Lacquered Salmon

Ingredients:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp Jack Daniels or other whiskey
olive oil
6 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
fine sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 (5-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the soy sauce and sugar into a medium pot. Bring to a boil. Add the ginger, garlic, and whiskey. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove half the sauce to a container or drizzle over the fish after it is cooked. Set aside. The sauce can be made in advance and rewarmed to make it pourable.

Brush a broiling pan with olive oil. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Place them on the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of crushed pineapple over each fillet. Drizzle 1 tbsp of the soy sauce over the top of each fillet. Bake, uncovered, for about 20-25 minutes, until the salmon is pink and slightly firm to the touch. Drizzle with the reserved sauce before serving.