Different Ways of Cooking Salmon

Salmon can be baked into a delicious, simple, base ingredient or main course. You need to brush the salmon with butter and place it in a greased baking pan and then bake it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes. Salmon should flake when done. You could even steam salmon, by treating the salmon portions on a rack with wine and then lightly seasoning the salmon. You can add spices and herbs to the water used for steaming the fish.

Another highly healthy way of eating salmon is by poaching it. You need to put together the poaching liquid - chicken broth, white wine and water, with a teaspoon of bouquet garni and bring the broth to a simmer. Poach 6 to 7 minutes and serve warm with a sauce or chill it and serve cold. You could also broil salmon. Preheat the oven and broiling pan. Wash the fillets or steaks and dust the salmon lightly with flour. Brush the top with butter and seasoning and place the fish on broiler rack. You would need to be vigilant because you need to turn salmon fillets while they're broiling, Salmon steaks should be turned once at least to cook on both sides. Make sure that the oil is nice and hot when you plan to pan-fry salmon. This maintains the oil and juices within the salmon. However, the oil should not be allowed to get too hot and smoke. The fillet portions or steaks should be dipped into milk, then in cracker crumbs or flour and then fried until golden brown.

Salmon steak recipes:

Recipe 1:

Ingredients:

Salmon fillets, boned and skinned
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Dried dill
Mayonnaise
Paprika

Method:

You need to wash and dry the fillets and spread a thin coat of mayonnaise over. Sprinkle the seasoning over the salmon fillets and keep the paprika for the last. Bake the fillets in a preheated oven set at 375 degrees for 10 to 20 minutes and keep checking for the flakes. Salmon flakes when baked and the flaking is a sign of the fish being well done.

Recipe 2:

Ingredients:

3 salmon steaks, about 1/2 lb each
lemon juice
crumbled crackers
garlic powder
onion powder
3 tablespoons of butter
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced

Method:

Spray the baking pan with olive oil spray and place the fish steaks on the pan. The steaks must each have a pat of butter on top. Then, evenly sprinkle the garlic and onion powder and a pinch of salt and pepper over the steaks. Crumble the crackers evenly and cover the top of the fish. Finally, sprinkle the minced parsley. The steaks should be broiled on the top rack, without turning. You need to look for the browning of the edges of the fish and the color of the salmon flesh – it should be a whitish pink. The salmon steaks are ready when they look flaky when touched with a fork. This of course depends on the oven and the size of the fish steak and is usually never more than 10 to 15 minutes. The steaks can then be flavored with lemon juice over top before serving and you can consider a sprig of fresh parsley and some lemon wedges on the platter.

Salmon makes for healthy eating. It is light on digestion and very nutritious. Salmon salads taste great too. Salmon steaks make great entrees at special ‘dos’ and are a favorite with wine. The flesh needs to be tempered with care since like all other fish, salmon flesh too breaks up easily.