How To Cook Salmon In A Pan
Once the butter starts bubbling add the salmon fillets to the pan skin-side-down and fry.
How to cook salmon in a pan. Melt the butter and oil in a skillet. Working quickly immediately add the herb butter mixture to the pan near but not on top of the salmon. Sprinkle a little salt on the skin side.
With skin or without skin the cooking process for skillet salmon follows the same 3 steps. Sear salmon flesh side down pressing them lightly so the entire surface of the flesh comes into contact with the pan. For medium well to well-done bake.
Place the fish skin-side down in the pan pressing down firmly with a fish spatula. Sear salmon for two minutes skin side down first. Cook the salmon for about 1 minute stirring the butter around the salmon as it melts but without moving the salmon until the seared salmon internal temperature reaches your desired doneness.
125 degrees F 51 degrees C for medium rare 130 degrees F 54 degrees C for medium or 140. Pat dry the fillets. Each side takes about 2-3 minutes to cook.
The key to perfectly seared salmon is to add your fillets to a cold dry pan then turn on the heat. Cook the salmon on high heat in a pan. Generously season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
Squeeze lemon juice over each fillet. Flip and sear an additional 4-5 minutes. Dry room temperature salmon filets with paper towel.