Cooking Salmon Without Foil
However this isnt the only way to cook the fish.
Cooking salmon without foil. Place salmon in the middle of the foil skin side down. For an inch thickness at 375 400f id expect about 10 minutes but it usually requires 18 minutes and its not overcooked at all. Instead of four smaller fillets food network kitchen cooks a big piece and splits it up. While all you really need for a satisfying piece of baked salmon is salt pepper and olive oil the foil method is easy to adapt to different herbs and ingredients.
Ive always thought this cooking them in foil is a new trendy thing. You have plenty of options to keep it exciting and new. The lemon onion garlic and butter. Place a large piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil.
This simple salmon foil pack will inspire you to grill all year round. Grilled bbq salmon in foil. Instead of the melted butter and garlic brush 14 cup of bbq sauce try this homemade barbecue sauce on the salmon before grilling. Youll need an 88 inch baking dish and heavy duty aluminum foil.
Transfer the salmon to a plate and add a couple pats of butter if you like then cover loosely with aluminum foil. Many techniques have you bake salmon without foil. Cooking salmon fillets without tinfoil. Save larger sides of salmon for proper thawing and cooking.
Let the fish rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the fillets finish cooking. Healthy baked salmon recipes do sometimes have you place a fillet of salmon skin side down on a foil lined baking sheet. With just a little seasoning and some proper cooking techniques a salmon filet can provide some of the best flavors around even without the skin. When i started cooking we never put our salmon anywhere near foil.
For an asian spin on your grilled salmon in foil swap out the melted butter for 14 cup of soy sauce. Ive cooked baked salmon in foil dozens of different ways. Grilled salmon in foil with soy sauce. Baked salmon in foil so many ways to love thee.
Whether baked grilled or poached salmon can be a wonderful treat that will make any dinner shine. I have been having a recent issue with my baked salmon much longer than id expect. 070910 1616 in food and drink 1. This method works best for small salmon fillets in the 6 ounce range.
The filets bake at 4250f for fifteen minutes covered and eight to ten minutes uncovered. The trick to making well cooked fish is often deceptively simple and salmon is no exception. I plan to check my oven temperature but nothing else cooks so slowly so i think it might be that perhaps my timing is off.