How To Cook Pink Salmon Skin On Fillets

Grill your salmon until one side is golden brown.

How to cook pink salmon skin on fillets. Cook the salmon undisturbed until the lighter colored flesh has moved about 3 4 of the way up the fillets. Peel potatoes carefully wash out the dirt and cut into four parts. Timing depends on how thick the fillet is when about half of fillet turns a light pink almost white color use a spatula or tongs to flip it.

Flip the fillets and cook for a few additional minutes. Place the salmon fillets onto the baking sheet. Start skin side up in the hot skillet with a little butter or oil.

If your fillets are pretty thick on one end and taper to thin on the other end consider pan frying the large wide sides for 1 1 2 minutes each and 30 seconds on each narrow small side. When the oil is shimmering lay one fillet of salmon skin side down into the pan and immediately do two things. Sprinkle salt dill and other spices over each salmon fillet and rub them evenly over each piece.

Lay the pieces of salmon in an ovenproof dish and either cover the dish if you want the salmon to stay tender on top or leave it uncovered if you want the flesh to roast slightly. Place the filet on a part of the grill where heat is evenly distributed avoiding spots directly above large flames or burners. Press the fillet against the skillet with your fish spatula and turn the heat down.

Humpback salmon is cut in half we peel the backbone the skin and slowly take out all the bones several times palpating the fillets with our fingers. Cook fillet for 3 to 5 minutes. This will come to a total time of 8 to 9 minutes for thick fillets and 6 to 7 minutes for thinner fillets.

If you have thin fillets cook each wide side for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with spices for fish and sprinkle a little leave to cool for fifteen minutes. Use an egg flipper or a flat saucepan lid to press the salmon firmly down into the pan to stop it from curling up.