Glazed Salmon
By GratefulSea
Use center-cut salmon fillets of similar thickness so that they cook at the same rate. The best way to ensure uniformity is to buy a 1 1/2- to 2-pound whole center-cut fillet and cut it into 4 pieces. Prepare the glaze before you cook the salmon. If your nonstick skillet isn't ovensafe, sear the salmon as directed in step 2, then transfer it to a rimmed baking sheet, glaze it, and bake it as directed in step 3.
We've only made this once (omigosh, it was good!), and had it in the oven for 13 minutes before it reached the right temperature.
How-to video at http://www.cooksillustrated.com/video/default.asp?docid=27078&parentdocid=26807&newVideo=y
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Ingredients
- For the Glaze:
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate juice
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- For the Salmon:
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 4 center-cut skin-on salmon fillets , 6 to 8 ounces each (see note)
- Ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 recipe glaze (see related)
Preparation
Step 1
For the glaze:
Whisk ingredients together in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat; simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
For the salmon:
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Combine brown sugar, salt, and cornstarch in small bowl. Pat salmon dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top of flesh side of salmon, rubbing to distribute.
2. Heat oil in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Place salmon, flesh side down, in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 minute. Using tongs, carefully flip salmon and cook on skin side for 1 minute.
3. Remove skillet from heat and spoon glaze evenly over salmon fillets. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is still translucent when cut into with paring knife, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer fillets to platter or individual plates and serve.