Salmon is growing as a very popular fish when it comes to eating both at home or in restaurants. But it can be expensive when you order out so why not try cooking salmon at home. Cooking salmon is not as hard as it may seem, if you try using different recipes you will see how simple it can be. Salmon can be considered to be a very healthy food so you don’t want to fry it or do anything that is going to take away from the flavor of the fish.

When it comes to cooking salmon, try to use your creativity. A great way to cook salmon is to bake it but what would make it taste even better would be a great marinade. Some people like to use lemon juice just because they aren’t really sure what they can use. You can try using a citrus marinade that uses lemons and limes. Or you can choose a soy sauce marinade or vinaigrette. You can really use your imagination by spicing up your salmon with garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper an even some Cajun spices if you feel daring.

Marinade the salmon for 1 hour and bake in a pan for about 20 minutes, some ovens cook faster than others, so make sure that you don’t over cook it. Then you have those people who prefer to simply to leave the salmon as it is. Salmon tends to have a lot of flavor so people just think that it is enough to just cook the salmon. If you go to your local supermarket you will find a large variety of fish marinades all ready to put used.

You don’t have to bake the salmon either; pan-frying is another way of cooking salmon. Simply use a bit of lemon and some cooking spray to prevent the fish from sticking to the pan. It can be tough to tell when salmon is done but the rule of thumb is that for every inch of thickness the salmon has cook about 10 minutes.

You don’t have to cook salmon as a thick piece you can slice them thinner and make salmon cutlets. Cooking salmon this way may prevent the fish from undercooking. Another great way is to cut the salmon into cubes and serve with rice. If you want something a bit healthier try adding the cooked cubes salmon to a salad and use light vinaigrette.

There are hundreds of salmon recipes on the web and in cookbooks. You could try cooking salmon everyday for a month and never have it the same way twice. Salmon can be a bit expensive to buy in the store and sometimes that is a deterrent for people. But if you buy a piece of salmon you can split it up and freeze some for future use. So you are really getting more than one meal from it. For more recipes, try looking online and type in cooking salmon into the search box and thousands of results are at your disposal.

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