Quick Marinated Salmon

I love to cook but I’m not good at pre-preparing foods, or doing things like marinating meat or fish overnight. But cooking with the same spices was getting a little dull. So I decided to do a “quick marinate” with my salmon. I’m using frozen wild sockeye salmon I bought at Whole Foods and defrosted in the refrigerator overnight. It’s not the greatest but I’m hoping it’s better than the farmed alternative I learned about reading The New Fish.

After the filets have defrosted, pat them really dry, even squeeze them, with a paper towel to get out and off all the excess moisture. Since they were frozen there is bound to bee a lot.

Once dry, add them to a bowl. Then add:

• 2 pinches of sea salt

• 1 tsp of garlic powder

• 1 tsp of onion powder

• 1 tsp of Cracked black pepper

• 1 tsp of chili powder

• 1 tbsp of olive oil

• 1 - 2 tbsp of soy sauce

Mix everything together in the bowl with your hands. Leave the filet meat side down to absorb the flavors for 5 - 10 minutes.

Heat the oven to 425. Place the filets on a cooking tray skin side up, and cook for 7 minutes.

Remove from the oven, and turn the broiler on. Once the broiler heats up (I wait 60 seconds) add the salmon back under the broiler and allow the skin to crisp for 60-90 seconds (watch it closely so it doesn’t burn).

Remove and enjoy!