How To Cook Salmon Skin On
Go ahead and lay the fish down in the pan always away from you so the oil doesn t splash.
How to cook salmon skin on. In a frying pan or wok add enough vegetable oil to come up about 3 4 inch up the sides. Pat the salmon skin strips dry with a paper towel. Let the salmon cook for 90 of the time on the skin side.
Heat a non stick fry pan over medium high heat. Preheat the broiler. You want about 6 ounces of skin on salmon per person.
Season the top of the fish with salt then flip it over to cook for 15 30 seconds on the other side. How to cook crispy skin salmon 1. Pick out the salmon fillets.
Make sure the fillets are dry use a paper towel to pat each one dry. You want your salmon as dry as possible the. Heat a good sized frying pan over medium heat add the vegetable oil and when hot place the fish skin side down in the pan.
Use an egg flipper or a flat saucepan lid to press the salmon firmly down into the pan to stop it from curling up. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Add the sesame or flavored oil and turn the heat to medium high.
The salmon i get is usually about an inch thick so i cook it for 5 minutes on the skin side. Press the salmon down. More top kitchen tips that will change the way you cook.