in pasta bowls with garlic fried rice. Will make again, would also be a good weeknight dinner.
Ingrid H.
October 20, 2025
Amazing
Very flavorful! Would definitely make this again
KATHERINE P.
October 23, 2025
Excellent
Delicious and very flavorful. We couldn't find the Beech mushrooms, so used all Shiitake. We cut the recipe in half, since there are only 2 of us, and my husband doesn't care for left over fish. Part of me wanted some umami, like maybe fish or oyster sauce, but part of me thought chili garlic paste would have been good. Will definitely make this again, and will play with the ingredients. Over all, an excellent meal!

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