Grilled Salmon Fillets Recipe

Buy the right piece of salmon, prep your grill well, and you'll have success each and every time.

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Daniel Gritzer
Daniel Gritzer
Daniel Gritzer
Senior Culinary Director
Daniel joined the Serious Eats culinary team in 2014 and writes recipes, equipment reviews, articles on cooking techniques. Prior to that he was a food editor at Food & Wine magazine, and the staff writer for Time Out New York's restaurant and bars section.
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Updated Mar. 11, 2021
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为什么它的工作原理

  • Properly preparing the grill by cleaning and oiling the grill grate reduces the chances the fish will stick to the grill grate.
  • Drying and lightly oiling the salmon also helps ensure it doesn't glue itself to the grill grate.
  • Using thick center-cut salmon steaks makes it easy to properly sear the outside and get the perfect internal doneness without overcooking.

Perfectly grilled salmon fillets are nicely seared but still juicy and tender in the center. The key is to source fattier salmon (often, that means farmed salmon), and use skin-on pieces that come from the thicker part of the fillet (center-cut is what you should tell your fishmonger). Most of the cooking happens on the skin side, with the skin crisping and acting as an insulator of the delicate flesh, and then a final minute or two on the other side just to finish the fish to your desired temperature. Center-cut pieces are thick enough to give you plenty of time to pull that off with success.

Recipe Facts

Active:30 mins
Total:30 mins
Serves:4 servings

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  • 4center-cut skin-on salmon fillets, about6到8ounces(170 to 225g)

  • Vegetable, canola, or other neutraloil, for oiling the steaks

  • Kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper(optional; see note)

Directions

  1. Light one chimney full of charcoal.When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread coals evenly over half of coal grate. Alternatively, set half the burners of a gas grill to high heat. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes.Cleanand oil grilling grate.

  2. Dry salmon filets well with paper towels and lightly brush them all over with oil.

  3. Just before cooking, season salmon all over with salt and, if desired, pepper. Then set skin-side down over hot side of grill. Cook salmon until skin is browned and crispy and releases from the grill easily, about 4 minutes. If the fish sticks, try to gently lift it from below using a thin metal spatula or the tines of a carving fork inserted down between the grill grates.

  4. Gently flip the fish and cook on the flesh side just long enough to reach your desired internal temperature, 110°F (43°C) in the very center for rare, 120°F (49°C) for medium-rare, or 130°F (54°C) for medium. If at any point the fish threatens to burn before reaching its final internal temperature, move it to the cooler side of the grill to finish cooking. Serve.

Special equipment

Grill,charcoal chimney starter, grill brush, grilling spatula,instant-read thermometer

Notes

Black pepper is a spice and adds a specific flavor to the food you cook; salt, on the other hand, is an essential seasoning, necessary for food to taste its best. While we always use salt, we use black pepper only when we desire its specific flavor and aroma.

Make-Ahead和存储

Grilled salmon is best enjoyed immediately.

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Nutrition Facts(per serving)
382 Calories
25g Fat
0g Carbs
38g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 382
% Daily Value*
Total Fat25g 31%
Saturated Fat 4g 22%
Cholesterol107mg 36%
Sodium497mg 22%
Total Carbohydrate0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein38g
Vitamin C 6mg 31%
Calcium 27mg 2%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 657mg 14%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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