I wonder why so many people are afraid to cook fish. I guess maybe most of us are more inclined to cook beef and a fish fillet actually looks foreign to us. Below is an excellent video if you want to learn to cook fish in a frying pan.
Cooking salmon is not and shouldn't be a scary process. Really it is quite easy. If you are curious or need to learn how to cook a salmon fillet in a pan, for whatever reason below is a great video that demonstrates how easy the process really is.
The chef featured in the video I think does a great job in providing some useful tips about cooking a salmon fillet in the pan.
I completely agree with how he first cooks the fish with the skin side down. There are many arguments in the cooking world about which side to put in the pan first, skin or skinless. And some cooks won't even cook salmon that still has the skin. But when I fry salmon I will only use fillets that have the skin left on one side and I always put this skin side down first.
Why?
The skin acts as a great buffer from the heat of the pan. It protects the fillet from damage. My usual way of cooking salmon in the pan is to put the skin down and let it cook about 2/3 of the way up the thickness of the fillet. You can tell how far up it has cooked just by looking at the color change in the fish as it is cooking in the pan.
One great frying tip I learned from the video.
I cook my fillets almost exactly how this chef in the video does, except for one great tip he provides. Cut little slits in the skin. By doing so this will help the heat get to the meat more evenly.
This is a great tip that I tried the last time I fried and it works wonderfully!!!
Another good tip
When you have first put the salmon fillet in the pan, use your fingers to go up and down the length of the fillet pushing it down on the pan. This will also help it cook more evenly. After you have done this then leave it alone, don't disturb it let it cook.
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