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miso butter being poured over salmon filet

Miso Butter Salmon

A quick and easy recipe for cooking salmon that comes out moist and tender every time! Flavorful with a miso butter sauce, and cooked with your favorite vegetables for an easy one pan meal!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Author:Andrea

Equipment

  • 1 Fish spatula

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces salmon filet preferably skinless
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup dry white wine such as a sauvignon blanc (can sub fish stock)
  • 1 tablespoon butter use up to 2 tbsps for extra creamy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon white miso paste use up to 1 tablespoon to suit taste preference
  • 2 pieces baby bok choy cut in half (optional)
  • ½ fennel bulb sliced thin (optional)

Instructions

  • Warm olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low to medium heat.
    1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Pat salmon filet dry and sprinkle with sea salt.
    1 teaspoon sea salt, 12 ounces salmon filet
  • Add salmon filet to the pan and adjust heat as needed, so it is just gently sautéing. If also cooking vegetables, add those to the pan now. Gently sauté everything for about 2 minutes.
    ½ fennel bulb, 2 pieces baby bok choy
  • Slowly add white wine, about 1 cup. You want enough to coat bottom of the pan and for the fish to be sitting in a shallow bath of liquid. Cover and cook on medium-low or low for 3-5 minutes for individual filets, or about 7 minutes for 1 large filet The liquid should just be gently simmering, not boiling!
    1 cup dry white wine
  • Remove the lid. If the pan is quite crowded with veggies, remove them and set aside on a platter. Stir in miso and butter and mix till well incorporated.
    1 tablespoon butter, ½ tablespoon white miso paste
  • Gently spoon miso butter over the salmon so as to baste it. This will impart the lovely flavor and help complete the cooking process. Baste on medium-low heat for a couple of minutes just to make sure the fish becomes nice and flavorful and finishes cooking. Fish is ready when internal temp of thickest part is about 130 degrees f and fish is opaque and flakes off easily with a fork.

Notes

Make sure cooking temp is low enough so that the cooking liquid gently simmers during the shallow poaching process. It should not be boiling! 
Strain remaining miso butter sauce and pour over cooked fish and veggies or rice. 

Nutrition

Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 1478mg | Potassium: 1172mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg
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