CAJUN SALMON

When Pam recently posted the recipe for Cajun spices on her “For The Love Of Cooking” blog she commented about the delicious Cajun Salmon her brother-in-law had made.  I immediately thought that we like Cajun and we have a salmon filet in the freezer so off I went in search of a recipe and there many on the web.  The recipe I settled on came from “Cooktoria” because I liked the combo of spices and sauce.  For the Cajun spice, I used my homemade Emeril’s Essence because I make it with no heat for Bev and Cindy then I just add it to mine.  For my three servings, I increased the sauce ingredients to get the recipe below.

CAJUN SALMON - Adapted from Cooktoria

Ingredients: 

3 salmon pieces, skin on (about 1½ lb.)

1 tbsp. olive oil

4½ tbsp. butter divided

4½ garlic cloves minced

¾ cup white wine your favorite kind

3 tbsp. chopped parsley

3 tbsp. lemon juice

Cajun seasoning to taste

Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Season the salmon fillets with salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning.

2. Heat the oil in a medium, non-stick skillet over medium heat.

3. Cook the salmon fillets flesh-side down first, for 2-3 minutes then flip and cook the second side for 2-3 minutes.

4. Once cooked, remove them from the pan and set in an oven at 125F.

5. To the same pan, add 1½ tablespoon of butter and the garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Add the wine and cook for about 5 minutes, until it is reduced by more than half.

6. Stir in the remaining butter, parsley, lemon juice, and a pinch of Cajun seasoning. Bring to a gentle simmer.

7. Return the salmon to the pan, and cook to your desired internal temp (130F for me), baste with sauce while cooking.

8.Plate and top with a couple more spoons full of sauce.

We served the salmon with our first boiled corn of the year.  Corn on the cob is one of a few things that we generally only eat when we can get it fresh locally.  I brushed the salmon sauce on my corn.

The Verdict:

It was very good and a nice addition to our salmon recipes.  As expected, our first corn was outstanding and the sauce worked well on mine.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

7/14/23 meal date