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Salmon with creamy dill sauce, potatoes, and green beans on a blue plate.
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Salmon with creamy dill sauce

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Aleksandra

Ingredients

for the salmon:

  • 4 salmon fillets about 22 oz/600g
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons frying oil

for the creamy dill sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream 30-36%
  • 1/4 cup milk or cream
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • small bunch chopped dill
  • salt pepper

Instructions

  • Check the salmon fillets for grates, season with salt and pepper on all sides, then dredge in flour.
  • Heat the frying oil over high heat, then add the salmon fillets. Cook the salmon fillets for about 1-2 minutes per side (on all four sides). If your pan has a thin bottom you may need to reduce the heat to medium. The fillets are ready to be flipped when they don't stick to the pan anymore. Make sure that the pan and oil are well-heated.
  • Pour off the remaining oil, and add the butter to the pan. When it's melted, add finely chopped garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then whisk in the flour.
  • Add the broth, cream, milk, lemon juice, and mustard. Cook for a couple of minutes until the sauce is thickened.
  • Take the pan off the heat, add the chopped dill, and season the sauce with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Place the salmon fillets in the sauce to warm them up, if necessary.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • How do you know when the salmon is done? I usually cook the fillets like described above then cut 1 fillet in half to see if it changed its color from translucent to opaque pink. To be 100% you can use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the fillet and measure its temperature. According to USDA is should be 145°F/63°C. Since the salmon will be cooked by residual heat and we will be warming it up later in the sauce, so you can cook the salmon to 130°F/55°C and the residual heat will cook it through.
  • Calories = 1 serving (1/4 of the recipe). This is just for the salmon and the sauce and doesn't include potatoes and green beans. This is only an estimate!

Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal