Salmon A La Plancha Recipes

GRILLED SALMON I

Steps:

• Season salmon fillets with lemon pepper, garlic powder, and salt.
• In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vegetable oil until sugar is dissolved. Place fish in a large resealable plastic bag with the soy sauce mixture, seal, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat grill for medium heat.
• Lightly oil grill grate. Place salmon on the preheated grill, and discard marinade. Cook salmon for 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

SALMON A LA PLANCHA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, vodka, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper. Pat dry the salmon with paper towels. Rub the skin side of the salmon with olive oil and then lay the salmon down in a dish - skin side down. Pour the marinade mixture over the salmon. Set aside while preparing the grill. Place plancha on the grill grate directly over hot coals and cover for about 10 minutes to get the plancha smoking hot. Brush plancha with olive oil if needed. Place the salmon skin side down on the plancha and cover the grill. Grill until almost done without turning - about 15 to 20 minutes depending on thickness.

SPANISH SALMON A LA PLANCHA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick grilling pan with a medium-high heat
• Meanwhile, pat the salmon dry with paper towels, then cut into 3 or 4 individual fillets
• Drizzle a kiss of extra virgin olive oil over the fillets and rub all over, then season with sea salt & black pepper, do this on both sides of the salmon (the flesh side and the skin side)
• Right after seasoning the fillets of salmon, add them into the hot grilling pan, skin side down
• After 4 minutes gently flip the fillets of salmon to cook the other side (the thickness of my salmon fillets where 1 inch / 2.50 cm at the thickest part, if yours are thinner go for 3 minutes, if they are thicker go for 5 minutes)
• After another 2 minutes the salmon fillets should be perfectly cooked, remove from the pan and place on a plate skin side up
• To make the sauce, add 2 tbsp (30 ml) extra virgin olive oil into a small bowl, finely grate in 1 clove of garlic, add in 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley and lightly season with sea salt, whisk together
• Add the salmon fillets into serving dishes, once again skin side up, add the garlic sauce over the salmon and serve at once, enjoy!

SCALLOPS A LA PLANCHA

Steps:

• Toss the scallops and the garlic on a plate and drizzle with the oil and vinegar; sprinkle with salt and pepper and turn over a couple of times. Go about your business for 5 minutes.
• Preheat a large skillet, preferably nonstick, over high heat. When the skillet smokes-this will take a couple of minutes-add the scallops (leave the liquid behind), not all at once. By the time you've added the last scallop, the first one will probably be browned on one side, so begin turning them. Cook until brown on both sides but still rare in the center. (You must work more quickly with bay scallops-add them a few at a time and turn them quickly; you may even have to work in batches to keep them from overcooking.)
• Serve, drizzled with the juices from the plate and garnished with the parsley.
• Variations
• Shrimp or Squid a la Plancha: This technique works perfectly with both shrimp and squid. Keep the cooking time especially short for squid or it will get tough.
• Another option is to vary the kind of oil, vinegar, seasoning, and garnish as you like. For example, use peanut oil with scallions and peeled fresh ginger, then garnish with a drizzle of soy sauce or fresh cilantro for a completely different take.
• Scallops
• A word about buying scallops: Many are dipped in a chemical solution to prolong their shelf life. Not coincidentally, this soaking causes them to absorb water, which increases their weight and-water being cheaper than scallops-decreases their value. Furthermore, the added water makes browning more difficult. You can recognize processed scallops by their stark white color; in addition, they are usually sitting in liquid at the store. Buy dry, beige (or slightly pink or orange) scallops from a reliable fishmonger and you won't have a problem.
• Many cooks remove the tough little hinge present on one side of most scallops before cooking. But when you're stuffing scallops, leave it on and cut from the side directly opposite. The hinge will then serve the purpose of holding the scallop together and can be removed at the table or eaten; it's slightly tough, but not unpleasant.