Garlic Butter Salmon

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This garlic butter salmon is golden and crispy on the outside, tender inside, and covered in a rich homemade sauce. The salmon fillets are coated in seasoned flour, pan-fried, and finished with fresh garlic, butter, parsley, and vegetable stock. It is an easy stovetop salmon dinner that is ready in just 25 minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy salmon dinner, garlic butter salmon, Pan Fried Salmon, salmon with garlic butter sauce, stovetop salmon

Cooking Method: Pan-fried, Stovetop

Diet: Pescatarian

Servings:

Calories: 466kcal

Author: MelanieCooks.com

Ingredients

1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt plus more to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper plus more to taste
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 salmon fillets boneless, skinless, about 4 to 5 ounces each
1 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp unsalted butter divided
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1/2 cup vegetable stock
1 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
1 lemon cut into 4 wedges

Instructions

Remove the salmon from the refrigerator 15 to 30 minutes before cooking.
Add the flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to a large shallow dish. Mix with a fork.
Coat each salmon fillet in the seasoned flour. Gently shake off any excess flour and set the salmon aside.
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
Place the salmon fillets in the hot pan. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the bottoms develop a golden crust.
Carefully turn the salmon over. Cook for another 2 minutes, or until the second side is golden.
Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan. Spoon the melted butter over the salmon for about 1 minute, until the fish is almost cooked through.
Transfer the salmon to a plate. Reduce the heat to medium.
Add the chopped garlic to the pan. Cook for about 20 seconds, just until lightly golden.
Pour in the vegetable stock. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the flavorful browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
Add the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter. Whisk until the butter melts into the stock and the sauce becomes smooth and cloudy.
Stir in the fresh parsley. Taste the sauce and add more salt or black pepper if needed.
Let the sauce simmer gently for a few minutes. Stir frequently until it begins to thicken.
Reduce the heat to low. Return the salmon to the pan and spoon the garlic butter sauce over each fillet.
Warm the salmon briefly in the sauce. Serve immediately with extra sauce and a lemon wedge.

Notes

Use fresh garlic and watch it closely so it does not burn.
Serve the lemon on the side so the juice does not separate the butter sauce.

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