Salmon Roasted in Butter

Name: Salmon Roasted in Butter
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter; 4 tablespoons minced chervil, parsley or dill; 1 salmon fillet, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds; to taste Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Lemon wedges

PaulN @cook_6047903

This is one of the simplest, fasttest and best recipes for a good piece of Salmon. It was posted by Mark Bittman from the NY Times. He was famous for his simple yet delicious recipes.
The Salmon in the picture is Copper River Salmon, not easy to find outside WA state, but I found it at Costco in Florida recently!

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Ingredients

10 mins

4 servings

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)butter
4 tablespoonsminced chervil, parsley or dill
1salmon fillet, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
to tasteSalt and freshly ground black pepper
Lemon wedges

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Steps

10 mins

1

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees.
2

Place the butter and half the herb in a roasting pan just large enough to fit the salmon and place it in the oven. Heat about 5 minutes, until the butter melts and the herb begins to sizzle.
3

Add the salmon to the pan, skin side up. Roast 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, then peel the skin off (optional) - (If the skin does not lift right off, cook 2 minutes longer.) Sprinkle with salt and pepper and turn the fillet over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper again.
4

Roast 3 to 5 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the fillet and the degree of doneness you prefer. Cut into serving portions, spoon a little of the butter over each and garnish with the remaining herb. Serve with lemon wedges.