Americas Test Kitchen Salmon Recipes

OVEN-ROASTED SALMON (FROM AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• • Hold a sharp knife at a slight downward angle to the flesh and cut off the whitish, fatty portion of the belly. • Cut the salmon fillet into four pieces of equal size to help ensure that they cook at the same rate. • Make four or five shallow slashes along the skin side of each piece of fish, being careful not to cut into the flesh. 1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position, place rimmed baking sheet on rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees. Following step by step illustrations below, use sharp knife to remove any whitish fat from belly of fillet and cut into 4 equal pieces. Make 4 or 5 shallow slashes about an inch apart along skin side of each piece, being careful not to cut into flesh. 2. Pat salmon dry with paper towels. Rub fillets evenly with oil and season liberally with salt and pepper. Reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees and remove baking sheet. Carefully place salmon skin-side down on baking sheet. Roast until centers of thickest part of fillets are still translucent when cut into with paring knife or instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees, 9 to 13 minutes.

MAPLE-SOY GLAZED SALMON (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the upper-middle position and heat the oven to 500°F Bring the maple syrup and soy sauce to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until the mixture is syrupy and measures roughly 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove any pin bones from the salmon. Pat the salmon dry with paper towels, season with salt and pepper, and lay it skin-side down in a lightly oiled 9x13-inch baking dish, spaced about 1 inch apart. Bake for 5 minutes.
• Using a pastry brush, spread a thick layer of the maple-soy glaze over the tops and sides of the salmon. Continue to bake until all but the very center of the fish has turned from translucent to opaque, about 5 minutes longer. (If you like it well-done, you may want to cook it for longer.).
• Brush the fillets with another layer of glaze and sprinkle with the sesame seeds before serving.