Crispy Skin Salmon
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Ingredients
- Salmon (preferably with high fat content)
- Salt
- Avocado oil
- Butter
Instructions
- Remove the belly of the salmon and any cartilage or bones.
- Dry the salmon with a paper towel to ensure crispy skin.
- Score the skin of the salmon.
- Lightly coat the salmon with avocado oil and salt.
- Heat a steel or non-stick pan on low-medium heat with a teaspoon of avocado oil.
- Lay the salmon skin-side down in the pan and press down lightly.
- Flip the salmon once the skin is cooked about a third of the way up.
- Turn the heat to low and add a teaspoon of butter to the pan.
- Wait for the butter to foam before basting the salmon with it.
- Continue basting the salmon for 2-3 minutes until it reaches an internal temperature of 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the salmon from the pan and let it rest for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy the crispy skin and tender, flaky flesh.
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