Perfectly Baked Salmon

By zhanghengshuo

4 Person

30 Minutes

0 Calories

Our easy baked salmon recipe takes less than 30 minutes and makes perfect, tender salmon. The trick to perfectly baked salmon is to gently bake the fish in a little liquid — such as wine, stock, or water. Then cover the dish and bake until just cooked through. You could call this oven poached salmon. It’s practically no-fail. If your fish is quite thick, except that the cooking time will be a few minutes longer than usual.

Ingredients

1/2 cup dry white wine
4 sprigs fresh dill
4 slices lemon
fresh ground black pepper
Salt
1 tbsp. olive oil
24 oz. salmon fillet

Method

01

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly oil and season both sides of the salmon with salt and pepper.
02

Arrange lemon slices and fresh herbs on the bottom of a baking dish large enough to fit the salmon, and then place the salmon, skin-side down, onto the bed of lemon and herbs.
03

Pour wine (or stock) into the baking dish, and then cover with aluminum foil. Bake the salmon until the fish flakes and white bubbles of protein appear on the surface, 12 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Check the salmon after 10 minutes to see its progress.
04

Checking the temperature of the salmon using an internal thermometer is the best way to prevent overcooking. You want the thickest part of the salmon to read 125 degrees F.
05

Take the salmon out of the oven and loosely cover with foil for 5 minutes (the fish will continue to cook during this time). Serve, scattered with chopped fresh herbs on top.

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Perfectly Baked Salmon

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01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 25 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/2 cup dry white wine

4 sprigs fresh dill

4 slices lemon

fresh ground black pepper

Salt

1 tbsp. olive oil

24 oz. salmon fillet

03 Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly oil and season both sides of the salmon with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Arrange lemon slices and fresh herbs on the bottom of a baking dish large enough to fit the salmon, and then place the salmon, skin-side down, onto the bed of lemon and herbs.

Step 3

Pour wine (or stock) into the baking dish, and then cover with aluminum foil. Bake the salmon until the fish flakes and white bubbles of protein appear on the surface, 12 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Check the salmon after 10 minutes to see its progress.

Step 4

Checking the temperature of the salmon using an internal thermometer is the best way to prevent overcooking. You want the thickest part of the salmon to read 125 degrees F.

Step 5

Take the salmon out of the oven and loosely cover with foil for 5 minutes (the fish will continue to cook during this time). Serve, scattered with chopped fresh herbs on top.

04 Author

zhanghengshuo

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