Salmon In Garlic Herb Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 salmon steaks (skin removed)
• 5 tablespoons garlic butter (recipe below)
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 lemons, juice of or 1/4 cup bottled lemon juice
• kosher salt
• pepper
• 1/4-1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or 1/4-1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

• 1 for butter, mix all ingredients in a food processor or by hand with a rubber spatula and store covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• 2 salt and pepper both sides of salmon.
• 3 melt butter in non-stick pan. saute onion and garlic until soft, approximately 3-4 minutes.
• 4 add salmon steaks to the pan, pushing onions and garlic to the side and around the salmon. cook salmon approximately 4-5 minutes and then flip.
• 5 add the lemon juice, squeezing over the salmon as it cooks.
• 6 cook salmon an additional 4-5 minutes or until it flakes easily. remove salmon from the pan and keep warm.
• 7 add another 2-3 tablespoons of butter to the pan. allow to melt before adding cream or milk.
• 8 bring butter/onion/milk mixture to a simmer. simmer 1 - 2 minutes until slightly thickened. pour over salmon steaks and serve. garnish with parsley if desired.