How To Cook Skin On Salmon On A Pan
Cook for 2 minutes more for thicker fillets and 1 to 2 minutes more for thinner fillets.
How to cook skin on salmon on a pan. Once the butter starts bubbling add the salmon fillets to the pan skin side down and fry for 3 mins until crisp. Combine 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Arrange salmon skin side down in skillet.
First add some cooking oil to a pan. 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. Put the oil and butter in a non stick frying pan over a medium heat swirling around the pan until melted and foaming then turn up the heat.
Use an egg flipper to press the slamon down into the pan to stop it from curling up. Cook salmon until fat begins to render and skin starts to brown 6 7 minutes. Generously season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
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. Heat a skillet until very hot before adding some vegetable oil and salt. Sprinkle half of salt and pepper mixture in bottom of a large nonstick skillet.
For regular salmon fillet that is about 1 1 2 inches in thickness it takes about 3 minutes to cook on each side. Go ahead and lay the fish down in the pan always away from you so the oil doesn t splash. Remove the salmon from the pan.
Season the top of the fish with salt then flip it over to cook for 15 30 seconds on the other side. Place the fish skin side down in the pan pressing down firmly with a fish spatula. Heat a non stick fry pan over medium high heat.