How To Cook Salmon With Skin On One Side
If you have thin fillets cook each wide side for 2 minutes.
How to cook salmon with skin on one side. 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. Flip the salmon to skin side is up and cook for a further 90 seconds. Season the top of the fish with salt then flip it over to cook for 15 30 seconds on the other side.
Season salmon with a little salt and pepper and place skin side down in a lightly greased baking dish or sheet pan. 90 sec on flesh side. You can dress up this basic recipe to your taste.
Brush the skin side of the fish with extra virgin olive oil and place skin side down in a baking dish or roasting pan. When the oil is shimmering lay one fillet of salmon skin side down into the pan and immediately do two things. Pat with paper towels until it is completely dry.
Use an egg flipper or a flat saucepan lid to press the salmon firmly down into the pan to stop it from curling up. You want the skin to have 100 per cent contact with the heat of the pan so that it will crisp. If you wish you can also add a sprinkling of pepper or other spices.
Salmon fillet under cold water and allow it to drain in a colander for five minutes. Cook for 7 minutes or until the salmon is cooked 3 4 of the way through you will see the colour changing up the side of the salmon and the skin is crispy. A basic baked salmon recipe contains nothing more than salmon lemon and vegetable oil.
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. No need to flip the fish. To start get your fish to room temperature.