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Salmon

Salt and Cook

Salt: 35min

  • Salt water: 1 tablespoon kosher salt per cup of water
  • Fill a bowl with enough salt water to cover all the salmon
  • Let sit for for just 30 minutes, the salt will penetrate the salmon quickly

Cook: 8min

  • Pat completely dry with paper towels before cooking
  • Heat a cast iron pan with oil
  • Once hot, cook skin side down until 125F internal temp, ~5 minutes
  • Flip and cook flesh side down for ONLY 15 seconds
  • Remove from heat and onto paper lined plate and rest ~2 minutes

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