How To Cook Skinless Salmon In A Cast Iron Skillet
Place butter into a cast iron skillet or other heavy oven safe skillet and melt over medium heat.
How to cook skinless salmon in a cast iron skillet. Cover the skillet and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork 7 to 9 minutes depending on thickness. Place the salmon skin side up in the skillet and cook until it s just about cooked through you still want it to be tender throughout so be careful not to cook it too long or at too high of heat. I like to allow the pan to heat up for 1 2 minutes then add a thin layer 1 2 oz of olive oil to the bottom of the cast iron skillet.
Heat the oil and butter in a large cast iron skillet. Turn salmon over and cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Prepare your cast iron skillet by turning the heat on your stove or grill to medium high.
Stir the butter around until the milk solids start to caramelize then lower the heat to low. Of course you can enjoy your salmon simply with salt and pepper. Remove from the pan squeeze with lemon add salt and pepper and that s it.
Place in skillet and increase heat to high. How do you finish your salmon. Sprinkle with capers and salt and pepper.
Flip the filets over onto the skin and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Heat the pan on the stovetop until very hot and ad your oil. Reduce heat to medium high and add butter.
Slowly place the salmon filet into the pan skin side facing up and sear for a few minutes. Remove from the pan and cut the salmon into single serving sizes. A cast iron skillet is perfect for this as it retains the heat and is oven safe to a high heat.