Cooking On Sale

This is the way my mom taught me to cook salmon, and it hasn’t ever failed me.

First, make sure to buy fresh fish. I bought my filet at Super 88 for $7. I’m kind of in love with Asian Super Markets right now because they always have really fresh seafood for really cheap prices.

Cook your salmon fillet within a day of buying at most. You want a good quality fish and you want it really fresh. It’s not use buying fresh fish if you let it sit before you use it.

Preheat your oven to 400°F. Cover the fish with olive oil on both sides. This helps to make sure that it doesn’t stick to the pan. Generously season the non-skin side with salt and pepper.

Heat an oven-proof non-stick pan over high heat so it gets really hot. After 2 minutes of heating place the fish seasoned-side down in the pan and lower the heat to medium. Cook for 2 minutes and flip the fish over. Searing it like this will leave a nice crust on top.

Place the whole pan in the 400°F oven for 5-7 minutes. If it’s a thin fillet, lean towards 5 minutes; if it’s thick, lean towards 7.

When you take the salmon out of the oven, cover it with a lid or with tin foil. That will help keep the moisture in while the salmon sets. Leave it alone for at least 5 minutes. 10 minutes is better.

And that’s it–that’s all you need to know to make the perfect piece of salmon and all you need is olive oil, salt and pepper!

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Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

This Arcade Fire song is on one of my favorite playlists based on a play I worked on this semester entitled diventare by Jenny Rachel Weiner. Wonderful play. Anyway, last night as I finished working on another play, The Man Who Came to Dinner, one of the directors played it and I remembered hot much I love it. So here it is for you all to experience. Enjoy!!