Best Lemon Butter Salmon Steaks Recipes

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STEAMED SALMON STEAKS WITH LEMON BUTTER AND FENNEL



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Salmon steaks are seasoned with fennel seed, steamed to flaky perfection, and topped with a rich lemony butter sauce in this quick and easy recipe for two.

Provided by Danusia

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 (6 ounce) salmon steaks
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 medium lemon
3 ½ tablespoons butter
fresh fennel fronds to taste

Steps:

  • Season salmon steaks with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with fennel seeds. Slice 1/2 of the lemon and juice the remaining half; set both aside.
  • Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add salmon steaks, cover, and steam until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 8 minutes.
  • While the salmon is cooking, melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from the heat and stir in lemon juice.
  • Remove salmon from the steamer. Remove and discard skins, and arrange salmon on a plate. Pour lemon butter over top and decorate with fennel fronds and lemon slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.2 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Cholesterol 125.5 mg, Fat 26.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 31.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 222.4 mg

LEMON-BUTTER SALMON STEAKS



LEMON-BUTTER SALMON STEAKS image

Categories     Fish     Herb     Bake     Quick & Easy

Yield 1 steak per person

Number Of Ingredients 6

salmon steaks, cut about 1-1-1/4" thick
stick of butter
1 clove of fresh garlic, minced
1 sprig of fresh dill, minced
1 fresh lemon or lime
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • line a baking pan with aluminum foil and preheat the oven to 350 degrees lay salmon steaks in the foil lined pan slice the stick of butter into quarter-inch thick slabs, cover the steaks sprinkle the dill, salt and pepper, and garlic cut the lemon or lime in half and squeeze the juice over all steaks place an additional piece of foil over the top of the salmon abd bake for about 40-45 minutes. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes, if necessary. Different thickness of the steaks will increase or decrease the cooking time

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