- Hey everyone, it's Erin from wellplated.com
and today I'm gonna teach you to make a recipe
that tastes so impressive.
You'll think it came from a restaurant.
This is my honey garlic salmon.
Tender, flaky, juicy salmon
cooked to perfection
in a honey garlic glaze
that's sweet, sticky and a tiny bit smoky.
The salmon recipe is super easy and it's super healthy.
It is a baked salmon recipe
that you start on the stove top
you finish in the oven.
Be sure to watch till the very end
cause I'm gonna show you my foolproof tip
to know when your salmon is perfectly cooked
every single time.
All right, I'm ready for some salmon,
so let's get started.
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We start out recipe by arranging our salmon on a plate
and patting it dry with paper towels,
making sure that it is really dry on the outside,
is critical to making crispy salmon
that is as succulent and tasty
as the kind that you would order in a restaurant
Pat it dry on both sides
and then you are going to want a,
to let it sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes.
That way the salmon cooks evenly
and comes out nice and moist.
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Garlic, it's in the name
so you know, we gotta have it
and we are adding a lot.
Take your clove and then
whack, that's a technical term folks
that makes the garlic super easy to peel.
We are using six whole clubs,
wham, bam.
Thank you ma'am,
easy peasy.
Once you have your garlic peeled.
Ah, enjoy the smell
and cut it into a rough mince.
Next step, we are going to be adding garlic to our honey.
Honey is going to caramelize
into the most fabulous honey glaze for our salmon.
I find this recipe doesn't need sugar
but if you like things a little sweeter
you could add a little brown sugar
for brown sugar honey salmon recipe
or try my bourbon glazed salmon,
which I will link to below.
Now we need our lemon and this tool
is one of my absolute favorites to juice it,
put it cut side down.
I was doing this wrong for years.
A citrus press will make sure
that you get every last drop.
The lemon is essential to add that acid
that is going to balance the sweetness
that we are getting from the honey.
Now some spices,
smoked paprika, this is one of my all time favorites
for making food tastes like its been cooking all day,
along with a pinch of cayenne pepper.
We are just using a little bit of cayenne
but if you want a spicy honey garlic salmon
you can add a bit more.
Now, we are going to add a little hot water
and then whisk it all together.
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How simple
was
that?
The glaze is already smelling amazing.
All right, now we are almost there,
we wanna season up our salmon with kosher salt.
And I like to wait to add the salt
until just before pan frying,
that makes sure that we don't accidentally
drop too much water out of the salmon,
which would make it not turn out
as wonderfully crispy as it would in a restaurant.
And we are going for restaurant quality here.
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Some good old black pepper,
give it as many twists as you like
and then some green onion for garnish at the very end.
All right, let's pan fry this.
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We're gonna heat oil in a cast iron skillet,
make sure it's nice and hot.
And cast iron is my favorite
for making pan seared salmon recipes.
Lower the fillets flesh side down,
tilting them away from you
to make sure that the oil doesn't splatter.
That is the important part.
Be sure to add a little more kosher salt,
you want to season the food
the whole time you are cooking it.
Now, don't touch, the key to perfectly crispy salmon
is to let it cook undisturbed for several minutes.
When it's ready, it will lift right off.
Wow, just look at that
beautiful color.
This spatula flips fish
and everything else like a dream.
I will link to it below.
Now, it is time to pour on our sassy honey garlic glaze.
You want to get it all over the top of the fish.
This is going to infuse our salmon
with honey garlic flavor in every single bite
and it's also going to caramelize in the oven
so that we have lots of sweet sticky sauce for serving.
You wanna base the fish with it, using a spoon.
And at this point I turn off the heat
and let the cast iron skillet continue to bubble the glaze.
This sizzle is irresistible
and the smell will have everyone running into your kitchen.
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Once you have finished basing the salmon
it is time to finish it off in the oven.
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You know, a salmon is perfectly cooked
with an instant read thermometer.
It is foolproof
and my number one tip
for cooking perfect salmon every time.
Would you look
at this salmon?
I can see the crispiness
of that nice crust that we got on the top.
This glaze is so fragrant,
I'm getting that aroma of the fresh garlic
and then a little bit of smokiness from that paprika.
The honey has reduced to form a nice sweet, sticky glaze,
I cannot
wait
to try this,
but before I do we are just gonna garnish it off.
So that green onion
that I chopped up earlier
I'm to sprinkle on top,
just for that beautiful color.
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Gives it a nice touch of freshness too
and it's a really nice flavor
that goes along with that honey and that garlic.
If don't have green onions,
parsley would be really nice with this
and cilantro will too.
Sometimes instead of lemon juice
I'll make this with lime juice.
This recipe is really flexible
and really delicious.
Speaking of limited juice
I'm just gonna reinforce that fresh flavor
that we have in the glaze
by squeezing a little more over the top.
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woo.
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I cannot wait to dive into this.
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Great probably to take a bite.
Go, hoo,
here we
go.
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Hmm.
Oh.
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Oh, my goodness.
The salmon is perfectly cooked,
that instant read thermometer tip
never lets me down.
The crust on this is nice and crackly,
it has a little bit of smokiness from that smoked paprika
and the garlic is just the perfect amount.
It tastes really fresh and zippy,
but not overpowering.
You know what I'm gonna do,
this glaze
is so good,
I gotta have a little more.
Hmm.
So this you saw how quick and easy it was.
This would be perfect for a healthy weeknight dinner
but it truly tastes, it's special enough
for a date night at home,
you got a little anniversary celebration
or if you just really want to treat yourself,
this baked salmon recipe is absolutely perfect.
Thanks so much for joining me,
if you'll excuse me,
I got some salmon to eat.