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Keep reading to find out how to make a tasty crispy skin salmon with lemon garlic sauce using delicious Alaska king salmon.
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Crispy Skin Salmon with Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

Keep reading to find out how to make a tasty crispy skin salmon with lemon garlic sauce using delicious Alaska king salmon.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, seafood
Keyword: alaska, king salmon, salmon, seafood
Servings: 4
Calories: 378kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound wild Alaska king salmon cut into 4 oz filets
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup chicken stock
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

  • Cut the wild Alaska king salmon into 4 oz filets and score the skin of the fish. 
  • Drizzle the skin side of the salmon filet with olive oil
  • Add half a teaspoon of pepper and salt inside the score marks
  • Season the flesh side of the salmon filet with salt and pepper
  • Heat 1-2 tsp of olive oil on a hot frying pan and place the salmon filet skin side down. Let cook for 5-7 minutes
  • Flip the salmon filet to the flesh side, and let cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove and let rest.
  • Serve skin side up and drizzle with the lemon butter garlic sauce. 

Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

  • Add the butter to a hot frying pan or pot
  • Add the crushed garlic and stir, reducing heat to medium
  • add the water, stir, and let simmer for 1 minute
  • add the lemon juice, stir, and let simmer for 1 minute
  • add the soy sauce, stir, and let simmer for 1 minute
  • Add the honey, stir, and let simmer for 2 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 4oz | Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 2297mg | Potassium: 82mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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