Broiled Thai Sweet Chili Salmon

4.93 from 39 votes

Thai Salmon with easy homemade Thai sweet chili sauce cooked until caramelized on top and juicy inside. The best salmon recipe ever!

Prep Time15

Cook Time13

Total Time28

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Thai

Servings: servings

Calories: 287kcal

Make Thai sweet chili sauce or use store-bought (I like Thai Kitchen brand).
In a large baking dish, add salmon in a single layer. Each fillet: sprinkle with a pinch of salt and top with 1 tbsp of Thai sweet chili sauce. Brush or rub with your fingers to coat fish with sauce evenly on top, bottom and sides. Cover and let marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight is the best (up to 24 hours).
Turn on oven's broiler on High and position top oven rack 5" - 6" below the heat source. Line large baking sheet with foil or silicone mat, spray with cooking spray and place salmon fillets skin side down (if any). Coat with remaining marinade from the dish (if any).
Broil for 8 minutes, rotating baking sheet once. Remove from the oven and brush top of each fillet with 2 tsp of Thai sweet chili sauce. Return to the oven and broil for another 5 minutes or until salmon has caramelized.
Serve hot garnished with green onions, extra sauce (if desired) and brown rice or quinoa + any salad.

Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in microwave.
Can I eat the skin? It also helps keep the moisture in the salmon itself throughout the cooking process. If you don’t like skin or the "fishy" taste, remove it after cooking.
Avoid parchment paper: If worried about burning, use a silicone baking mat or foil instead.
Allow the sauce to cool: Before brushing the sauce onto the salmon pieces, allow it to come to room temperature first.
Can I marinate salmon overnight? Yes! In fact, a full 24 hours will give you awesome flavour!
Can I grill it? You can cook fillets directly on the grill by following this grilled salmon recipe or cedar plank salmon.