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Blackened Salmon
Salmon fillets are liberally seasoned with a homemade cajun style seasoning then pan seared in a hot skillet until lightly charred and blackened. Then last but not least it's finished with a super flavorful and rich buttery honey lime sauce to compliment it.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 23 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 8 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- skillet
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the salmon: Pour oil into 12-inch cast iron skillet, tilt pan to coat with oil. Heat pan over medium heat (monitor the oil while you prep the salmon don't let it over-heat, pull pan from heat if needed).
2
Season both sides of salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
Salt (and freshly ground black pepper)unsalted butter, (cut into 1-Tbsp pieces)3 Tbsp
3
In a mixing bowl whisk together paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, thyme and oregano. Sprinkle mixture evenly over tops of salmon fillets and spread evenly over to coat top surface.
4
Place salmon fillets in heated skillet, spice rubbed side facing downward. Let sear until blackened on bottom, about ⏱️ 3 minutes.
5
Flip salmon to opposite side and let cook until browned on bottom and just barely cooked through, about ⏱️ 3 minutes longer (if needed you can reduce burner temperature to medium-low if it's getting too dark on exterior before interior cooks through).
6
Remove salmon to serving plates, turn off heat for the pan.
7
For the sauce: While salmon is cooking mix together lime juice and honey in bowl (you can use now empty spice bowl).
fresh lime juice2 Tbsphoney1 Tbsp
8
Carefully pour chicken broth into pan pouring in from the edge (it will steam wildly from the residual heat of the pan so only pour from the edge).
9
Add lime mixture and butter, stir to melt butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste as needed.
Salt (and freshly ground black pepper)unsalted butter, (cut into 1-Tbsp pieces)3 Tbsp
10
Pour sauce over salmon fillets and serve right away garnished with parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
424 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
97 mg
protein Content
40 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
132 mg
carbohydrate Content
7 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
15 g
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