Pan-fried salmon fillet
Ingredients:
Salmon fillet
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Instructions:
1) After cleaning the salmon, dry it as much as possible.
2) Cut some slits, length-wise, across the salmon skin. This will prevent the salmon from curling up during cooking. Don't slice too deep though, or the salmon may get overcooked.
3) Season both sides of the salmon with salt and pepper. You can add some other spices here if you wish, like paprika.
4) Ensure that the salmon is near room temperature, then heat up a frying pan over medium heat. When it's hot, add some oil in.
5) Add the salmon to the pan, skin-side down. Use a spatula and press the salmon down gently to ensure that the skin is flat.
6) After a minute or so, add some butter in and turn the fire down. Let the salmon continue to cook for around 6 to 7 minutes. Scoop some of the butter and oil and drizzle it on top of the salmon just to cook the flesh a bit more.
7) Flip the salmon over to cook the flesh side for a short while, then serve.
