Garlic Butter Salmon might look like a simple recipe, but its got clout.
Salmon is basted continuously with bubbling garlic butter so it seeps into every crack and crevice.
Once youve done salmon, do it forsteak!)
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Like: finely chop the garlic with a knife; dont use a garlic press/crusher.
And: dont just pan fry the salmon in butter.
If you really want agreatgarlic butter salmon, we need to baste, baste, baste!
Well, well, well.
What do you know?Turns out I do have a recipe to share with you!
More exposed flesh means more garlic butter will seep into the meat!
For this recipe though, I used salted because I happened to have it.
Conveniently, salted butter here partially takes care of the seasoning for you.
Its not intended to be a lemon butter sauce likethis one.
Most people wouldnt even identify lemon in this!
Parsley For some colour as a garnish.
Season salmonwith salt and pepper;
Searthe curved presentation side of the salmon (ie.
To do this, tilt the pan slightly so the butter pools on one side.
Then scoop up the butter using a large spoon and spoon it over the salmon.
These are thepull temperatureswhich means it is the target temperature while the salmon is still on the stove.
I promised you perfectly cooked salmon.
So heres a nice up-close-and-personal so you’re able to see I did not lie .
Not a speck of dry, woolly meat to be seen!
This is what 50C flesh looks like.
So much butter!
We need that much so we can baste effectively.
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If you skimp on the butter youll find yourself scraping desperately at your pan for the basting.
The butter also has a tempering effect and regulates temperature.
This means more evenly cooked salmon, and less smoking / burning of fats and meat in the pan.
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6 tablespoons total works out at 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter per serving which isnt an obscene amount.
In which case, save the leftover butter for tomorrow.
Smear hardened butter onto bread and pan fry until lightly golden and crisp, like pictured below.
And what a dinner!
