BAKING



BAKING

Baking is an easy way to cook fish. To bake fish, preheat your oven to 185°c. Rinse fish and pat dry. Pat the inside dry as well if you are baking a whole salmon.

Lightly oil (or use a non-stick product) a shallow baking dish and place salmon in it, skin side down, if baking fillets. If desired, season with salt and pepper and/or butter or margarine, or sauce. It is not necessary to add a fat or liquid when baking fish. The salmon will remain naturally moist as long as it is not overcooked. Measure the salmon at its thickest point. Bake it 6-12 minutes per inch thickness until the salmon is just opaque throughout. Add 5 minutes to total cooking time if fish is being baked in a sauce or wrapped in foil.

To enjoy the taste of "fried" salmon without excessive fat, bake salmon fillets, dredging them in seasoned flour, dipping them in an egg yolk beaten with a little water and coating them with bread crumbs. Place fish in a shallow, lightly oiled baking pan and dot with margarine or butter. Bake 6 to 12 minutes per inch thickness of salmon, until it is just opaque throughout.