Crispy One Pan Salmon With Creole Cream Sauce Food

EASY CREAMY CAJUN SALMON

Steps:

• Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towel. Drizzle over the olive oil then season generously with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat.
• Add the salmon, skin-side down, and cook for 2-3 minutes until the skin is crisp.
• Flip over and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side. Remove from the pan and set aside while you make the sauce.
• In the same pan you cooked the salmon, melt the butter then add the garlic and herbs.
• Sauté for a few minutes until fragrant then pour in the cream and lemon juice.
• Allow to simmer for a few minutes then season with salt and pepper.
• Add the salmon back to the sauce and allow to simmer for another 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

PAN-SEARED CRISPY SALMON

Steps:

• 1. Season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a saute pan. Place the salmon, skin-side down, in the pan and cook (without moving the fish) until the skin is crispy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat, turn the salmon, and continue to cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon oil in another saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic, shallots, and leek; saute for 3 to 5 minutes until the leak begins to soften.
• 3. Add the cannellini beans and the wine; bring to a gentle simmer. Add the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CRISPY ONE-PAN SALMON WITH CREOLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the salt, paprika, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme powder, and cayenne pepper together to make the Creole seasoning blend.
• Pat the salmon fillets dry with a paper towel and season with 1 teaspoon of the seasoning blend.
• Heat a large skillet to medium-high and coat with the olive oil. Sear the salmon flesh-side down for 4 to 5 minutes or until crispy, and dark golden in color. Flip the salmon skin-side down and sear an additional 4 minutes, and remove from heat. Set the salmon aside.
• Reduce the skillet heat to medium. Add the bell peppers and sauté for 5 minutes or until slightly softened. Add remaining seasoning blend to pepper mixtures and cook for 1 minute.
• Pour in the heavy cream and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until the cream mixture has thickened. Melt in the butter and stir to combine. Add the salmon back to the skillet to simmer in the sauce for 3 to 5 minutes.

CRISPY-SKIN SALMON WITH CURRIED YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the salmon: Pat the fillets dry with paper towels. With the sharp edge of a knife, scrape the skin back and forth the length of a fillet over and over with light pressure. You will see moisture build up on your knife edge; wipe it away. Continue for about 1 minute, until there's almost nothing to wipe away. Cut a few 2- to 3-inch slits across the middle of the salmon skin. Repeat with the remaining fillet.
• Season the salmon with salt and pepper on both sides. Drizzle with the oil and set aside until ready to cook.
• For the yogurt sauce: Combine the yogurt, cilantro, lemon zest and juice, oil, garlic, garam masala and curry powder in a small bowl. Mix with a fork until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Heat a 9- to 11-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. There is no need to oil the pan, because you oiled the fish. Add the fillets skin-side down, laying them away from you. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Shake the pan until the salmon releases from the bottom of the pan by itself.
• Carefully turn the salmon over and reduce the heat to medium-low so the flesh side cooks more slowly. Cook until a thin-bladed knife inserted into the flesh meets with just a little resistance or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a fillet registers 125 degrees F, 2 to 3 minutes (thinner pieces will be done quicker than the thicker ones).
• Serve the fillets topped with some of the yogurt sauce.