Baked Salmon with Garlic Butter
For an easy and scrumptious meal, try Baked Salmon with Garlic Butter. Anchovies and capers put this dish over the top. A super easy method for company worthy salmon with a sauce that you'll love.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 8 anchovy fillets (minced)
- 2 large cloves garlic (minced)
- salt and pepper
- 6 skin-on salmon fillets (4-6 oz each fillet)
- 2 tablespoons capers (drained and patted dry)
- lemon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300º.
- In a small bowl, combine butter, anchovies, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Melt ½ of the 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 the fish. Squeeze lemon over the top.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Use salt-cured anchovies that are stored in olive oil in a jar.
- You can leave out the anchovies and just serve with garlic butter.
- If you don't have an oven proof skillet, place the seared salmon and sauce in a baking dish.
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
