Garlic Butter Salmon Recipe: A Juicy Delight for Home Cooks
This Garlic Butter Salmon recipe is a juicy delight for home cooks that loves rich flavors.
Equipment
- large non stick skillet
Ingredients
- 4 fillets salmon (180g/6oz each), skinless and boneless
- 0.5 teaspoon salt cooking / kosher
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1.5 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic (~2 cloves), finely minced by hand
- 90 g salted butter cut into cubes (or unsalted + ¼ teaspoon salt)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice plus more to taste
- 2 teaspoon parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Take salmon out of fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon, presentation side (ie. curved side) down, and cook for 3 minutes until golden.
- Turn salmon and cook the other side for 1 minute. THEN put the butter in.
- Once butter is melted and foaming, add garlic and immediately start spooning the bubbling butter continuously over the salmon for 1 ½ minutes.
- Check Internal temperature of salmon. It should be 50°C/122°F for medium-rare (optimum juiciness pull temp). Remove salmon to a plate. Rest for 3 minutes – it will rise to 53°C/127°F.
- Put pan back on unlit stove to keep butter hot. Add lemon juice.
- Place salmon on serving plates. Spoon over butter, garnish with a sprinkle of parsley.
Notes
Using skinless salmon means more exposed flesh, so the butter will seep in better. Cooked salmon keeps for 3 to 4 days in the fridge. Gently reheat in oven or microwave.
Nutrition
Serving: 1filletCalories: 464kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 36gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 531mgPotassium: 891mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 639IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
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