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Pan-Seared Salmon

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Salmon fillets, skin on, de-boned,

Directions

  • Heat oil over medium heat. Allow the pan to fully heat up!
  • Cook skin side down until golden, crispy, and no longer sticking to pan, ~4-5 minutes
  • Carefully flip, cook ~4-5 more minutes
  • Optionally, cook the sides for golden color

Tips

  • Don't overheat the pan! If the fish sticks too much, or doesn't come free easily after ~1 minute, or burns, your heat is too high. This varies by pan type (non-stick is more forgiving, stainless less so)
  • Don't fiddle with the fillets as they cook! Just lay them in and leave them alone. They stick at first, so moving them will tear them.
  • Cook skin side down first, this is more forgiving.
  • Don't use frozen fish for this!
  • If the albumin (white stuff) oozes out, you overcooked the fish a bit (or maybe a lot)
  • Interior temp of 145° = fish is done