Garlic Butter Salmon recipe
Delicious and easy Garlic Butter Salmon recipe, featuring tender salmon fillets seasoned and cooked with garlic and butter.
Equipment
- large non-stick skillet
Ingredients
Fish
- 4 fillets salmon 180g/6oz each, skinless and boneless
Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt cooking / kosher
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Cooking
- 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
Flavors
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely minced by hand (don't use a garlic press)
- 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
Cooking 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 (i.e., 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. Remove salmon to a plate. Rest for 3 minutes – it will rise to 53°C/127°F.
Notes
For optimum juiciness pull temp is at 50°C/122°F for medium-rare salmon.
Nutrition
Serving: 1filletCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 30gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 350mgPotassium: 800mgVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 5mg
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