Chef's Special: Baked Salmon with Lemon-Garlic Butter Sauce
This delicious baked salmon with a creamy lemon-garlic butter sauce is a true treat. The salmon is perfectly cooked to a golden brown color and the butter sauce is delightfully creamy with a zesty hint of lemon. This dish is a favorite in many high-end restaurants, but with these simple steps, you can easily make it at home. No stress, you've got this!
Prep time
30 min
Difficulty
Gemiddeld
Servings
4
Ingredients
4 salmon fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 lemon, juice and zest
200 ml cream
50 grams butter
Fresh parsley for garnish
Nutrition facts
kcal650
protein45g
fat40g
carbs5g
Instructions
1Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
2Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the salmon fillets and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until nicely golden brown. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
3In the same pan, add the minced garlic and cook until golden brown and fragrant.
4Add the cream, butter, lemon juice, and zest and let it simmer until the sauce has thickened.
5Place the salmon fillets back in the pan and spoon the sauce over them. Let them simmer in the sauce for a few minutes.
6Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately. Enjoy, you have prepared a chef-quality meal!