Description
The best pan seared salmon with butter, garlic and thyme. The salmon fillet with skin is crispy but moist and tender on the inside.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz salmon
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 4 sprigs of thyme
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- Lemon juice
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: Rinse the salmon under water and pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
- Step 2: Heat a skillet (cast iron preferred) over medium heat. Add the butter and let it melt before adding the salmon, skin side down. Add the garlic and thyme.
- Step 3: Pan-sear the salmon, uninterrupted, for about 1 minute. Flip the salmon and sear the other side for another minute, turning the garlic as well to prevent burning. Spoon the melted butter over the salmon while it cooks.
- Step 4: Flip the salmon back to skin side down and sprinkle cayenne pepper on top. Add a squirt of fresh lemon juice and a pinch of salt to taste. Turn off the heat and serve immediately.
Notes
Use a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet for best results to ensure the salmon cooks evenly. The butter will turn into brown butter during cooking, adding an earthy note to the dish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salmon
- Method: Pan-searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 317 kcal
- Sugar: 0.2 g
- Sodium: 66 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 108 mg