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Seared Salmon In A Cast Iron Skillet

This seared salmon recipe cooked in a cast iron pan will be your full-proof recipe to cooking the best crusted fish!
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Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 0
Author: Stephanie

Ingredients

  • 6-8 oz Skin-on Salmon filet brought to room temperature
  • Salt to taste
  • Onion Powder
  • Garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Fresh cracked Black or white pepper if desired

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven on the broil setting. Heat your seasoned cast-iron skillet on medium-high heat. Rinse and blot dry your salmon filets with a paper towel. With flesh side up, sprinkle on salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper if using. Once the pan is heated, place butter in the pan. If butter is burning, then your pan is too hot and will need to be reduced to medium heat. The high temperature will cook your salmon way too fast and cause the crust to burn. Also, do not crowd the pan as this will cause your salmon to steam. Place salmon flesh side down on the hot pan for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, use a fish spatula to flip the salmon skin side down and cook for another 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, place the cast iron skillet, with the salmon still on it, into the oven to broil for 2 minutes. Depending on the thickness of the salmon, you may need to cook it for a couple of minutes more. Check it periodically as fish tends to over cook fast! Cook until the desired internal temperature is reached. Rare Salmon: Less than 120 degrees F, Medium Salmon: 135 -140 degrees F. Remove from the hot skillet, plate, and if desired squeeze a little lemon juice on it or place a lemon wedge on top of the salmon and serve.



Notes

My husband usually will cook our fish to an internal temperature of 125 degrees F., only because it will continue cooking and an over cooked fish is not worth posting about! I tend to like mine on the rare side. Store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in a refrigerator. I hope this cast iron salmon goes down as one of your family's go to easy meals!