• 4 each Salmon Filets (about 6-8 ounces)
• 1 cup Hulled Sesame Seeds
• 1 Tbls Kosher Salt
• 1 Tbls Ground Black Pepper
• Olive Oil as needed
• ½ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Tbls Balsamic Vinegar
• 3 cups Peeled & Chopped Oranges
• 1 cup Orange Juice
• Cornstarch and Water Mixture as needed

By Geoff Corcoran

• Pour sesame seeds into a bowl and mix salt and pepper into it.
• Firmly press one side of each salmon filet onto mixture.
• In a large sauté pan, sear salmon, crusted side down first.
• Then flip over and cook for a few minutes and transfer onto a pan and into the oven to finish at about 300 degrees.
• While salmon is in oven, in a small stockpot on medium heat, place brown sugar and balsamic vinegar.
• When mixture starts to boil, mix in oranges and orange juice; stir well.
• When this mixture starts to boil, slowly drizzle in cornstarch until it reaches desired thickness.