Seared Salmon With Cinnamon And Chili Powder

Name: Seared Salmon With Cinnamon And Chili Powder
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 serving enough canola oil to barely slick the skillet; 1 teaspoons chili powder; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 0 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 fillet salmon fillet with skin attached, sized to suit your appetite; 1 dash sesame oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Seared Salmon With Cinnamon And Chili Powder Head to the store and pick up pepper, enough canolan oil to barely slick the skillet, sesame oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the canolan oil you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Apricot Turnovers as a dessert. It is a rather pricey recipe for fans of American food. It will be a hit at your The Super Bowl event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Wash and completely pat dry the salmon fillet.

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Salmon Fillets

In a small bowl mix chile powder, cinnamon, and the salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Chili Powder

Cinnamon

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Sprinkle this mixture on both sides of the salmon fillet.

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Salmon Fillets

Heat canola oil and sesame oil in a non-stick or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet. Choose a skillet that is plenty big enough to avoid steaming the fish for the crispest possible skin.

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Canola Oil

Sesame Oil

Fish

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When the skillet is very hot, but not yet smoking, add the salmon, skin-side down. Cook it until the skin is very crisp, dark brown and releases easily from the skillet This should take 3 to 4 minutes. Do not be tempted to check or move the fish around in the skillet during this time. You will only succeed in making it stick to the skillet or worse ruin your beautifully crisp skin.

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Salmon

Fish

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You will notice that the fish gets lighter colored and more opaque. Do not let it cook more than about 1/4 of the way through at this point. You might be worried that the rest of the fish seems raw, but honestly this is a good thing. Once the skin has crisped flip the fish, and cook it an additional 2 (maybe

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minutes more. Do not let it cook all the way through. The fish will continue to cook after it leaves the pan. Your goal is a succulent flesh graduating from a rare center outwards to a crispy crackly skin.

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Fish

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Serve the fish warm or at room temperature with a slightly chilled Pinot Noir (yes, Pinot Noir... trust me). Dining alone is no excuse for a poor wine pairing.

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Servings:

0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1serving

enough canola oil to barely slick the skillet 1teaspoons

chili powder 0teaspoons

cinnamon 0teaspoons

coarse salt 1fillet

salmon fillet with skin attached, sized to suit your appetite 1dash

sesame oil

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Salmon. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. You could try Laguna Winery Russian River Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 29 dollars per bottle.