Salmon - In Honor of My Trip to Portland

(sorry for no picture this time) This is a great way to cook salmon. It ends up salty, sweet and the topping tastes like candy. It's sooooo good.

Salmon fillet or steaks (whatever makes your skirt fly up - enough for 4 people)
1 cup kikkoman soy sauce
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp crushed or minced ginger or 1/2 tsp dried ground ginger (optional)
1 tsp crushed garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Steamed white rice (I like jasmine or sushi rice for this recipe)

In a bowl make a paste with the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and mayo. Lay some foil down on a cookie sheet or preheat and grease your gas grill. Spread a HEAVY layer of sauce top of each piece of fish. Either bake or grill until it is done but do not flip in the fish in the cooking process. This is really good on the grill on a plank of cedar or with cedar chips to give it some smoked flavor. But it's great in the oven too! Serve with steamed rice.