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3 Ways to Cook Salmon for Dinner [Video]

Perfectly cooked seafood, and salmon in particular, can seem elusive to many of us. What cut of fish should I buy? How do I prepare it? What do I do with the fish skin? It’s enough to make us avoid fish entirely. But our Test Kitchen expert, Tim Hagedorn, is here to help. He gives us his best tips and tricks to make salmon dinners feel effortless. By pan-searing, oven-roasting, or air-frying salmon, Tim shows just how quick, simple, and delicious salmon can be on a busy weeknight.

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Baked Pesto Salmon

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Tim's Food Tips

  • Dry brine your salmon before skillet cooking. Sprinkle four parts salt to one part sugar on the fillets and let them sit in the fridge for 10 minutes. Then gently rinse off the salt and sugar in a bowl of ice water.
  • In the skillet, cook the fillets skin side down until they’re 80–90% of the way done.
  • For oven-roasted salmon, use an oven thermometer and cook until salmon reaches 140° for medium-well fillets.
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