THE BEST Broiled Salmon
Servings 6 people
Equipment
- aluminum foil
- sheet pan
- Non-stick spray or extra oil or greasing the pan
Ingredients
- 2 pound whole salmon filet (or 4-6 Individual pieces)
- 1 tablepoon avocado oil or canola oil
Rub ingredients:
- 4 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to a 400° and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Make sure you have an oven rack placed in the center.
- Spray the foil with non-stick spray or brush with oil to prevent sticking.
- Place the salmon on the lined and greased baking sheet. (If your salmon has skin, lay it skin-side down.)
- Brush the salmon with the tablespoon of oil.
- Mix together the rub ingredients and sprinkle all over the top of the salmon then press it in gently with your hands to keep it in place.
- Place the salmon in the center rack of the pre-heated oven.
- Bake at 400° for 5 minutes.
- Then set the oven to a high broil and broil for another 5 minutes. If the top is getting too dark and the salmon hasn't finished cooking, you can either cover it loosely with foil or move it to the bottom rack for another 2-3 minutes.
- The whole filet usually cooks in about 10 minutes. (See above in the post for how to tell when it's done)
Notes
Tips:
If you have a very thick piece (more then 1 and ½ inches), you can bake at 400 for a few minutes longer then broil.
The piece of salmon in these photos was long but it was only about 1 inch thick at the biggest part. It cooked perfectly in 10 minutes.
If you have one part of the salmon that starts to char and the rest still isn't done, just drape a piece of aluminum foil over the darker area to keep it from burning while the rest of the fish finishes.