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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Seafood » Salmon with Anchovy Butter

    Salmon with Anchovy Butter

    Published: Sep 14, 2016 · Modified: Jul 20, 2020 by Barbara Curry · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    The anchovy butter adds so much flavor to this fabulous salmon dish. A super easy method for company worthy salmon.

    Salmon with Anchovy Butter on plate

    We had friends over for Labor Day and while the guys wanted to grill ribs, I wanted fish, so we went with surf and turf.  I made my favorite ribs that were falling off the bone by the time I gave them to Mike to put on the grill.

    Slow Cooker Ribs on plate

    While they were wonderful, I thought the star of the evening was the salmon with anchovy butter.  Don’t turn your nose up when you hear anchovies, these can add so much flavor to a dish.  I didn’t tell our friends what was in the sauce and they had a hard time guessing.  The first time I made this, I was almost licking the pan to get the last of the anchovy butter, it’s that good.

    Salmon with Anchovy Butter on plate

    Along with anchovies, the garlic butter blend is the perfect combination with the salmon.  Not only is the flavor amazing, but the cooking method resulted in perfectly flaked and not overdone salmon.  Start by adding half the butter mixture to a hot oven proof pan. Cooking the salmon skin side down for just a couple of minutes sears the bottom and gets things started so that when it goes in the oven, it just takes a few minutes to get to the perfect temperature. Adding capers to the salty butter mixture finishes off this wonderful dish.  

    I used anchovies that came in a jar rather than a can. I think the flavor is a bit milder.  When cooking the salmon, I used a meat thermometer and baked it until it was around 120º and not overdone.

    Salmon with Anchovy Butter on plate

    Our friends brought pasta salad and everyone was happy.  Even though I made two entree’s, both were so easy that it didn’t take hardly any time at all.  I decided I would just throw some apples on the grill for dessert while we ate.  However, I forgot to turn the grill down and then forgot about them while talking over dinner. When I went out to check on them, they were black!  Oh well, we just had ice cream instead.

    Adapted from NY Times Melissa Clark

    The anchovy butter on plate

    Salmon with Garlic Butter and Anchovies

    Author: Barbara Curry
    Salmon with Garlic Butter and Anchovies adds so much flavor to this fabulous salmon dish. Capers and anchovies pull together a lot of flavor and it cooks up quickly in the oven. A super easy method for company worthy salmon with a sauce sure to delight.
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    PREP: 20 minutes
    COOK: 45 minutes
    Servings: 6

    Ingredients
     

    • ½ cup butter softened
    • 8 anchovy fillets minced
    • 2 large cloves garlic minced
    • salt and pepper
    • 32 ounces skin-on salmon fillets 4-6 oz each fillet
    • 2 tablespoons capers drained and patted dry
    • lemon optional
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 300º.
    • In a small bowl, combine butter, anchovies, garlic, salt and pepper.
    • Melt ½ of butter in an ovenproof skillet. Add fish, skin side down and cook over high heat for 3 minutes to brown the skin. Spoon pan drippings over the top of the fish as it cooks. Add capers and place in the oven. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until thermometer reads 115º to 120º.
    • Remove from pan and add remaining butter to pan spooning over fish. Squeeze lemon over the top if desired.
    Barbara’s Tips + Notes
    • I used anchovies that came in a jar rather than a can. I think the flavor is a bit milder.  
    • Slightly adapted from NY Times Melissa Clark

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 498IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
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