Bourbon-Brown Sugar Salmon with Onion Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.5 cup bourbon 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup nutlike cereal nuggets (such as Grape-Nuts)
• 2 tablespoons honey 
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce low-sodium
• 3 cups onion thinly sliced
• 0.3 cup pecans chopped
• 2.3 pound salmon fillet 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 6  tarragon sprigs 
• 4  thyme sprigs 
• 0.5 cup water 
• 1.5 teaspoons water 

Equipment

• food processor
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Place salmon in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
2. Combine onion and the next 8 ingredients (onion through thyme); pour over salmon. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning occasionally.
3. Preheat oven to 35
4. Place cereal and pecans in a baking pan.
5. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes or until toasted.
6. Place mixture in a food processor; pulse 4 times or until finely chopped.
7. Remove salmon from marinade; reserve marinade. Arrange the salmon diagonally on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
8. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt.
9. Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar, honey, and 1 1/2 teaspoons water, stirring with a whisk.
10. Spread honey mixture over salmon; sprinkle with cereal mixture, gently pressing into salmon.
11. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
12. While salmon bakes, place reserved marinade in a small saucepan. Discard tarragon and thyme. Bring marinade to a boil over medium-high heat; cook until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 10 minutes).
13. Serve sauce with salmon.