Best Pan Seared Salmon 🍣

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout fillets

💰Cheaper: tilapia fillets

Trout is often lower in calories and tilapia is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is a cheaper alternative.

Stir fry grated garlic in olive oil and butter until fragrant.

Add leftover rice to the pan and stir on high heat until coated with garlic butter.

Add oyster sauce and black pepper to the rice and stir.

Blanch green beans in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then strain and set aside.

Stir fry green beans with grated garlic and hoisin sauce until coated and set aside with rice.

Prepare a sauce by mixing soy sauce, honey, white vinegar, grated garlic, black pepper, Sriracha sauce, and paprika in a bowl.

Squeeze lime juice into the sauce and mix well.

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and place salmon fillets skin-side down in the pan.

Cover with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.

Add butter to the salmon and baste until fully coated with the butter sauce.

Slowly add the soy garlic mixture to the salmon and stir, ensuring the salmon is covered with the sauce.

Cook until the sauce dries up and the salmon is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.

Plate the dish by packing rice into a bowl, turning it upside down, and placing green beans and salmon on the side.

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