My aunt was asking me the other day for tips on how to prepare fish. I couldn’t give her any specific recipes, however, because I tend to do things on the fly. I made a tasty (giant) salmon fillet for my housemates last night, though, that turned out rather well.
To start off, I cranked the oven to somewhere between 350 and 375 degrees and coated a large casserole dish with nonstick spray. Then, I rinsed my (giant) salmon fillet, patted it dry, and laid it skin side down in the pan. I cut one lemon into paper thin slices and chopped up a quarter to a third of a cup of fresh dill, then laid the lemon slices on the salmon and sprinkled it with the dill. I melted 3 tablespoons (or so) of unsalted butter in the microwave and added in a few healthy squirts of mesquite honey and several grinds of sea salt and fresh black pepper, then poured the whole mess over the fish. I did a few more grinds of sea salt (I like the taste better than table salt) and black pepper over the fish. Covered the pan with tinfoil and popped it into the oven until the fish was firm and flaky (about a half hour, since the thing was so big).
I served the salmon with brown rice (cooked with vegetable broth, leeks, celery, garlic, and mushrooms), greens (spinach and chard cooked with butter, onions & garlic), and carrots (brown sugar and more butter…mmm). And now I’m looking forward to the leftovers!
