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Hoisin Maple Oven Salmon (+ the BEST way to cook salmon!)

An impressive but simple dish, this Hoisin Maple Oven Salmon recipe is primarily a vessel for me to talk about the BEST way to cook salmon!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dinner, Holiday, Main Course
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Oven-proof frying pan (no plastic on the handle!)

Ingredients
  

For marinade:

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp chile paste
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp rice vinegar

For salmon:

  • 2 6-oz pieces of salmon, about an inch thick
  • 2 tbsp oil of choice (I used olive)
  • salt + pepper to taste

Instructions
 

To marinate salmon:

  • Combine all marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Reserve 2 tbsp of the marinade in a separate bowl and set aside.
  • Add salmon pieces to the marinade and let sit on the counter for 20-30 minutes. Flip halfway through.

Cooking salmon the best way:

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Heat an oven proof frying pan or cast iron on the stove until very hot; add oil of choice to bottom of pan and heat until shimmering, not smoking.
  • Place salmon flesh side down (skin side up) in the pan. Discard that bowl of marinade. Sear for 2-4 minutes, undisturbed. No peeking or turning! It is ready when it lifts easily from the pan without sticking.
  • After searing, flip the salmon so the skin side is touching the pan. Salt and pepper the flesh to taste. Place in the oven for 6-8 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches about 130 F. I usually do mine for about 7.5 minutes.
  • Remove pan from oven. Spoon the marinade you previously set aside over the top of the fish. Serve.
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