20 MIN · STOVETOP

Blackened Salmon

Name: Blackened Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb salmon fillets (4 thick fillets, skin off); 2 oz unsalted butter (melted); 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp sea salt; 1 lemon (cut into wedges)

Salmon crusted in Cajun spice and seared until the butter and paprika char.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 lbsalmon fillets, 4 thick fillets, skin off
2 ozunsalted butter, melted
2 tbspsmoked paprika
1 tspcayenne pepper
2 tspgarlic powder
2 tsponion powder
1 tspdried thyme
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspblack pepper
2 tspsea salt
1lemon, cut into wedges

Method

1
Combine the smoked paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, oregano, black pepper and salt on a wide plate.
2
Brush the salmon all over with the melted butter, then press each fillet into the spice mix so it takes a thick, even coat on every side.
3
Heat a cast-iron pan over high heat with no oil until it is smoking hard. Open a window and turn the extractor on.
4
Lay the fillets in and leave them undisturbed until the crust is very dark, then turn once and cook until the salmon is just opaque at the centre.
5
Rest for two minutes and serve with the lemon wedges.

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