Rice Cracker Crusted Filet of Salmon with Yuzu Butter Sauce and Kabayaki Sauce Drizzle

4 (2 1/2 ounces each) salmon filets, with skin
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup bubu arare (baby rice crackers)
2 tablespoons canola oil for frying
Yuzu Butter Sauce (see recipe below)
Kabayaki Sauce (see recipe below)

Yuzu Butter Sauce:
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons yuzu juice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
Salt and pepper to taste

Kabayaki Sauce:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
1/4 cup sugar

1. Season salmon with salt and pepper.
2. Firmly press arare onto the skinless side of each salmon fillet.
3. Heat a skillet over high heat; add oil.
4. Place salmon into skillet, arare-side down; reduce heat to medium-high and cook until lightly brown.
5. Turn filets and cook to desired doneness.
6. Remove from skillet; set aside.
7. For each serving, ladle about 3 tablespoons of the Yuzu Butter Sauce onto the center of plate.
8. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the Kabayaki sauce over the Yuzu Butter Sauce and place a salmon filet atop the sauces, arare crust-side up.

Makes 4 servings.

Yuzu Butter Sauce:

1. In a small, non-reactive saucepan, combine wine, vinegar, shallots and ginger.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium; continue to boil until liquid is reduced by half.
3. Add the cream and yuzu juice and continue to boil until cream thickens slightly.
4. Reduce heat and whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, making sure sauce does not boil.
5. Season with salt and pepper; strain through a strainer.

Kabayaki Sauce:

1. Combine soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small sauce pan; simmer over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and cool.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (not including salt to taste):
470 calories, 37 g fat, 16 g saturated fat, 105 mg cholesterol, 600 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 16 g protein

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per 1/3 cup serving (not including salt to taste):
230 calories, 23 g fat, 14 g saturated fat, 65 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 1 g protein

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per 1 Tablespoon serving:
35 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 1 g protein