Seasoned and Seared Salmon

Cooking fish for the first time is intimidating.  From the kitchen confessional I will admit my first attempt resulted in a small fire in my oven that was quickly contained causing only some charring to the fish. Maybe I used the wrong oil for the recipe or perhaps I thought adding tequila to the marinade was a good idea, but the broiling of the fish resulted in a flambeed, blackened dish!  Anyway...

Salmon is one of the easier fish to cook.  And before you say 'I don't like fish', just keep in mind that there is a myriad of different fish with a multitude of different ways to prepare.  Here's an easy way to make Salmon:

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 lb Salmon Fillets cut into 3-4 pieces*
2-3 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil (half for fish & half for skillet)
1-2 t Kosher Salt
Pepper to Taste
1 T Brown Sugar

*Ask at the fish counter if they can cut up the fillet for you*

WHAT YOU DO:

1.  Place an oven rack to the middle position & Preheat oven to 300 deg
2.  Drizzle each fillet with Olive Oil & Sprinkle with Salt & Pepper
3.  Sprinkle each fillet with Brown Sugar

4.  In a 12 in OVEN SAFE skillet, heat the Olive Oil to Medium High

5.  Place fillets flesh side down in the skillet until well browned (1-2 min)

6.  Carefully flip fillets skin side down and cook for 1 more min.

7.  Remove from Stove Top and place directly in the oven.

**if you do NOT have an oven safe skillet, you will need to move fish into a pyrex dish etc**

8.  Cook until translucent (about 8-10 min)

**about 125 deg F**

WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER:

Salmon continues to cook once removed from the over so err on less time because...

Over-cooked Salmon is NOT good!!

This is a very basic recipe, but it is QUITE good.  Different glazes can be added to the fish before putting the fish into the oven.

SERVING IDEAS:

Serve as is, it's very good.

On top of Cous-Cous or Rice

Seriously, anymonkeycan make "Seasoned & Seared Salmon!"  Enjoy!