Sauteed Salmon With Five Spice Lime Butter Recipes

SALMON WITH LIME HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Finely grate zest from one lime, and squeeze its juice; set aside. Cut remaining lime into 8 wedges; set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine butter, ginger, 8 sprigs cilantro and lime zest and juice. Process until the mixture is smooth. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper; process again. Mound butter on a piece of foil, and shape into a cylinder. Cover tightly with foil, and place in freezer.
• Brush a baking sheet with oil, and place salmon fillets skin side down on sheet. Sprinkle with salt to taste. Bake until fish flakes easily, about 8 minutes.
• To serve, remove lime butter from freezer, and cut into thick rounds. Place a fillet on each of four plates and top each with an equal portion of lime butter. Garnish each plate with two lime wedges and a sprig of cilantro, and serve.

SAUTEED SALMON WITH FIVE-SPICE LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Pat salmon pieces dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 10- to 12-inch non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté salmon, skin sides down, 2 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook salmon 3 minutes more. Turn salmon over and sauté over moderately high heat 2 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and cook salmon until just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
• Transfer salmon to 2 plates. Pour off oil from skillet and carefully wipe out skillet with paper towels. In skillet melt butter with five-spice powder and salt to taste, stirring. Stir in lime juice and spoon lime butter over salmon.

GARLIC LIME SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients. Place salmon fillets on a broiler pan, skin side down. Broil 4-6 in. from heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 15-20 minutes. Brush frequently with onion mixture during the last 5 minutes of cooking.

SALMON WITH GARLIC-ROSEMARY BUTTER

Steps:

• Place salmon skin side down on a broiler pan. Combine butter, garlic, honey and rosemary. Brush one-third of mixture over salmon. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 7-9 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, basting occasionally with remaining butter mixture.

SAUTEED SALMON WITH LIME-HONEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter in 12 inch skillet.
• Add salmon; cook on med for about 12 minutes, turning occasionally.
• In small bowl mix remaining ingredients.
• Place salmon on plates.
• Pour sauce into skillet; heat through.
• Drizzle on salmon.

FIVE SPICE SALMON

Steps:

• In a 2-quart dish, combine the lime peel, lime juice, 1 teaspoon of the oil, ginger, five-spice powder, and sugar substitute. Add the salmon and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a 3-quart microwavable dish, combine spinach, garlic, and remaining 1 teaspoon oil, tossing gently. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 2 minutes, or until the spinach has wilted. Drain and keep warm.
• Lightly oil a grill rack. Preheat the grill to medium-high.
• Remove the salmon from the marinade and place on the grill rack. Brush the salmon with additional marinade. Close the grill cover and cook for 4 minutes. Open the grill cover, turn the salmon, and brush with marinade. Close the cover and cook for 4 minutes longer, or until the salmon flakes easily. Discard any remaining marinade.
• To serve, evenly divide the spinach among 4 serving plates and center the salmon on the spinach beds.

GRILLED SALMON WITH LIME BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare grill for cooking over medium-hot charcoal (moderate heat for gas).
• Season salmon all over with salt and pepper, then grill, flesh sides down, on lightly oiled grill rack (covered only if using gas grill) 4 minutes. Turn fillets over and grill (covered only if using gas grill) until just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes more. Sprinkle fillets with zest and top each with 1 tablespoon lime butter sauce.

SEARED SALMON WITH LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Spray a large cast-iron skillet or stainless steel skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat it over medium-high heat.
• When the pan is hot, add half of the butter, and let it melt.
• The pan should be hot enough that the butter bubbles but doesn't brown.
• Add in the salmon, skin side down and top it with half the lime juice and half of the salt.
• Sear the salmon (cook it without moving it) for about 5 minutes until it starts to cook through.
• Add the remaining half of the butter to the pan and flip the salmon.
• Decrease the heat slightly; top the salmon with the rest of the lime juice and a little more salt.
• Cook it for 3-5 minutes until the salmon flakes easily and is cooked through.
• Remove the salmon to a plate and top it with any pan drippings.