Salmon Steak

The most flexible and not to mention easiest, nutricious, delicious, no hassle recipe of all must be salmon steak. My family just love salmon, it's a must-have fish in our freezer, either the steak or fillet, and the fish head with bones. Usually, I get my stock at Jusco. If they have a 50% discount on the rack, I'll grab a few but choose the best among those on sale. The quality is better than those at hypermarket even at lower price, but of course you can't beat the fresh ones, which is VERY hard to get in Malaysia.

There are many ways to grill a salmon, up to your creativity and taste. You can even grill it just own it's own but sprinkled lightly with salt on a non steak pan, or use a bit of butter/olive oil. The fish it self have lots of oil. Or else, you can use teriyaki sauce, or Japanese shoyu, or any herbs from pepper to paprika, parsley, basil, rosemary, cayenne, or just garlic salt. You can choose to marinate longer time or just sprinkle/roll the fish with the herbs/sauce. Fun isn't it?

150-250g of salmon (1 big steak or 3 fillets)
1 tablespoon of olive oil
Aluminum foil (if necessary)
Herbs or sauce of your choice

Pat the fish dry with kitchen paper. Depending on your preference, sprinkle/roll or marinate the fish with herbs/sauce of your choice. You can try mixing a few too. Heat the oil in a pan or you can use the grill pan, then cook the fish, about 1-2 minute for each sides. You can continue till the fish is cooked, or for me, I usually will scoop it out and continue grilling in the oven, either on the grill rack with the tray at the bottom as the fish oil will start dripping, or else you can wrap in aluminum foil with 1 slice of lemon and some vegetables like asparagus, mushrooms, potatoes, broccoli, beans, carrots, tomatoes and others. An great meal for the family!