Crispy Skin Salmon: It doesn’t get any better than this. It's easy to prepare, it's kid friendly and it works every single time!
Course: Dinner, fish
Cuisine: Clean Eating
Keyword: Crispy skin Salmon
Servings: 4Fillets
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
4Salmon fillets
2tspButterRoom temperature
Sea salt
Instructions
Preparing the Salmon
Use a sharp knife to descale the skin. Brush the knife against the natural grain of the scales to remove any loose scales and then rinse the fillet under the cold tap to wash any debris away
Using paper towels, pat each fillet dry and remove as much moisture as you can paying particular attention to the skin and making sure this is a dry as it can be. Place the fillets on a dry plate
Take a little of your butter and using your fingers, work it into each fillet making sure all the skin has a butter coating. Repeat until all your fillets are buttered
Season well with your sea salt and place skin side up on the plate
Heat a large cast iron skillet on high, not adding any oil or butter
Once your pan is hot (this might take a 3-4 minutes) place your fillets skin side down in the pan, pressing gently on each one for 30 seconds to stop the skin curling, before adding the next one
Turn the heat down to medium
Leave the salmon to cook, untouched, for 5-6 minutes
After the skin side has cooked, use tongs to turn the fillets on their side and give them 3-4 minutes before turning onto their other sides and repeating the cook time
Flip the fillets onto their tops and cook for a couple of minutes to brown the top
Transfer the cooked Salmon onto a clean plate, skin side up, and take the largest one and check it's cooked through. If it needs a bit longer, put it back in the pan, skin side down, until fully cooked