Chef Aleta Presents Brown Butter Salmon

Ingredients

0.13 cup (4 tablespoons) butter

0.13 cup (4 tablespoons) honey

1-1.5 cloves garlic, minced*

0.5-1 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice (or juice of half a lemon)

2 wild caught salmon fillets (about 1/2 pound or 250 grams each), skin off or on

Lemon wedges (to serve)

1. Arrange oven shelf about 8-inches away from heat element in your oven. Preheat your oven

to broil.

2. Place butter in a cast iron skillet (or an oven-proof frying pan if you don't have a skillet). Cook

over medium heat, stirring and swirling pan occasionally for about 3 minutes, or until the foam

settles; the butter begins to change in colour to golden brown and has a nutty fragrance.

3. Pour in the honey and let it dissolve into the butter. Then add in the garlic and sauté for about

1 minute until fragrant. Add in the lemon juice; stir well to combine all of the flavours together.

4. Add the salmon steaks to the butter in the pan; cook each fillet (skin-side down if there's any

skin) for 3-4 minutes or until golden, while basting the tops with the pan juices. Season with salt

and pepper, to taste.

5. Add the lemon wedges around the salmon. Transfer the pan to your oven to broil / grill for a

further 5-6

minutes, or until the tops of the salmon are nicely charred.

6. To serve, drizzle with the reserved brown butter sauce. Serve with steamed vegetables and

rice.

Notes

*For a mild garlic taste, use 2 cloves. For more flavour in your sauce, use 3 cloves!

Oven Baked Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 410°F (210°C).

2. Follow Steps 2-3 as above.

3. At Step 4 when adding the fillets into the skillet, transfer to oven to bake for 4 minutes

(depending on the

size and thickness of your fillets).

4. Broil (or grill) for 2 minutes to get nice charred edges.