Best way to cook salmon?

Agree with above, be careful not to overcook and dry it out. There are so many great ways to cook it! Lately a fav of mine is just topping with any salsa you like and baking in oven 😊 have tried with both regular and mango salsa.

I steam or air fry it. Usually season with pepper or lemon pepper. Sometimes dill. If I steam I will steam with lemon slices if I have them.

I poach it in the microwave in a mix of white wine and water, with dehydrated onion flakes, peppercorns and a bay leaf. Serve with a dill sauce (plain yogurt, dried dill, lemon) on top of couscous, with asparagus on the side.

Baked/grill/smoked.

Lemon, garlic powder and lil soy sauce..

Or

smothered with oyster sauce

Or

Lemon pepper, garlic powder and butter

Or

Sprinkled with plain old Bay seasoning


I typically cooked with shrimps also.. 🤤

I like to charcoal grill mine on foil with a sprinkle of a store bought spice. Lately it has been Adams citrus sriracha. Super yummy and easy. I keep Costco’s frozen wild caught salmon in the freezer for when we are in the mood. Then fresh squeezed lemon sometimes when serving.

I butter a frying pan, salt and pepper the fish. I cook skin side down until it is crispy and releases. I flip the salmon and peel off the skin. I then add additional salt and pepper. I cook a couple more minutes than finish with the juice of one lemon and a tablespoon of capers. That is really delicious. If not that, then I'll sometime finish with a teaspoon of orange marmlade. It is seriously good served over a bed of rice.

Steaming is good. I had steamed salmon for us tea last night, it was the best dinner I've cooked myself this year.

I just pop mine in the microwave for 1 min 30 seconds. Perfect and fast

In a fish kettle with dill

Any fish is delicate and needs attention to keep it from drying out during cooking. That is why frying is such a popular method - the grease soaks in and not only adds it's own flavor to the fish, it keeps it from drying out even if overcooked.

My favorite way to cook salmon is on the grill:

1. If the cook can monitor and adjust the heat, 250-275 degrees (F) for 15 to 20 minutes works best for me. Use the indirect method or a very low heat pile of charcoal under the fish.
2. Skin side down, no herbs or spices (but add whatever you like), just a small container of water brought to a boil before placing the fish on the grill. Use a lid that will cover both fish and water container and keep both covered. The lid will keep steam in and help cook the salmon more evenly and it will also let smoke/wood aroma in to add that taste-of-the-outdoors.

And don't worry about that white stuff - it's just a protein called albumin. If you see it the salmon is probably cooking too fast, but it's not dangerous. If you don't see it it is still in the fish. I also read somewhere than a 10 minute brine before cooking prevents it from coagulating, but it's still in the meat. The problem is that the fish might not cook evenly if cooked to fast, so reduce the heat to slow it down.

Another vote for air fryer. I just tried making salmon in mine the other night and this is how it turned out. Prior to getting one I used to sear in cast iron skillet and then finish in a 400 degree
oven for 15 minutes.

Do you have an instant pot? That is the best way.... cooks it perfect every single time.

Quick and Simple: I pan fry (oil of choice, olive oil, butter etc). Simply season prior to cooking with lemon garlic seasoning and cook skin side down about 3-4 minutes, flip and peel skin off and season under skin cooking 2nd side for the same 3-4 minutes. Pans and heat can change cooking time, just watch it and flip when you feel it's ready.

All great ideas. I use a Nuwave Oven season with Lemon Pepper or Salsa or Tony's Cajun or Old Bay drench in lemon juice first.. 8 mins per side I usually err on the side of over cooking (undercooked fish scares me) it's always still good. I'm no chef and prolly have no business in the kitchen but the NuWave is very forgiving. Hard to ruin food with that thing.