Pan Fried Salmon Recipe

Salmon, another great option to my post July 4th, no-more-meat, diet (for now)! I am well aware that pan frying salmon isn’t at all that healthy, but heck, I didn’t say no-more-oil diet, did I? (You can double-check my comments on lamb kebab recipe and cold soba recipe to see what I’m talking about here.) And besides, this pan fried salmon recipe is totally unique but yet still totally easy.

You’ll be surprised to see that this pan fried salmon recipe has got an Asian kick to it. I got a tip from my mom to use turmeric powder, also known as yellow ginger powder. Turmeric is a kind of South Asian spice that’s usually found in curries, and it’s got a dark yellow color to it. It smells peppery, mustardy and somewhat earthy. You can usually find turmeric at any Asian supermarket. If you do not have or cannot find turmeric, feel free to use other spices that you like.

This pan fried salmon recipe won’t dry out the salmon. On the contrary, the cornstarch coating makes the salmon nice and a bit crusty on the outside, but still moist and juicy on the inside. Also, what’s more Asian to this salmon recipe is the spiced up soy sauce that goes with it. Try them both out!

Pan Friend Salmon Recipe

Ingredients

Yield: 2 salmon fillets

Salmon

• 2 pieces of salmon fillet
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp turmeric (yellow ginger) powder, or any other seasoning that you like
• 3-5 slices of ginger, optional
• vegetable oil

Spiced Soy Sauce

• soy sauce
• lemon juice
• Sriracha sauce, or any spicy/chili sauce that you like

Directions

1. Clean the salmon with water and a bit of lemon juice and salt.
2. Pat dry salmon and set aside on rack.
3. In a large zip lock bag, mix cornstarch, salt, pepper, and turmeric powder together.
4. Put salmon pieces into the bag and shake. Make sure the salmon pieces are coated with the seasoning evenly.
   
5. Heat a non-stick skillet with oil.
6. Over medium heat, put in ginger slices.
7. Put salmon onto the skillet.
8. Fry about 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Cover the pan if oil is splattering.
9. Remove from heat and set aside when done.
10. For the sauce, mix all the spiced soy sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Use as much to your liking.
11. Serve salmon with sauce over rice.